Comments on: A few thoughts about WordCamp, New York, 2009 http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/2009/11/15/a-few-thoughts-about-wordcamp-new-york-2009/ life does not allow perfection, it allows iterations, moments of insight that take us closer to the ideal Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:45:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WordCamp New York debrief | Instinct Entertainment http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/2009/11/15/a-few-thoughts-about-wordcamp-new-york-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9605 WordCamp New York debrief | Instinct Entertainment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:53:37 +0000 http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/?p=966#comment-9605 [...] Ticketing Plugin that was used to sell tickets on the wordcamp.org website, my presentation was well received – my moment of glory was being able to ask all the people who bought a ticket to raise their [...] [...] Ticketing Plugin that was used to sell tickets on the wordcamp.org website, my presentation was well received – my moment of glory was being able to ask all the people who bought a ticket to raise their [...]

]]> By: lawrence http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/2009/11/15/a-few-thoughts-about-wordcamp-new-york-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9366 lawrence Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:52 +0000 http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/?p=966#comment-9366 Mark, I hear what you are saying about being nervous in front of crowds. It is difficult to talk to a large, anonymous audience. I think you have a wealth of information to share. I do think with a little coaching you could become great at delivering that information to your audience in an effective way. There are a lot of companies that specialize in helping executives speak in public. My friend Mary Clark is one such coach, and the I think the company she works for, Eagle's Flight of America, has a good reputation in that regard. More information about Eagle Flight here: http://www.linkedin.com/companies/44225/Eagle's+Flight+of+America,+Inc.?trk=pp_icon&goback=.psr_*1_*1_mary_clark_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_I_us_01101_50_*1_*2_*2_*2_Y_Y_*1_Relevance Mary Clark's contact info is here: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1212882&authToken=zvCt&authType=NAME_SEARCH&locale=en_US&srchindex=1&pvs=ps&goback=.psr_*1_*1_mary_clark_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_I_us_01101_50_*1_*2_*2_*2_Y_Y_*1_Relevance Mark, I hear what you are saying about being nervous in front of crowds. It is difficult to talk to a large, anonymous audience. I think you have a wealth of information to share. I do think with a little coaching you could become great at delivering that information to your audience in an effective way.

There are a lot of companies that specialize in helping executives speak in public. My friend Mary Clark is one such coach, and the I think the company she works for, Eagle’s Flight of America, has a good reputation in that regard.

More information about Eagle Flight here:

http://www.linkedin.com/companies/44225/Eagle’s+Flight+of+America,+Inc.?trk=pp_icon&goback=.psr_*1_*1_mary_clark_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_I_us_01101_50_*1_*2_*2_*2_Y_Y_*1_Relevance

Mary Clark’s contact info is here:

http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1212882&authToken=zvCt&authType=NAME_SEARCH&locale=en_US&srchindex=1&pvs=ps&goback=.psr_*1_*1_mary_clark_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_I_us_01101_50_*1_*2_*2_*2_Y_Y_*1_Relevance

]]> By: Mark Jaquith http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/2009/11/15/a-few-thoughts-about-wordcamp-new-york-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9345 Mark Jaquith Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:46:01 +0000 http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/?p=966#comment-9345 Oof. I'm glad you didn't hear me speak a couple years ago! It's not something I like to hear, but we're in agreement that I have a lot of room for improvement. I'm not an extroverted person, and have only become comfortable (i.e. not nervous) doing public speaking. Now that hurdle is out of the way, my next goal is to work on my presentation style. That anecdote thing is really bad. Do you have any resources you'd recommend on the topic of public speaking and presenting? Regarding the content, I guess I should be glad it wasn't news to you --- that means you're doing it right! I had many people tell me afterwards they learned a lot, and I hate to see talented people undervaluing their work and getting lost in a crowd of generic "WordPress" consultants. What kind of information would be helpful to you, an experienced and successful consultant? Oof. I’m glad you didn’t hear me speak a couple years ago! It’s not something I like to hear, but we’re in agreement that I have a lot of room for improvement. I’m not an extroverted person, and have only become comfortable (i.e. not nervous) doing public speaking. Now that hurdle is out of the way, my next goal is to work on my presentation style. That anecdote thing is really bad. Do you have any resources you’d recommend on the topic of public speaking and presenting?

Regarding the content, I guess I should be glad it wasn’t news to you — that means you’re doing it right! I had many people tell me afterwards they learned a lot, and I hate to see talented people undervaluing their work and getting lost in a crowd of generic “WordPress” consultants. What kind of information would be helpful to you, an experienced and successful consultant?

]]> By: Drupal’s prominence is hurting the PHP frameworks, such as Symfony http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/2009/11/15/a-few-thoughts-about-wordcamp-new-york-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9337 Drupal’s prominence is hurting the PHP frameworks, such as Symfony Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:04:32 +0000 http://www.teamlalala.com/blog/?p=966#comment-9337 [...] amend that, even in the world of PHP, almost no one has ever heard of Symfony. Yesterday I was at WordCamp, New York, 2009, and no one that I spoke to had ever heard of [...] [...] amend that, even in the world of PHP, almost no one has ever heard of Symfony. Yesterday I was at WordCamp, New York, 2009, and no one that I spoke to had ever heard of [...]

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