I’ve been a conference speaker for 10 years; I’ve given many talks, been to many events, organized a few events, and now have Opinions (TM) about conference speaking. This tweet showed up in my feed when someone tweeted at me to thank me for my support in their talks.
Advice for conf speakers:
When someone you care for is speaking, sit in the first row. Be there for them. Laugh at their jokes, actually watch the talk (Twitter can wait), make yourself visible for them.
Be the audience you’d like to have, and next time you will have it.
