Ask HN: Any good resources you have used becoming a better confidence speaker?

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I am looking for some advice and some training materials, paid or free, on how to become a better conference speaker. From how the slides should look all the way to how to start and conclude. Or maybe more about what not to do as start or end.

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Toastmasters is a fun, live in-person community. But they may also have some online materials you can use.

The following presentation called How to speak on YouTube is excellent and very popular. The talk is given by Patrick Winston (1943 – 2019) who was a professor at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).

Description: "The talk is intended to improve your speaking ability in critical situations by teaching you a few heuristic rules."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzc731iCUY

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