We’ve collated various resources to help you on your speaking journey, from finding that initial idea, to planning and finally delivering your talk.
If you know of a handy resource you’d like us to add to this page, let us know!
Blog Posts
Advent speaker tips (a whole Advent calendar of speaker tips!) - Notist
Speaker’s Checklist: Before and After Your Talk - Harry Roberts
How To Talk Really, Really Good. Part 1: Coming up with a talk - Jessica White
How To Talk Really, Really Good. Part 2: Writing a good talk proposal - Jessica White
9 tips to help you rock your first (or next) conference presentation - InVision blog
Podcasts
How To Own The Room - Viv Groskop
Want to own the room? Comedian and radio and TV presenter Viv Groskop talks to inspirational women about the secrets of brilliant speaking. They share the tips and tricks that will get you the attention you deserve.
Tips and Tricks for Public Speaking - Pursuit Podcast
Pursuit Podcast is joined by speaking coach and leadership consultant Andrew Lightheart to talk about his work and how to confidently get through your first talk. Andrew walks us through what makes a great talk and small hacks to make your talk pop on stage as well as looking at leadership, coaching and the pressures of writing a book.
Twitter Accounts to Follow for inspiration
Videos
Websites
Notist is a hub for your speaking events. A place to share your slides, but also to collate feedback, tweets, photos, sketchnotes and everything to create your permanent speaking portfolio.
Tech events in Nottingham - they’re always looking for speakers!
This website systemises all the information and organises all the materials on the topic, including tips and techniques from the web and books