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Public Speaking


I love coding, and I love speaking.

Android is my bread-and-butter, so that's the focus of my tech talks.

I give lightning talks on broader topics: public speaking, career advice, etc.

As an independent developer, I am not backed by a big corporation. As such I need my travel and lodging expenses covered by the event. I may be able to waive my speaker fee for community events, but in general I expect to be paid to speak. This is the only way I can make it sustainable.

Chiu-Ki Chan
Photo by Broken Banjo Photography

Featured Talk: How to be an Android Expert

In this keynote, I share practical tips on how to level up to be an expert. The advice is applicable beyond Android, for the core message is to share your knowledge.

Past Talks
May 16, 2020 Yes, you can draw with your engineering brain Let's Sketch Tech! Online
Apr 16, 2020 Sketchnoting for All GDG Seattle Online
Aug 12, 2019 How to be an expert GDG Cambridge Cambridge, CA
Aug 16, 2018 Ballot: Flutter + Firebase = Android + iOS + Backend Twitter Boulder Boulder, CO
Aug 3, 2018 How public speaking made me a better negotiator Write/Speak/Code New York, NY
Apr 28, 2018 How to be an Android expert Women Who Code Connect San Francisco, CA
Sep 4, 2017 How to be an Android expert Droidcon Berlin Berlin, Germaany
Aug 23, 2017 Sketchnoting for everyone Write/Speak/Code Portland, OR
Apr 11, 2017 How to be an Android expert Droidcon Boston Boston, MA
Aug 24, 2016 How to Write a Conference Proposal Boulder WiMLDS Boulder, CO
Aug 21, 2016 Conference proposal writing 360|iDev Denver, CO
July 13, 2016 Supporting Multiple Android Device Definitions Denver JUG Denver, CO
Jun 16, 2016 Conference Organizers Panel Write/Speak/Code Chicago, IL
Jun 15, 2016 Writing for Developers Panel Write/Speak/Code Chicago, IL
Feb 18, 2016 Advanced Android Espresso DroidKaigi Tokyo, Japan
Dec 3, 2015 Advanced Android TextView AnDevCon Santa Clara, CA
Dec 2, 2015 Advanced Android Espresso AnDevCon Santa Clara, CA
Nov 30, 2015 Advanced Android Espresso Bay Area Android Developer San Francisco, CA
Oct 23, 2015 Advanced Android Espresso Big Android BBQ Hurst, TX
Oct 14, 2015 Android Testing Blueprint walk-through Denver Droids Denver, CO
Sep 30, 2015 How to be an Android expert Android Summit Vienna, VA
Aug 27, 2015 Advanced Android Espresso Droidcon NYC New York, NY
Aug 16, 2015 Conference proposal writing: From brainstorm to submit 360|iDev Denver, CO
Mar 19-21, 2015 Writing panelist, speaking mentor Write/Speak/Code New York, NY
Feb 4, 2015 Advanced Android TextView Mobile+Web DevCon San Francisco, CA
Nov 21, 2014 Fun with Android Shaders and Filters AnDevCon Burlingame, CA
Nov 21, 2014 Advanced Android TextView AnDevCon Burlingame, CA
Nov 6, 2014 Advanced Android TextView Øredev Malmö, Sweden
Nov 5, 2014 Fun with Android Shaders and Filters Øredev Malmö, Sweden
Oct 31, 2014 Fun with Android Shaders and Filters Droidcon London London, UK
Nov 12, 2013 FractionView: Hands-on Android Custom View Tutorial AnDevCon SF Burlingame, CA
Sep 19, 2013 Bust the Android Fragmentation Myth Strange Loop St Louis, MO
Sep 9, 2013 Intro to Android for iOS developers 360|iDev Denver, CO
Jul 25, 2013 Bust the Android Fragmentation Myth OSCON Portland, OR
Jun 14, 2013 Android Custom Components DevConf.ru Moscow, Russia
May 31, 2013 Beautiful Android on a Shoestring AnDevCon Boston Boston, MA
May 31, 2013 Android Custom Components AnDevCon Boston Boston, MA
Apr 28, 2013 Android Custom Components Droidcon Tunis Tunis, Tunisia
Mar 15, 2013 Beautiful Android on a Shoestring DevFestW Mountain View, CA
Mar 1, 2013 Caching Strategies for Mobile Apps ConFoo Montreal, Canada
Feb 28, 2013 Fluid Android Layouts ConFoo Montreal, Canada
Dec 6, 2012 Android Custom Components AnDevCon IV Burlingame, CA
Dec 5, 2012 Hands-on Icon Creation AnDevCon IV Burlingame, CA
Dec 5, 2012 Beautiful Android on a Shoestring AnDevCon IV Burlingame, CA
Nov 13, 2012 Android Custom Components Devoxx Antwerp, Belgium
Nov 3, 2012 Android Custom Components Droidcon RO Bucharest, Romania
Oct 26, 2012 Deep Dive into Android Custom Components Droidcon London London, UK
Oct 18, 2012 Distribution Opportunities (Panelist) App Conference San Jose, CA
Oct 4, 2012 Letter to my younger self: Things I wish I knew when I first started working Grace Hopper Celebration Baltimore, MD
Aug 21, 2012 Develop Your Voice Women Who Code San Francisco, CA
Aug 15, 2012 Fluid Android Layouts That Conference Wisconsin Dells, WI
Aug 8, 2012 How I Became a Confident Coder Girl Geek Dinner San Francisco, CA
Jun 28, 2012 How to Win Hackathons Google I/O San Francisco, CA
Jun 8, 2012 Progressive enhancement for Android web apps Dutch Mobile Conference Amsterdam, the Netherlands
May 16, 2012 Android Custom Components AnDevCon III Burlingame, CA
Apr 17, 2012 Mobile Caching Strategies
(Shorter version of the Philly ETE talk) 		Twitter Engineering Summit San Francisco, CA
Apr 11, 2012 Caching Strategies for Mobile Apps Philly ETE Philadelphia, PA
Apr 6, 2012 Fluid Android Layouts WindyCityGo Chicago, IL
Apr 2, 2012 I Have Nothing To Say O'Reilly Where San Francisco, CA
Dec 20, 2011 Android Layout 101 Blazing Cloud Workshop San Francisco, CA