Guidelines for speakers

[joshtriplett]

We need recommendations and samples for speaker guidelines, covering common issues and pitfalls, along with tips and alternatives. These include:

• Common inadvertent CoC/inclusiveness issues:
  • Don't say "guys" or "guys and gals" or anything similar, those aren't inclusive; try "folks", "Rustaceans", or similar instead.
  • Avoid terminology like "master/slave", use things like "primary/secondary" or "primary/replica" instead.
• Common technical/presentation issues:
  • Make sure your slides are easily readable from the back row. Don't shrink fonts to fit more on the slide.
  • Make sure you're not just reading your slides.
  • Make sure you have the appropriate display output adapter for your laptop (the guide should note which adapters the conference / AV team will supply)

[Manishearth]

• Many slide creation tools (powerpoint, revealjs) support slide notes, if you have trouble remembering things.

[skade]

Can be adopted from here: https://github.com/RustFestEU/speakers-guide

[manzarhasnain787]

Really nice.