talk prep (for the overly cautious)

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• prep questions
  • expected/max audience size
  • venue
    • podium?
    • projector?
      • What adapters are needed
    • tables for attendees?
    • power?
    • wifi?
  • total time available
    • leave 15-30+ minutes for Q&A
  • attendee experience (non-technical vs. beginner vs. experienced developers, etc.)
• things to bring
  • tech
    • connectors
      • HDMI
      • VGA
      • DVI
    • laptop charger
    • iPhone cable (for tethering), and/or wifi hotspot
    • laptop clicker
    • international power converters
  • promotion
    • business cards
    • if a company talk:
      • swag
      • wear company gear
  • have slide backups
    • deploy to the web
    • email a PDF to someone who will be present
    • download to flash drive
• onsite
  • plug in charger
  • silence phone
  • activate Caffeine
  • turn off notifications
    • Hangouts
    • Chrome notifications
    • Apple notifications