---
title: "Discussion on \"How to speak at conferences when you’re scared of public speaking\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"How to speak at conferences when you’re scared of public speaking\". In 2022, I did something I never thought I would do – stand on a stage and speak to a large audience. Most notably, I delivered part of the keynote at GitHub Universe, GitHub's annual conference. Prior to that, I delivered four in-person presentation..."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-speak-at-conferences-when-youre-scared-of-public-speaking/63b4008cb1c9a26a1e011515"
---

[Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) /

Discussion

# [How to speak at conferences when you’re scared of public speaking](https://blackgirlbytes.dev/how-to-speak-at-conferences-when-youre-scared-of-public-speaking?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In 2022, I did something I never thought I would do – stand on a stage and speak to a large audience. Most notably, I delivered part of the keynote at GitHub Universe, GitHub's annual conference. Prior to that, I delivered four in-person presentation...

Jan 3, 2023 · 15 min read · blackgirlbytes.dev  
Read the article

-   [#career](https://hashnode.com/tag/career)
-   [#public-speaking](https://hashnode.com/tag/public-speaking)
-   [#developer](https://hashnode.com/tag/developer)
-   [#leadership](https://hashnode.com/tag/leadership)

## Written by

[Rizel Scarlett](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)

@blackgirlbytes

  
[View profile](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)

Staff Developer Advocate @ TBD

Developer Advocate @ GitHub

## Responses 1

Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post

[Christine Belzie](https://hashnode.com/@ChrissyCodes)

[Jan 5, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-speak-at-conferences-when-youre-scared-of-public-speaking/63b4008cb1c9a26a1e011515/comment/63b6d2f13097179674d96440)

Great post [Rizel Scarlett](https://hashnode.com/@blackgirlbytes)! I’m somewhat shy too, so your story spoke to me in a lot of ways. To this day, I still cringe at how I yelled at my students out of anxiety and annoyance at the habits of talking 😞. Anyway, a tip that I find helpful is telling myself that I’m talking to people who are excited to meet me and want to listen what I have to say. It’s a great confidence booster! 😊