Speaking

As a web developer working in the industry, I have given several talks about my experiences. Most of these have been non-technical, as I find that I am better at speaking about those topics, but I also have a few technical ones. On this page you can find a list of all the events I have spoken at and links to videos and slides, if available.

2021

Tales of an imperfect design system

with Chris Wright

25 March 2021
Event: Campaign Monitor Tech Talks (internal)

2020

Considerations for scalable React component API

4โ€“6 March 2020
Event: Campaign Monitor Devcamp 2020 (internal)

2019

Considerations for an effective design system

16 November 2019
Event: GDG Sydney DevFest

Not a designer? You can make your website more accessible

31 Octoberโ€“1 November 2019
Event: Laracon AU
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A woman in a black jumpsuit standing by a podium, giving a presentation
Speaking at Laracon in 2019. (๐Ÿ“ธ: Giles Park)

I decided to make accessible hyperlinks fun. You wonโ€™t believe what happened next!

30 May 2019
Event: DDD by Night
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โ€œUntitledโ€, <insert years here>

9 April 2019
Event: Girl Geek Sydney

Things I wish I knew about clothes

11 April 2019
Event: Campaign Monitor Bread Talks Season IV

2018

โ€œUntitledโ€, <insert years here>

8 December 2018
Event: GDG Sydney DevFest 2018
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A woman in a grey t-shirt and orange skirt, speaking on stage. Behind her is a screen with a screenshot of a blog post on it
Me speaking at DevFest in 2018. (๐Ÿ“ธ: Zarah Dominguez)

Not a designer? You can make your website more accessible

24 November 2018
Event: Hong Kong Code Conf
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Being open about mental health

18 October 2018
Event: Sydney Tech Leaders
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Your blog โ‰  everyone elseโ€™s blog

18 August 2018
Event: DDD Sydney
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This talk was extremely different to the 2017 version, but I did not think to rename it.

Somebody told me I was weak

22 March 2018
Event: Bread Talks @ Campaign Monitor (Season II, March 2018)

2017

Your blog โ‰  everyone elseโ€™s blog

14 March 2017
Event: Girl Geek Sydney
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Yes you can: Pathways in IT careers

with Cecilia Waters

14 March 2017
Event: Girl Geek Sydney
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๐Ÿฆ„ Creative ways to style figures and figcaptions

1 February 2017
Event: Localhost Perth
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2016

How to let go of the fear of failure and make better goals (extended remix)

3 December 2016
Event: Google DevFest Sydney 2016
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How to let go of the fear of failure and make better goals

November 2016
Event: Bread Talks @ Campaign Monitor
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How to let go of the fear of failure and make better goals

11 October 2016
Event: Girl Geek Sydney
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Itโ€™s not our parentsโ€™ fault that they canโ€™t use the internet

14 July 2016
Event: Bread Talks @ Campaign Monitor
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Itโ€™s not our parentsโ€™ fault that they canโ€™t use the internet

19 May 2016
Event: A11y Bytes Sydney
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I didnโ€™t mean to become a web developer, it just happened

17 March 2016
Event: Bread Talks @ Campaign Monitor
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I didnโ€™t mean to become a web developer, it just happened

23 February 2016
Event: Girl Geek Sydney
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The importance of /* good */ commenting

January 2016
Event: Bread Talks @ Campaign Monitor
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2015

The importance of /* good */ commenting

3 December 2015
Event: SydCSS
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Me presenting at SydCSS in 2015 about good documentation
Me presenting at December 2015โ€™s SydCSS. (๐Ÿ“ธ: Daryll Jann)

Why blogging isnโ€™t what most people think it is

8 December 2015
Event: Girl Geek Sydney
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What is Microdata?

November 2015
Event: Bread Talks @ Campaign Monitor
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