Tech talks don’t have to be boring

Re:Tech talks don’t have to be boring by bnchrch on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:21PM (#30642879)

I think all audience driven endeavours should be passed through the lens of "is it entertaining?"

That doesnt mean you have to sacrifice information or rigor. But if excellent information is said and nobody was listening was it ever really said at all?

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Re:Tech talks don’t have to be boring by ketcomp on Friday March 11, 2022 @12:36PM (#30643142)

I would like to nominate a Scott Hanselman keynote (or conference talk) as an example of one such talk. I think he blends humor well with information dense presentations.

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Re:Tech talks don’t have to be boring by ChrisMarshallNY on Friday March 11, 2022 @01:10PM (#30643693)

Mike Monteiro was good (but I haven't heard much from him, lately). He seems to channel "The Angry Designer." I enjoyed his "F**k You, Pay Me" talk[0].

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkLVRt6c1U

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Re:Tech talks don’t have to be boring by matt7340 on Friday March 11, 2022 @05:09PM (#30646625)

This has absolutely been my experience as well. The one thing to be careful about is losing sight of the content while making it entertaining. I've swung a little too far a few times, and risked my tech talk looking more like a standup routine.

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