Episode 80 Andrew Grill

This week, we decided to revive the 2018 podcast with Andrew Grill as we bring up public speaking, the rough journey of becoming a public speaker and such. If you are in DevRel you are probably a public speaker, or want to be one. Listen to Andrew for some great advice. Andrew Grill calls himself a ‘practical futurist’. He is a professional writer, blogger and conference speaker—which means he gets paid to talk. And he wants to help you do the same. You’ll learn why the first 90 seconds of a talk are vital, how clichés kill your talk, and how to tell when you’ve hooked your audience. Andrew also gives us tips on how to survive when the tech lets you down (something many of us can identify with). He shares his insights on why Blackberry failed, why we need to broaden our understanding of quotas, and why digital diversity is the next big idea in tech. In this day and age, we can use smart devices to perform better as speakers, so we touch on how technology can benefit us when adversity kicks in. Learn more about Andrew here. To get a weekly dose of the experiences of DevRel professionals or news on DevRel meetups sign up to the Voxgig newsletter. View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.  If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use  #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

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