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b"Do you like to hear yourself talk? Especially while on a stage and in front of a lot of people? How do you come up with ideas to talk about? What process do you use to build a conference talk or presentation? \\nToday, we\\u2019re talking to Matty Stratton of PagerDuty. His job involves building conference talks and finding ways to continuously improve them. Public speaking can be intimidating, so he shares some tips and tricks that have worked for him.\\nSome of the highlights of the show include:\\n\\nAvoid creating something brand new for every event\\nDon\\u2019t tell flattering stories about things that happened to you; may be uplifting, but doesn't resemble reality\\nFailure stories are fantastic because people relate to making terrible decisions\\nEveryone who gives a talk panics, gets nervous, and thinks they\\u2019re about a sentence away from stammering and falling off the stage; almost never happens\\nAudience wants you to succeed because they're there to learn; no one is hoping a presenter messes up\\nPreparation is key; could build a talk at the last minute, but it would be much better, if you prepared for it\\nDon\\u2019t intentionally try to think of something; have conversations with people and listen to other talks to develop anecdotes, stories, and cold opens\\nHumor can be tricky; what you think is funny, other people might not\\nMake things memorable; show good ideas by showing bad ideas - it\\u2019s the \\u2018don't do this, do this instead\\u2019 model\\nSubmit early and often, but submit appropriately; if you are always submitting stuff that\\u2019s inappropriate for an event, your stuff starts to be ignored\\nSometimes, you may want to avoid slides that auto advance; if you trip over yourself: Stop, repeat, back up, \\xa0take questions, etc.\\nTry not to read from notes or slides; takes the life and engagement out of the talk\\nPeople can only do one thing at a time - listen or read\\nPractice: Record yourself every time you practice and watch it; focus on blocking and tackling\\nYou have about 45 seconds to grab people's interest before they look at their phone; get them engaged via a story, picture, or anecdote\\n\\nLinks:\\n\\nMatty Stratton\\u2019s Presentations\\nMatty Stratton on Twitter\\nPagerDuty\\nArrested DevOps\\nHot Takes, Myths, And Fake News\\u2014Why Everyone Is Wrong About DevOps, Except For Me\\nDevOps Dispatch\\nLastWeekinAWS\\nJez Humble\\nRobert Rodriguez\\nRebel Without A Crew\\nAdam Jacob from Chef\\nTerrible Ideas in Git\\nAzure DevOps\\nEmily Freeman\\nDecker Communications\\nDon't You Know Who I Am?!\\nDatadog"