The post emphasizes the importance of delivering effective technical presentations through engaging demos that reflect real-world scenarios. It suggests pre-recording demos to avoid failures caused by unreliable internet connections and stresses the significance of audience engagement over screen focus. Accessibility is highlighted through light mode and larger fonts for better visibility.
The article emphasizes the importance of proactive communication and assertiveness for professional software engineers, urging them to "be a squeaky wheel" and speak up about their ideas, concerns, and recommendations. It shares personal experiences and advice, highlighting the value of asking questions and not staying silent to achieve career growth and success in the software engineering field.
Since 1994, I have been speaking at user groups, conferences, and other events. About 6 years ago, I changed to having a different conference tour name every year. This year’s tour was called the “No Apologies World Tour 2020”. I have been using rock band tour names and inspiration and “No Apologies” came from an … Continue reading The dotNetDave No Apologies World Tour 2020
The speaker, dotNetDave, aims to enhance the developer community by sharing coding techniques and career insights through sessions at events globally. He invites organizers to directly request his presence instead of using formal proposals, emphasizing this approach allows for better content creation and audience engagement. Workshops on technical interviews are also available.
For all of you who code using apps like Visual Studio or VS Code, please do not present code in a meeting or conference session using a dark theme! I know I am going to get a lot of pushback from this statement, but let me explain why (please keep reading). Living with Colorblindness I … Continue reading Presenting Code Samples with a Dark Theme… Please Don’t!
I've been speaking for over 20 years and at community conferences like Code Camp and SQL Saturday for over 10 years. Based on my experience, here are tips and suggestions for anyone who wants to give back to the community and speak at these types of conferences. Prepare Your Slides And Demos! Don't wait until … Continue reading Tips for Speaking at a Community Conference
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