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✨ March 29th: State of the Browser
I’ve been doing some speaker coaching, and I can’t wait! It’s going to be a day of fascinating talks!
I’d love to hear what events you’re heading to: where will you be this month?
And if you’ll be at any of these, let’s catch up! Or if we haven’t met before, come say hello!
✨ March 11th: Tech Ladies Dinner Roundtable
After CTO Craft Con, I’m organizing a dinner roundtable where awesome women can reflect on what we’ve learned. There’s still space, so if you’d like to join, DM me for details.
✨ March 21st: WebDevCon (Amsterdam)
I’m speaking! Bringing back (and refreshing) my Disney Driven Development talk, excited to share this one with a new audience.
To share more details:
✨March 6th: LeadDev London Meetup
I’ll be hosting/MCing an evening of great talks and networking. We’ve got three awesome speakers lined up, and there’s still space! Sign up here: https://meetu.ps/e/NSl4y/XDfx/i
✨ March 10th-11th: CTO Craft Con
Two days of great talks and panels on tech leadership. Let me know if you’re attending!
March is looking like a whirlwind of great events!
From hosting to speaking to coaching, I’ve got a month lined up of brilliant in-person events, and am excited for the great talks, interesting conversations, and catching up with familiar faces.
March 6th: LeadDev London Meetup
March 10th-11th: CTO Craft Con
March 11th: Tech Ladies Dinner Roundtable
March 21st: WebDevCon (Amsterdam)
March 29th: State of the Browser
If you’re heading to any of these, come say hi!
We’re organising another LeadDev London Meetup on March 6th!
Join us for an evening of great conversations, lightning talks, and networking over drinks and nibbles.
RSVP on Meetup before all the tickets are gone!
https://meetu.ps/e/NSl4y/XDfx/i
Do you want 2025 to be the year you start speaking at conferences? Are there some open CFPs you want to apply to? Not sure where to start?
I’ve got several workshops planned next week to help you brainstorm ideas and get your talk proposals accepted:
https://www.seckington.com/workshops/#engineer-your-talks-workshops
Are you looking to improve your engineering team's leadership and communication skills? With over a decade of experience as an engineering leader and conference speaker, I offer interactive workshops and personalised coaching to develop these key areas. My workshops are designed to be highly interactive, featuring engaging exercises, moments for
It's time for another Monthly Roundup post!
https://www.seckington.com/monthly-roundup-november-2024/
I ended up missing the September and October ones, mostly cause of how hectic and challenging the past few months have been. But I'm happy that I got to catchup and write this.
So it's an extra long post today, with highlights from the last 3 months. Including Wicked, Hadestown and Dreamlight Valley!
What have your highlights been? I'd love to know what stories you've explored and loved 🫶
Hello again. It's been a while. I didn't mean to not blog for 2 months, but it's been a busy and challenging few months. I always knew October would be extra busy cause of the amount I was travelling for conferences and having to prepare the talks for those conferences.
Hey, are you a web dev and got training budget left? Or can transfer the budget to someone else? Then these two conferences are happening in the UK soon!
This doesn't apply to you? That's okay - boost it then please! 💙
In both web design and talks, white space is the invisible ingredient that ties everything together.
It’s the difference between overloading people and guiding them smoothly through your ideas.
By allowing your message room to breathe...
... in your slides
... in your story
... and in your delivery
you can keep the audience's attention and leave them with a more impactful and lasting impression of what you’ve shared.
In talks, less is often more: white space makes all the difference.
3. In your delivery
White space isn't just visual. It’s in how you speak too. Pausing between key points gives your audience time to absorb your words. Those moments of silence act as literal breathing space for both you and the audience.
It helps them process the message rather than feeling overwhelmed by too much information at once. Rushing through content makes it hard for people to digest. Pauses give you time to breathe, reset, and slow down, and your audience time to reflect and process.
Ana Rodrigues