Jeremy Meiss

Community is hard. It just is. There. I said it. Seriously though, building developer communities is hard work. It's long hours of looking at stats, metrics, and worrying about if what you're building is sustainable or, heck, interesting enough. It's putting yourself out there in every interaction, from social media to blog posts to community threads and answers to meetup and conference talks.With all of the hard work that building communities is, why would you ever make it that much harder on yourself by building your community in a bubble?

Preparing a talk to give anywhere is a daunting experience, but giving someone else's talk takes that to a whole new level. Following these steps will not magically make it a great talk, but they will help you prepare - and maybe, just maybe, the talk will become one that you begin to give because it's become your own. This helps not only you, but also helps your company with more people spreading the message.

I've spent the last roughly 25 years in IT, with the last 12 or so being a part of technical communities and Developer Relations (DevRel). For those who are new to the term, DevRel is literally about building relationships with the developer community. This is my journey to my chosen career.

So the year is 2008. My wife and I have 3 kids, 2 full-time jobs, and we’ve just bought a coffee shop. No one ever said I was the smartest pea in the pod. Follow along as we discuss DevRel, coffee, and how they both go together.