What have I learned from taking elocution lessons?
HEIDI WATERHOUSEBlog Posts
Dev AdvocacyLady Conference SpeakerPersonalSpeaker ResourceSpeakingToolswfhJune 8, 2021by Heidi Waterhouse
Lady Conference Speaker: Home Studio Edition
This is the post about setting up a home studio that I wish I had been able to read before setting up my home studio.
Dev AdvocacyLady Conference SpeakerSpeaker ResourceSpeakingToolsWritingMay 21, 2021by Heidi Waterhouse
Semantic meaning is everywhere
Semantic labeling could make our world better, if we valued it. Even our conference slides.
This week, I learned how to roll out potica dough thin enough to see the flowers on your tablecloth through it. I went from knowing vaguely that engines have carburetors to disassembling my snowthrower and repairing it. Other things I’ve used it for are video game hints for when I’m stuck, adjusting bike disc brakes,...
Learn about being an MC, running a panel, and engaging in banter
You’re a technologist. You got accepted to this conference because of the excellence of your proposal, and now they want a…. picture? ARGH! The last time you had a professional photo may have been senior pictures. I’m sorry. I understand your reluctance and complicated feelings, but it’s a part of the process. The conference needs...
Speaker ResourceToolsMay 8, 2019by Heidi Waterhouse
Resource: How to Create Illustrations for Presentations
David Neal (ReverentGeek) has a great style of slides for technical talks – they’re hand-drawn. He’s put together a video about his process to share with the rest of us!
This book says “Academic”, but it’s also an excellent resource for the person writing technical/software presentations. We often face the problem of trying to convey really important concepts in a way that serves people who are primarily listening to us as well as people who are reading the slides, either because they don’t speak the...
This is the talk that I saw this year that has changed my thinking the most, that I have referred to most often. Fixme, by David Heinemeier Hansson