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Earlier presentations from before the Reveal.js era. These decks are available in their original formats including PowerPoint, PDF, and Keynote.

About This Collection

These presentations represent earlier work and speaking engagements. While they may not have the interactive features of modern Reveal.js decks, they contain valuable content and historical context. Formats vary by original creation tools and event requirements.

Title slide of How Do I Build a Lightning Talk?
AJUG November Meetup 2025PDF

How Do I Build a Lightning Talk?

To Speak or Not to Speak: Lightning Talks 101 — the how and why of building effective lightning talks for technical audiences.

careercommunity
2025
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Title slide of CSS Mastery Workshop
Frontend SummitKeynote

CSS Mastery Workshop

Deep dive into modern CSS including Grid, Flexbox, and custom properties.

cssworkshopdesign
2020
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Title slide of How !To Be Mentored
DevNexus 2025PDF

How !To Be Mentored

Actionable steps for getting the most out of a mentorship while giving value back, drawn from wins and losses in a learn-to-code mentorship group.

careercommunitysoft-skills
2025
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Title slide of How to Conference: A User Guide
ConnectTech 2024PDF

How to Conference: A User Guide

A practical guide for introverts to navigating tech conferences, from packing and preparation to networking while protecting your energy.

careercommunitysoft-skills
2024
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Title slide of Introduction to JavaScript
Local MeetupPowerPoint

Introduction to JavaScript

A beginner-friendly introduction to JavaScript programming concepts and modern ES6+ features.

javascriptbeginnerworkshop
2018
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Title slide of Negotiation is the Key… A Little Violence and Ice-Cream
Magnolia Conf 2025PDF

Negotiation is the Key… A Little Violence and Ice-Cream

Why side projects die, and how negotiating with yourself, your scope and reality gets them from idea to MVP.

careersoft-skills
2025
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Title slide of Advanced React Patterns
Regional ConferencePDF

Advanced React Patterns

Exploring advanced React patterns including render props, compound components, and custom hooks.

reactpatternsadvanced
2019
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Title slide of ReadMes… Yup, They Are Magical
Lightning talk, 2021PDF

ReadMes… Yup, They Are Magical

The 2021 lightning talk that became "And It Was Written": why good READMEs decide whether anyone uses your project.

fundamentalscommunity
2021
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Title slide of Social Goodness || Civic Hacking: What's in It for Me?
DevOpsDays Atlanta 2025PDF

Social Goodness || Civic Hacking: What's in It for Me?

How donating time and talent to civic hacking builds development, project management and networking skills while making a community impact.

careercommunity
2025
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Title slide of Unlocked: Growing Your Skills Through Open Source Development and Civic Hacking
Atlanta Developers' Conference 2024PDF

Unlocked: Growing Your Skills Through Open Source Development and Civic Hacking

Two ways to grow past tutorials and books: contributing to open source, and civic hacking — do what you can, where you can, with what you've got.

careercommunity
2024
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Software developer, international conference speaker, and community builder. Speaking at conferences across the US since 2019 — career development, soft skills, and frontend engineering. Writing at developingdvlpr.com.

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