Traits great conference speakers have in common

I was asked whether we had guidelines for speakers for the events we run as they would be great tips for someone that wanted to improve their public speaking skills.<p>Not sure this is an exhaustive list but it seems to cover most of the things that the best conference speakers have in common. Would welcome other contributions.<p>Written from perspective of audience but many of those things make a conference organiser&#x27;s life easier too and both of those things dramatically increase the likelihood that speakers will get asked back.

“I am a UI. Nothing more. And what’s a key attribute of a good UI?<p>It disappears.<p>It does not draw attention to itself.<p>It enables the user experience, but is not itself the experience.<p>And the moment I remember this is the moment I exhale and my pulse slows. Because I am not important. What is important is the experience they have. My job is to provide a context in which something happens for them.”<p>Like it.