For more than 15 years, I have been giving talks and workshops at conferences, for clients, and as part of training courses. I use a toolset that enables me to make my lectures audience-friendly and accessible — which consists exclusively of open source software.

In this workshop, I will show how I structure my talks, why they are structured that way, and what technical tricks I have picked up over the years.

This workshop is suitable for anyone who speaks in front of other people, either regularly or occasionally.

Workshop content

My work process: how I write talks

• How much work goes into a presentation and how is it divided up?
• Why are speaker notes important and how do I design them?
• Why is a pacing timer important and how do I use it?
• What important (and simple!) measures are there to improve accessibility?

reveal.js: Open source presentation software for pros

• Basics of reveal.js
• How to write reveal.js presentations in Markdown
• How to use cleverly use Git with your presentations
• A ready-to-go presentation package: my Cookiecutter

Talk prep and delivery

• Using reveal.js presentations for rehearsals
• Static and dynamic time management
• Last-minute changes
• Navigation during the presentation

Sharing your talk

• Presentation from your own laptop
• Hosting with GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg Pages — or on your own website
• Responsive design and display on mobile devices
• Synchronisation with socket.io

Accessibility

• High-contrast design for people with visual impairments
• “Subtitles” for people with reduced hearing
• What to consider for colour blindness

Other things to consider

• Little tricks and tips that make listening more enjoyable for your audience — and thus make your talk better.

Length

1 day, 8 hours.

Audience

A maximum of 15 people can take part in this workshop; 10 people is ideal.

Price

€1,500.00 excluding VAT, travel and accommodation.