Be a Speaker is a service to help connect conferences with potential speakers. It is a curated list of upcoming events with open calls for speakers. Our goal is to help speakers find opportunities to share their knowledge, and help conference organizers cast a wider net in their search for engaging and talented speakers. Read […]

Many technical conferences have no speaker introductions or very poor introductions. “Next up is, um *look at phone* Aaron who will be talking about, um *look at screen* The Next Big Thing”. While this does serve the benefit of helping people make sure they are in the room they intend to be in, it doesn’t […]

Asking the right questions to keep the flow going involves careful preparation and taking the audience’s pulse at the outset. Above all, listen carefully before posing the next query.

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