https://blog.rkempe.ca/tags/talks/ Recent content in Talks on rkempe’s blog Hugo en-ca &copy; Copyright 2026 Rebecca Kempe Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:32:25 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/posts/2026/06/notes-from-how-to-speak/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:32:25 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/posts/2026/06/notes-from-how-to-speak/ These are the notes I took while watching How to Speak, which was MIT professor Patrick Henry Winston’s yearly lecture on how to give talks. (It’s an iconic lecture, and you should <em>definitely</em> watch it). These notes are the key points, and they’re mainly for me, but I thought I’d share them here in case someone else might benefit. https://blog.rkempe.ca/posts/2025/10/why-do-my-presentations-suck-and-related-questions/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:19:23 -0400 https://blog.rkempe.ca/posts/2025/10/why-do-my-presentations-suck-and-related-questions/ <p>Look, I’ve watched so many terrible presentations at this point that I couldn’t put off writing this anymore, so here, have this imagined Q&amp;A. If you feel attacked by any of these questions, I’m sorry. I’m nicer in real life, I promise. In my defence, this post was meant to be sort of tongue in cheek, and it’s not targeted at anyone in particular.</p> <p>If you want straight advice (read: you don’t want to wade through the sarcasm), I have other posts about this topic, which you can read <a href="https://blog.rkempe.ca/series/public-speaking-advice/">here</a>.</p>