November 2013
Beginner
144 pages
3h 37m
English
book
Speaker Camp: A Self-paced Workshop for Planning, Pitching, Preparing, and Presenting at Conferences
by Russ Unger, Samantha Starmer
Overview
Are you interested in getting out of the audience observing and onto the stage sharing your thoughts, ideas, and experience with the world? If so, Speaker Camp is for you!
Russ Unger and Samantha Starmer are seasoned and popular presenters at venues such as South by Southwest, and numerous other events around the world. Their insights and expertise will guide you through the steps you need to take to be in the limelight too.
Using a clear and concise workshop-like approach, you’ll learn to:
brainstorm ideas
create an abstract
craft a biography
organize and structure content
practice your presentation
prepare to present to an audience
What’s more, Speaker Camp covers the mechanics of presenting material onstage, managing an audience, and how to approach making updates and revisions to presentations after you’ve given them.
You’ve got a lot to say, and people deserve to hear it!
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