Speaker Camp: A Self-paced Workshop for Planning, Pitching, Preparing, and Presenting at Conferences

Table of contents

1. Title Page
2. Copyright Page
3. Praise for Speaker Camp
4. Acknowledgments
   1. Mutual Gratitude
   2. Russ Unger
   3. Samantha Starmer
5. Contents
6. Foreword
7. Introduction
   1. Why We Wrote This Book
   2. Who Should Read This Book
8. 1. Brainstorming Your Big Idea
   1. A Big Idea
   2. Creating Your Big Idea
   3. Refining Your Big Idea
   4. Finalizing Your Big Idea
9. 2. Writing Your Presentation Proposal
   1. The Standard Parts of a Conference Proposal
   2. How To: Write Your Conference Proposal
10. 3. Writing Your Bio
    1. The Two Types of Conference Bios
    2. Bios Are Here to Stay
11. 4. Structuring Your Presentation
    1. Start with Your Presentation Goals
    2. Build a Narrative
    3. Create an Outline
    4. Ready for Creation?
12. 5. Creating Your Presentation
    1. The Slide Deck
    2. Additional Considerations
    3. Make It Fun
13. 6. Practicing Your Presentation
    1. The Details of Practicing
    2. Approaches to Practicing
    3. Practice Makes Better
14. 7. Presentation Tips and Techniques
    1. The Pre-Game
    2. Game Time: On the Stage
    3. The More You Do It, the Easier It Gets
15. 8. Managing the Audience
    1. Pre-Gaming
    2. Getting to Know the People in the Audience
    3. Q&A
    4. Tricksy Humanses
16. 9. Iterating Your Presentation
    1. Room for Improvement
    2. Again and Again and Again
17. Additional Resources
18. Index