Tag public-speaking

This is the 22nd talk I've published in the annotated format - here's my full collection https://simonwillison.net/tags/annotated-talks/ I wrote about the tools I use to put these together here: https://simonwillison.net/2023/Aug/6/annotated-presentations/

Quantifying your reliance on #OSS by @www.jvt.me@www.jvt.me They started to create a dependency tree to determine whether they should take part in #hacktoberfest. But it's not always ☀️🌈 as in some cases all depends on a very fragile library ([xkcd comic#2347](https://xkcd.com/2347/)) Understanding how your business depends on software is important from a few points: - how am I affected by migrating away from #OpenSource - usage of unwanted libraries - understand usage of libraries and their versions - discover unmaintained, deprecated or vulnerable software But all that applies to #InnerSource too!! - how maintained are the dependencies? - how are the security practices followed in the supply chain? How can we do it? It can be done using #OpenSource with dependency-management-data https://dmd.tanna.dev/ with a CLI and web interface. It uses a #sqlite db, and provides a graphQL api too. And without vendor locking! Dependabot API helped him to get some insights to know where contribute that were helpful to the company he was working. But it was not enough information. endoflife.date helped him to find what's soon to expire and other similar websites for other info. `dmd` helps in an easier way and it uses #renovate and other tools and services to get all the data for the model. Then you can query the db with what you are interested. It comes with some pre-baked queries. For #InnerSource you could define advisories and policies for when you don't have open APIs to query for that information. For example, flag when some software is using an old git server instance or set a set of code owners, or how many customer facing is using an outdated dependency. Their [website has some case studies with more examples](https://dmd.tanna.dev/case-studies/). #SOOCON24

Why crafting a good presentation title is annoyingly important, and annoyingly hard I hate choosing titles for my talks. Titles have to be…

What's your personal minimal acceptable lead time for a conference talk? If you submit a talk proposal, and it's accepted, then you'd expect to be notified of that acceptance some time prior to your talk, so you can prepare and rehearse well and sort work and travel around the conference. What's that minimum time for you? (Boosts would be nice, thanks!) [ ] 2 weeks [ ] 4 weeks [ ] 6 weeks [ ] 8 weeks or longer

Talks at conferences, meetups, hackathons, and more, plus my speaker rider for good measure. - cassidoo/talks

Attached: 1 image Great #IndieWeb talk today from @salt@social.coop. Topics I keep thinking about for myself (but really need to find the time to take action on). #FOSSY #OpenSource

Every so often, I come across some conference talk which is highly interesting in terms of its actual contents, but which unfortunately is presented in a less than ideal way. I’m thinking of basic mistakes here, such as the presenter primarily looking at their slides rather than at the audience. I’m always feeling a bit sorry when this happens, as I firmly believe that everyone can do good and even great talks, just by being aware of — and thus avoiding — a few common mistakes, and sticking to some simple principles.

It's conference season again, so you may be preparing a talk with code snippets. Please remember -- MAKE THE FONT SIZE UNCOMFORTABLY LARGE FOR YOU Your audience will appreciate being able to read it. 👀 And... High contrast between background & text colors ◼️◻️🟨

Ben Greenberg (@RabbiGreenberg)Tue, 29 Mar 2022 06:32 +0000

Having done a couple of online talks, this sounds like a great tip - it's unnerving talking to yourself/your slides with no audience feedback at all.

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Great tip for presenting remotely that I learned from a couple of our #DesignOps Summit speakers: FaceTime with a trusted friend or mentor while presenting. (Muted, of course.) Presenting to one person is more conversational and natural—especially a person you know and trust.

Louis Rosenfeld (@louisrosenfeld)Mon, 09 Nov 2020 15:52 GMT

Nik Knight (@kninki)Fri, 14 Jan 2022 07:11 GMT

FYI, I help run a meetup and have spoken (virtually) at meetups around the world. IME 90% of meetup organizers are thrilled to have someone reach out. They're volunteers, so it can take some time to connect, but they want your talk! I wrote more here: letterstoanewdeveloper.com/2021/12/06/spe…

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If you really want to learn a new technology, sign up to give a presentation about it at a meetup.

Matt Stine 🚢 (@mstine)Wed, 05 Jan 2022 02:55 GMT

Dan Moore (@mooreds)Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:20 GMT

The Call for Proposals (CFP) for codebar Festival is still open. If you've ever thought about speaking at an event this is the most welcoming audience. If you have an idea for a session and want to run it by someone, or have someone help you develop your idea. Drop me a DM!

Kimberley Cook (@KimberleyCook91)Mon, 03 Jan 2022 11:04 GMT

It's 2021, why are you still telling us it's hard to find Black speakers? We're right here. It's 2021 and I am still seeing panels and conferences with nothing but white men at the helm. Let's change that. blackspeakerscollection.pory.app

Madi B. l Blue Haired Unicorn 🦄 🏳️‍🌈(she/her) (@corprteUnicorn)Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:59 GMT

Love this action shot from #dcldn21✨ Very fortunate to have had the opportunity to speak!

Ed George 🍝 (@Sp4ghettiCode)Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:59 GMT

I was today years old when I found out that I can share a Google Slides presentation in html (for screen reader users and magnification users) by swapping out "/edit" in the URL for "/htmlpresent"

Vicky Teinaki (@vickytnz)Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:46 GMT

I've delivered almost 100 talks and I'm always nervous before giving a talk 😱

Kent C. Dodds (@kentcdodds)Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:28 +0000

Will I prep before hand or just wing something on the night? I think we all know which it’s gonna be 😅

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MONDAY!!! 🎉✨ The audience takes over with the return of #techNott famous ⚡️ Lightning Talks! ⚡️ What will you talk about?!?? Any and all talks welcome (CoC permitting!) ❤️ Online on Zoom from 18.30 nott.tech/tn-oct-2021

Tech Nottingham (@technottingham)Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:30 +0000

Carol 🌻 (@CarolSaysThings)Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:55 +0000

I did it! I gave a talk!

Ed George (@Sp4ghettiCode)Tue, 27 Jul 2021 21:21 +0000

Cool to be asked to talk about Open Banking & DeFi @dddeastmidlands in October - especially as the talks are voted for by the attendees #hottopic

Tom Morton (@errantx)Tue, 15 Jun 2021 11:49 +0000

Feeling the urge for a #PayToSpeak rant. But I'm going to resist. Instead I'll plea. Folks please only support events where you know the speakers are being looked after and compensated for their time. Ticketed online conferences should be paying their speakers.

Richard Bradshaw (@FriendlyTester)Thu, 13 May 2021 12:11 +0000

🤡 i feel seen

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Me: I'm never doing a talk again Also me: Sure I'll give a talk

Ricky (@rickhanlonii)Mon, 03 May 2021 16:41 +0000

rizwana akmal khan (@rizbizkits)Mon, 03 May 2021 21:18 +0000

Eep! My first keynote! 😱

Matt Brunt (@Brunty)Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:04 +0000