Come Listen to Me, I’m a Fraud! A Story on Success
Overcoming impostor syndrome: Strategies for harnessing self-doubt, building confidence, and achieving success in tech through authenticity, kindness, and continuous learning.
12 Tips to Help Screenwriters Write Better Screenplays
Discover essential screenwriting techniques, from character development to story structure, to elevate your screenplay. Learn how to craft compelling narratives and create impactful scenes.
12 Things a Producer Looks for in a Screenplay
Filmmakers and producers reveal key elements they seek in screenplays, from emotional impact to business viability, offering valuable insights for aspiring screenwriters to enhance their craft and marketability.
15 Essential Screenwriting Lessons Often Learned Too Late
Screenwriters share invaluable insights on often overlooked aspects of the craft, from developing unique ideas to mastering story structure, building empathy, and maintaining a productive mindset.
10 Screenwriting Lessons to Improve Your Craft
Discover essential screenwriting techniques to enhance your storytelling skills, from building empathy and creating suspense to crafting subtext and defining characters through action.
Screenwriting Structure Analysis - A Few Good Men
Comprehensive analysis of screenwriting structure using "A Few Good Men" as a case study. Explores character arcs, plot points, and storytelling techniques for aspiring screenwriters.
Be 'Mr. Miyagi' or Find One
Discover the power of mentorship in IT careers, drawing parallels from karate and law. Learn how finding a mentor can significantly impact your professional growth and success.
Agile is STILL a Dirty Word
Practical steps for effecting lasting organizational change, based on real-world experiences in Agile transformations. Insights on overcoming dysfunctional business practices and implementing successful techniques.
The 7 Biggest Mistakes We Made in 10 Years of Running a Major Open Source Project
Insights from Project Lombok maintainers on open-source challenges: mistakes, solutions, and lessons learned in managing a successful Java tool over a decade, offering valuable perspective for developers and maintainers.
Be Mr. Miyagi or Find One
Discover the power of mentorship in IT careers through personal experiences and research insights. Learn why finding or becoming a mentor is crucial for professional growth and community development.
Vapourware - The Best Software That Never Was
Explore fascinating stories of ambitious software projects that never materialized, including a pioneering web browser and an early music streaming service. Gain insights into unrealized innovations and their creators.
National Security to Nation State Target - Cybersecurity Effects on a Warfighter
Inspiring talk exploring how personal experiences shape cybersecurity professionals, emphasizing the human element in protecting data and driving innovation beyond technical aspects.
Sourcing and Distribution of Social Content for Media
Discover how to enrich your storytelling using Facebook's content and data. Learn about APIs, building tools, and optimization strategies for seamless content integration and distribution.
10 Ways to Come Up with Movie Ideas for Screenwriters
Discover 10 creative techniques for generating compelling movie ideas, from daily brainstorming to exploring life's underbelly, helping aspiring filmmakers kickstart their screenwriting process.
Lean and Lego - Building the Millennium Falcon
Explore lean product development techniques through building a massive Lego set. Learn key concepts like cycle-time, batch size, continuous improvement, and systems thinking in this entertaining and informative talk.
Imposter Syndrome - Overcoming Self-Doubt in Success
Discover strategies to overcome imposter syndrome and self-doubt in your tech career. Learn from personal experiences and gain insights to boost confidence and achieve success.
The Persuasion Equation - How to Effectively Communicate Results to People Who Don’t Want to Listen
Learn effective techniques to communicate data-driven insights and drive action, even with reluctant audiences. Master the art of persuasion through storytelling, context, and strategic presentation.
A Case for Storytelling in Healthcare
Discover how storytelling can transform healthcare delivery and patient outcomes through insights from Johns Hopkins' expert on narrative medicine and medical communication.
Embrace the Unchanging - The Counterintuitive Way to Thrive in a World in Chaos
Discover how to leverage unchanging elements for strategic advantage in a rapidly evolving world. Learn value-creation frameworks and storytelling techniques to build resilience and unlock new opportunities.
The Case of the Vanished Variable - A Ruby Mystery Story
Embark on a thrilling Ruby mystery adventure with Deirdre Bug as she unravels a perplexing code conundrum, blending programming insights with storytelling.
Narrative Reflections: Transmuting Ruby Code into Storytelling Gold
Unlock the art of storytelling in Ruby development. Learn to craft compelling content, overcome writer's block, and share your coding journey with practical tips from a seasoned editor.