Ask HN: How do you start giving tech talks?
1) Start small. Start in your company. Then go to local user groups (LUG, universities, etc). Then submit applications to small/local tech conferences, then go on to large ones.<p>2) Read something about the topic, e.g:
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Public-Speaker-Scott-Berkun/dp/1449301959/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501249032&sr=8-1&keywords=confessions+public+speaker" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Public-Speaker-Scott-Berk...</a><p>(there're tons of other books and resources, I won't provide everything here)<p>3) Speak about something you know very well.<p>4) Reharse. One of the biggest problem with presentation newbies is that they're unable to keep the proper timing.<p>5) Don't waste your audience time. Keep your talk as short as possible; don't try saying everything, try to say the most important and useful things.<p>6) Focus on your speech, not on the slides. The slides should support you, you should not be reading slides aloud.