Notes on public and private speaking.

guidelines

_{On conversing with others.}

Three gates of speech

Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates:

"At the first gate, ask yourself, is it true.
At the second gate ask, is it necessary.
At the third gate ask, is it kind."

wisdom on speaking with others.

Three rules of consideration

Everyone is good at something
Everyone is enthusiastic about something
Focus on the things someone is doing well.

Guidelines for conversations

Make recuring eye contact.
Ask more questions than you answer.
Be brief and try not to repeat yourself.
Speak clearly and appropriate the volume to your surrounding.
Let others finish their sentences.

How to apologize

Quickly, specifically, sincerely.

Rule of Three

To get to the real reason, ask a person to go deeper than what they just said. Then again, and once more. The third time’s answer is close to the truth.

Is there more?

While listening to a person you love, keep asking "Is there more?" until there is no more.

conferences

_{Notes on conferences.}

speaking experience

Japan Prize 2018: Tokyo, Japan
Vienna Design Week 2018: Vienna, Austria
Creative Mornings 2018: Vienna, Austria
Sense of Wonder Night 2017: Tokyo, Japan
Taipei Game Show 2017: Taipei, Taiwan
AzPlay 2017: Bilbao, Spain
Game Developers Session 2017: Brno, Czech Republic
Game Developers Conference 2017: San Francisco, USA
Game Development Days Graz 2017: Graz, Austria
Box Conference 2016: Vienna, Austria
Anifilm 2014: Trebon, Czech Republic
Indievelopment 2014: Utrecht, Netherlands
Subotron Arcademy 2014: Vienna, Austria

inclusion

_{For when I speak at conferences.}

If you would like to invite me to participate, speak at or sponsor your event, please note the following requirements:

An event will have a minimum of 30% women speakers
An event will have at least one speaker who is a person of colour, BAME
An event will have at least one first time speaker

In an ideal scenario, I’d like to see as many gender identities, ethnical backgrounds, ages and races as possible.

If your event meets those criteria, please include the following information in your message:

Where can I find your Code of Conduct?
Has the event staff been coached on Code of Conduct enforcement and do you have a response guide?
How many members of underrepresented groups (including, but not limited to women, LGBTQI+, African-American, Latina or Latino, people with disabilities and people facing economic or social hardships) will be presenting at the event?
What’s your accessibility policy?