{"id":1573,"date":"2017-05-16T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2017-05-18T22:49:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T02:49:24","slug":"preparing-to-keynote-at-events-wrenee-and-emily-episode-132","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2017\/05\/preparing-to-keynote-at-events-wrenee-and-emily-episode-132\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing to Keynote at Events w\/Renee and Emily – Episode 132"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are Speakers and then there are Keynoters. The latter holds a\u00a0gravitas throughout the tech industry. How does a community contributor step up to the keynoting stage? What skills does every speaker need to get there?<\/p>\n

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Emily (left) and Renee are incredible people who help you prepare as Keynoters. They have some great advice for our listeners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our guests, Emily Hendershot<\/a> and Renee Woods<\/a>, work at a company that coordinate events in our industry (including a regularly-scheduled virtualization-focused one). They collectively work with around 100 keynotes a year, so they have a ton of exposure to the best and worst advice you can get across industries.<\/p>\n

Notes from their experience:<\/p>\n