BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131216T080228Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140121T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140121T190000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20131216T080228Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140118T000424Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465349 DESCRIPTION:Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics Meeting Announcemen t \;\n \;\nWho: Brian Rohan and Michael Dexter \;\n \;\nWhat : Speaking in Public is Easy \;\n \;\nWhere: Free Geek\, 1731 SE 1 0th Avenue\, Portland (Left Entrance) \;\n \;\nWhen: Tuesday\, Jan uary 21st\, 2014 at 7pm \;\n \;\nWhy: The pursuit of technology fr eedom \;\n \;\nYou read that right: Speaking in public is easy and there is nothing stopping you from giving the next informative and comp elling PLUG talk. \;\n \;\n* You are guaranteed to have a unique t opic\, experience and perspective \;\n* Audiences are far kinder than you expect (only pros get boo'd!) \;\n* Visuals are always optional& #13\;\n* No one was born a public speaker \;\n* There are great resou rces out there to help you \;\n* Most things that go wrong have nothi ng to do with you (Tsunamis!) \;\n* Live demos are... risky\, but coo l \;\n* The OSCON and LFNW CFP's close shortly (hint hint) \;\n 3\;\nBrian and Michael will give you a pragmatic tour of exactly what is involved in open source conference speaking and explain precisely how n othing is stopping you from getting involved thanks to local organizatio ns like the Portland Linux/Unix Group. \;\n \;\nBrian says: \;\ n \;\nIn 2007 I made the switch from being a machinist to a real esta te agent\, shortly thereafter I was invited to investigate a Toastmaster s club\, in order to become a better communicator. Through 5 years and o ver 40 speeches in Toastmasters I reached the highest level of Distingui shed Toastmaster. Simply stepping out of my comfort zone has given me th e opportunity introduce dignitaries\, and MC fund-raising events for wor thwhile causes (notably a record breaking Clark County Republican Party Lincoln Day Dinner auction). Currently I am a recognized top 2% leader i n AdvoCare International\, helping others achieve their physical and fin ancial goals. \;\n \;\nI enjoy using Linux on a personal level for the freedom that it represents. \;\n \;\n"\;You never get rid of public speaking butterflies\, you just get them to fly in formation: ~Marv Serhan \;\n \;\n \;\nMichael says: \;\n \;\nNever in a 1\,000 years will I speak in public yet I find myself doing it seve ral times a month in Portland and at conferences around the world. I gua rantee I'm no Brian Rohan but I fill rooms and get applause. The secret is finding the right room and just doing it. I will talk about the absol ute worst that can happen (rarely what you think it would be)\, the open source conference community and how to get from submitting a proposal t o stepping down from the stage. \;\n \;\n \;\nMany will head to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne after the meeting.\n\nTags: beer\, linux\, n etworking\, plug\, education\, unix\, bsd\, devops\n\nImported from: htt p://calagator.org/events/1250465349 URL:http://pdxlinux.org SUMMARY:Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics: Speaking in Public is Easy LOCATION:Free Geek: 1731 SE 10th Avenue\, Portland OR 97214 US SEQUENCE:4 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR