⭐ I help professionals in tech (whether you or your employees) ✨✨ shine on stage at tech events through 🎤 public speaking skills and accent clarity - boosting confidence, advancing careers, and elevating your company’s brand image. 🌟
⭐ Former #WordPress #WPDiversity Speaker Training Group Lead & tech DEI events advocate
⭐ Join my free community. Public speaking for professionals in tech: https://my.speaktechconfidently.com/
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⭐ Silly human
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Speaker pro tip (from a #PublicSpeaking coach):
Before my livestream appearance this morning, I watched the session ahead of mine. (At a very early hour for me, and it was worth it!)
I try to do this at live events too, up until it’s time for my pre-speaking rituals.
Getting a feel for the room’s energy helps me show up more attuned, grounded, and connected, which makes me a better speaker.
The #IWD2026 #InternationalWomensDay livestream (and replay later):
Honoured to be on Underrepresented in Tech’s International Women’s Day #IWD2026 live broadcast tomorrow! Hosted and opened by Michelle Frechette and Samah Nasr, the event kicks off at 10am UTC.
It’s a multi‑hour global celebration featuring conversations with #women across the #tech industry, sharing their journeys, challenges, and successes.
In my session, we'll be talking #WordPress, building communities, and how public speaking shapes tech and people. 2:30pm UTC.
Comment or DM “RESET” and I’ll send you “Who, Me? Speak at a #TechConference? Stop Feeling Like a Fraud in 120 Seconds.”
P.S. My quiet and captivating #WCEH Keynote: https://wordpress.tv/2025/11/18/from-canada-to-the-world-10-lessons-from-working-with-50-countries/
Working With 50 Countries Presented byJill Binder What happens when you have a local WordPress workshop in Vancouver and scale it to the whole global WordPress community? The human factor. It turns…
2. Real life is interesting. Open your first 30 seconds with a bold, true line from your experience and you’ll get the audience's attention.
3. Impostor feelings are normal. You don’t need to overcompensate. You can shift out of it fast so it doesn’t run the show.
When confidence comes from within, you don’t need fake volume. I built a quick 2‑minute belief reset to make you feel confident, grounded, and real. Magnetically yourself.
Comment or DM “RESET” and I’ll send you ...
I watched a #webinar today where the speaker was all performance. BIG ENERGY. BIGGER ACT. It felt forced. Cringey. My body tensed. Ever had that happen?
We don’t have to become a different person on stage, even in #tech. If loud is you, amazing. Be loud. If it’s not, stop trying to be something you’re not.
Things I teach my tech public speaking clients:
1. Quiet authenticity is loud. I held a room softly for 45 minutes at #WCEH. It works. (Link in the P.S.)
Preparing to be on camera is a lot like prepping for the #stage. Before recording as a #podcast guest yesterday, I did my usual routine:
✅ movement
✅ grounding
✅ breathwork
✅ water
✅ clarifying my desired outcome for audience & I
Camera‑specific:
✅ mic & cam check
✅ laptop height & angle
✅ background
✅ clothing & makeup colors
✅ posture
✅ imagining the audience
What’s one thing you do before #speaking?
P.S. Take the 10-Step #Tech Talk quiz & find your gaps in 3 min: https://speaktechconfidently.com/blueprint
P.S. Dreaming of your first (or next!) tech talk but stuck on "I could never" or "What to say?" Grab my FREE "10 Steps To A Standout Tech Talk" blueprint. A gentle path from doubt to stage confidence!
I had the joy of sitting down with Winstina Hughes, MCRP of Support Inclusion in Tech to talk about the origins of #WPDiversity, my journey in community leadership, and why helping tech professionals speak on stage with confidence remains my passion.
If you’re curious about the story behind the WPDiversity movement, or what’s next with my new endeavor "Speak Tech Confidently," you can read the interview here: https://supportinclusionintech.com/spotlight-jill-binder/
Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion through travel expense support for underrepresented WordCamp speakers. Support Inclusion in Tech helps remove barriers to the full participation of underrepresented speakers in WordCamp Programming.
"Speedcuber"?
It was never my goal to be fast on the Rubik's cube. I just wanted to have a fun outlet for my hands and brain.
But every time I learn more algorithms and fingertricks, I just get faster.
My fastest time is currently 45 seconds!
This hobby is taking enough of my downtime that I think I should probably start calling myself a Speedcuber. :)
