---
title: "How I do (and don’t) prepare a talk for a tech conference"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-i-do-and-don-t-prepare-a-talk-for-a-tech-conference-bbblpnrwy
source_url: https://chelseatroy.com/2022/08/03/how-i-do-and-dont-prepare-a-talk-for-a-technical-conference/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-04-13T19:49:16.453Z
updated: 2024-07-02T02:13:40.788Z
tags: ["public-speaking"]
reading_time: 12
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How I do (and don’t) prepare a talk for a tech conference

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 12 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The speaker shares their unconventional approach to preparing a tech talk, including avoiding excessive self-intro, focusing on examples instead of overarching context, and using flowchart-style tools instead of memes or cultural references.

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