⚡ Lightning Talk life ⚡

Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

This episode focuses on the art of delivering concise Lightning Talks, a popular format at conferences worldwide where speakers present in a short timeframe. Joined by some of this year’s GopherCon Lightning Talkers, we’ll discuss their experiences, challenges & tips for effective communication within a limited time.

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Featuring:

• Andy Joseph –
• Dylan Bourque – GitHub
• Cassie Coyle – GitHub, X
• Ehden Sinai – GitHub, LinkedIn
• Jacob Hochstetler – GitHub
• Matt Dale – GitHub, Mastodon
• Angelica Hill – GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

• GopherCon 2024 - YouTube

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Capítulos

1. It's Go Time! (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Porkbun (00:00:46)

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3. Meet the guests (00:02:42)

4. What is a lightning talk (00:09:23)

5. How the talks went (00:12:33)

6. Practice (00:16:32)

7. What would you do differently? (00:20:50)

8. Lightning vs other talks (00:26:12)

9. Talk vs workshop (00:34:34)

10. Sponsor: Changelog News (00:36:09)

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11. Top tips! (00:37:57)

12. Elevator pitches (00:46:30)

13. Dylan's pitch (00:48:12)

14. Ehden's pitch (00:49:53)

15. Andy's pitch (00:51:32)

16. Cassie's pitch (00:53:45)

17. Jacob's pitch (00:56:30)

18. Unpopular Opinions! (01:00:29)

19. Dylan's unpop (01:01:13)

20. Ehden's unpop (01:04:40)

21. Cassie's unpop (01:08:20)

22. Jacob's unpop (01:09:42)

23. Outro (01:10:31)