{"id":8674,"date":"2015-09-22T00:05:43","date_gmt":"2015-09-22T05:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/?p=8674"},"modified":"2015-09-12T19:02:38","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T00:02:38","slug":"top-ten-things-to-take-to-a-speaking-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/top-ten-things-to-take-to-a-speaking-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Things to Take to a Speaking Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8676 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0400.jpg\" alt=\"Speaking season is here, and this list helps speakers be confident and ready for every possible contingency. \" width=\"500\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0400-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0400-319x300.jpg 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><em>Fall is conference season, a busy time of year for speakers and workshop presenters. This list will help me\u2013and other speakers\u2013be ready for every possible speaking contingency.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10. <em>Laptop.<\/em> If you are a wimp, make it a MacBook Air.<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0 Mac users, be sure to pack <em>the little adapter thingie<\/em> so you can hook up your laptop to the projector so people can see the Power Point.<\/p>\n<p>8.\u00a0 <em>Speaking notes. So<\/em> even if, by some terrible turn of events, the laptop and little adapter thingie don&#8217;t get packed, the show will go on.<\/p>\n<p>7.\u00a0<em> DeWalt wheeled 15 gallon contractor chest.<\/em> Filled not with tools, but with books and everything necessary for a book table display.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0 <em>Composition notebook.<\/em> To pass around during workshop so people can sign up for a quarterly newsletter. The notebook&#8217;s less intimidating than an iPad. And a whole lot cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 <em>Earrings that won&#8217;t clink the headset microphone and drive people crazy.<\/em> Don&#8217;t ask how I know this.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 <em>Clean underwear.<\/em> Because nothing spells confidence like c-l-e-a-n u-n-d-e-r-w-e-a-r.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 <em>Sensible clothing.<\/em> The kind that are impossible to accidentally tuck into clean underwear after a quick dash to the bathroom. Because if that happens, the confidence gained in #4 will be gone. Don&#8217;t ask how I know this.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 <em>Comfortable shoes.<\/em> If the soles are too slick to stick to the toilet paper on a bathroom floor, that&#8217;s an added bonus.<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 <em>Directions and phone numbers.<\/em> Just in case there&#8217;s car trouble on the way or Garmon pitches a hissy fit. If a speaker can&#8217;t get where she&#8217;s going, all the clean underwear in the world will be useless.<\/p>\n<p>What would you add to the list? 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