Public Speaking Without Barfing On Your Shoes

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Videos

• MongoDB Live: My Journey with Visual Storytelling
• Dublin DevRel Meetup: Visual Storytelling: How to be a Superhuman Communicator
• Public Speaking @ CodeMash 2018

My Articles

• Captivate Your Audience Using Simple Illustrations
• 5 Essential Ingredients for an Awesome Tech Talk
• Please, Give Public Speaking a Try

Recommended Books

• "Show and Tell" by Dan Roam
• "Ted Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking" by Chris Anderson
• "Do You Talk Funny? 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker" by David Nihill
• "Confessions of a Public Speaker" by Scott Berkun
• "The Storyteller's Spellbook: How to make your ideas more compelling and your career more magical" by James Whittaker

Recommended Articles

• What if they start laughing at me? 10 fears I face as a public speaker by Sara Ford
• Speaker Starter Kit by Cory House
• How to Prepare: a Checklist for Great Talks by Scott Berkun
• Meet the next Code Camp Speaker: You! by Jeremy Clark
• You Aren't Instantly Awesome, But You Can Get Better with Practice by Jeremy Clark
• The best advice I can give on public speaking by Tobias van Schneider
• How I prepared for the NDC keynote (and other speaker tips) by Troy Hunt
• Speaker style bingo: 10 presentation anti-patterns by Troy Hunt
• Notes on "Confessions of a Public Speaker" by Derek Sivers

Toastmasters

Find your local Toastmasters club!

Do you want to become a confident public speaker and strong leader? If so, Toastmasters is the place for you. You’ll find a supportive learn-by-doing environment that allows you to achieve your goals at your own pace.