- speaking.io – “because ‘imagine everyone’s naked’ is terrible advice”
- We Are All Awesome – motivational site for new tech speakers
- Ladies in Tech – “celebrating and supporting female speakers in technology”
- Present! A Techie’s Guide to Public Speaking – book by Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin “prepares and encourages techies to confidently and successfully share their expertise and level up their careers.” Free chapter on finding a topic available for download.
- The designer’s guide to public speaking – lots of video examples
- How to Become a Public Speaker in One Year — practical guide by Catt Small
- Nrrrdcore’s Speaking Resources – crowdsourced list for for women – and anyone – new to speaking
- How to Give a Killer Tech Talk – “battle tested recipe for giving amazing technical presentations”
- Diary of a WordCamp – first-hand experience by Siobhan McKeown gives a great sense of what a WordCamp is like if you’ve never been to one
- It’s Dangerous to Go Alone: Battling the Invisible Monsters in Tech – a talk from PyCon 2014 about imposter syndrome by Julie Pagano
- Things I’ve learnt so far from speaking at conferences – Brendan Dawes shares dos and don’ts
- How to Prepare: Checklist for Great Talks — Scott Berkun’s checklist
- Why YOU Should Speak at Technical Conferences – presentation slides by Poornima Vijayashanker, Founder of Femgineer.com
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