Terence Eden’s BlogPromoting With 💩
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One of the hardest things about attending conferences with multiple tracks is deciding which talk to go to.
👩🏻💻Karina Pencarski
@kary_key
Replying to @hackferencebrum@hackferencebrum is breaking my heart, 2 amazing talks by @supersole with Servo and @etiene_d with my lovely Lua at the same time! #hf2016 ❤️ 2💬 1🔁 013:21 - Fri 21 October 2016If your friends are talking opposite each other, it is particularly hard.
As a speaker, though, it's even tougher to know you're up against a brilliant speaker. Speaking is hard - speaking to an empty room is... painful.
So, I thought I'd try a little experiment at the recent Hackference Brum. I was giving a talk about Unicode which - let's face it - isn't the most glamorous subject in the world. But, to most people, Unicode == Emoji.
And what's everyone's favourite Emoji?
Yup - I purchased a Big Plushie ?!
Touting your talk at a conference always runs the risk of looking desperate - or simply being awkward. So I decided to ask people if they'd like to take a selfie with my poo. Turns out, people really like that idea!
Terence Eden is on Mastodon
@edent
And @sammachin gets the first sweet at #hf2016! pic.x.com/bkl7bzvfpa ❤️ 3💬 0🔁 008:05 - Fri 21 October 2016Paul Cooper
@pgc
Don't be fooled - that's not an emoji it's @edent #HF2016 pic.x.com/4x3q0bbtlf ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 008:35 - Fri 21 October 2016Terence Eden is on Mastodon
@edent
Who loves 💩 selfies?EVERYONE!
#HF2016 pic.x.com/be7gc78h98 ❤️ 4💬 0🔁 009:41 - Fri 21 October 2016
Montpellier Integrated
@MontPRCreative
It looks like @guillou_gaelle and @martinthorne are having an excellent #FriYAY at #HF2016 pic.x.com/as8o1kbayy ❤️ 2💬 0🔁 010:01 - Fri 21 October 2016Samathy Barratt
@Samathy_Barratt
.@hackferencebrum @edent @lexicobob 💩 Emoji!!💩 pic.x.com/u03o7osyvd ❤️ 2💬 0🔁 009:39 - Fri 21 October 2016Terence Eden is on Mastodon
@edent
All the ladies love...#hf2016 pic.x.com/qgtsloaus2 ❤️ 4💬 0🔁 008:19 - Fri 21 October 2016
Andrew Faraday
@MarmiteJunction
I selfied myself photobombing a poo, photobombing @edent's talk at #hf2016#hackfurnace pic.x.com/5u6hedqqhf ❤️ 0💬 1🔁 015:18 - Fri 21 October 2016
flaki
@slsoftworks
Me & @edent looking poo-tiful on our combo-selfie with Mr 💩💁✨ #hf2016 pic.x.com/waka6jwxog ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 013:51 - Fri 21 October 2016
Terence Eden is on Mastodon
@edent
Looks like @JakeLPrice has made a new friend at @hackferencebrum!#hf2016 pic.x.com/zqt4rgjw0z ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 012:20 - Fri 21 October 2016
And, with each selfie, I got a chance to talk to people and let them know about my talk. It was a fun way to chat and - thankfully - seemed to pay off!
Loads of people turned up, they asked brilliant questions at the end, and seemed to really dig my talk.
HackSoc Nottingham
@hacksocnotts
In the beginning there was nothing... Unicode lols with @edent @hackferencebrum #hf2016 pic.x.com/efdy2u9ns0 ❤️ 2💬 0🔁 015:26 - Fri 21 October 2016Hackference Brum
@hackferencebrum
🤣 @edent sharing how the hell to deal with Unicode and getting new characters in at #hf2016 pic.x.com/xmxnvt7uou ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 015:44 - Fri 21 October 2016be7.is
@bevishalperry
.@edent talking the pitfalls, history and future of Unicode and how everyone can improve it. @hackferencebrum #hf2016 pic.x.com/hfkap5hqzi ❤️ 1💬 0🔁 015:33 - Fri 21 October 2016So, there we go - a fun little experiment which seemed to pay off. I got to meet so many fun new people and made them take some highly questionable photos ?
It was so much fun, that I did it all again when I went to MozFest!
Promoting With 💩
One of the hardest things about attending conferences with multiple tracks is deciding which talk to go to. 👩🏻💻Karina Pencarski@kary_keyReplying to @hackferencebrum@hackferencebrum is breaking my heart, 2 amazing talks by @supersole with Servo and @etiene_d with my lovely Lua at the same time! #hf2016❤️ 2💬 1🔁 013:21 - Fri 21 October 2016 If your friends are talking opposite each other, it is pa…
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