Maybe not exactly what you’re looking for, but a lot of the patterns will be in Sam Newman’s upcoming book: www.oreilly.com/library/view..., and possibly also in martinfowler.com/books/patter... ?

You are a gentleman and a scholar, @rgarner.bsky.social. It was my distinct pleasure to meet you in person this evening.

May it not be the last time, my friend.

We haven't met, but you certainly know your whisky. Glendronach is a personal favorite!

Part 5: Taking Questions (medium.com/@randyshoup/...)
* The Good Questions
* "Good Point"
* "I Don't Know"
* "I Don't Have an Opinion"
* The Annoying Questions
* The Dissertation
* The Context-Dependent
* Huh?
* The Multi-Parter
* The Gotcha
* The Troll

/end

Part 4: Giving the Talk (medium.com/@randyshoup/...)
* Make Connections
* Pick Up the Pace
* Pause for Emphasis
* Be Straightforward
* Be Honest Without Being Insulting
* "Does This Make Sense?"
* Audience Participation
* Hands Free
* Refer Back

Part 3: Preparing the Stage (medium.com/@randyshoup/...)
* Walk the Grounds
* Mic Check
* Water
* Device prep
* Presenter mode

Part 2: Organizing Content (medium.com/@randyshoup/...)
* Content
* Brainstorming
* Organizing
* Refining
* Structure
* Agenda
* Slide organization
* Pictures

And you succeeded, Julia!

I am a practiced speaker exactly because I have … practiced speaking!

(I started competing in policy debate in 1982, my first year of high school. So it’s been 43 years.

But I also used to regularly throw up from anxiety before debate rounds, and I still get nervous before a talk.)

So far at least, right? … Uh oh, is this mic still hot?

As evidenced by you and me, amirite?

Genau. Ich auch.

If not now, when? If not you, who?

As a former Berliner, I will tell you that German bakeries are world class. The quality and variety of bread alone is incredible: Schwarzbrot, Dreikorn, Siebenkorn, etc.

They can do anything the French or Viennese can do, and much more.

@himal.bsky.social you too

And we absolutely need to rectify the not meeting in real life thing! I’m in London and environs the week of November 3. Many rounds are on me.

So amazing you recorded that! I spent the first months of the pandemic between jobs, so had an inordinate amount of time to play around with those lyrics.

Putting them on the bird site and getting this positive reaction meant a lot.

Thanks for sharing your very personal origin story, Charity. That was probably both very difficult and wonderfully cathartic to write. Inspiring piece from beginning to end.