---
title: "BlogOut! 2009"
date: 2009-03-07 21:48:21
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/03/07/blogout-2009-2/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "Phew, my nervous BlogOut! 2009 presentation is over, and the event was a huge success. Rescheduling moved my slot up to 11.45am. Once on stage, the nerves faded, with Elvin from Intel advising me to look at the audience."
categories:
  - Blog
tags:
  - "2009"
  - BlogOut
---

[![BlogOut! 2009 event badge logo](https://files.lesterchan.net/photos/blogout/2009/badge.png)](https://files.lesterchan.net/photos/blogout/2009/badge.png "BlogOut! 2009 event badge logo")

\*Phew\* Finally my nervous presentation at BlogOut! 2009 was over. BlogOut! 2009 was a huge success.

There is some re-scheduling, my presentation was moved up to about 11.45am instead of 1.30pm. Once I am up there presenting, I don’t feel so nervous anymore. Elvin from Intel told me to look at the audience more often and smile which I agree. I think I am too engross looking at my screen and notes instead of the audience. Li Xiang told me that my hand moved too much and should hold onto the podium to prevent it from moving about that often. I hope I can do better next time. If I have the time, I hope to speak again at the Singapore PHP User Group when WordPress 2.8 comes out.

[![Me Presenting](https://files.lesterchan.net/photos/blogout/2009/me.jpg)](https://files.lesterchan.net/photos/blogout/2009/me.jpg "Me Presenting")

I have uploaded my slides for [WordPress as a Blogging Tool](https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/word-press-as-a-blogging-tool/1113795) to [SlideShare](https://www.slideshare.net/).

Thanks to Claudia for the invite to speak at BlogOut! 2009.

Cheers to all who mingled with me during the breaks, thanks for using WordPress as well as supporting my plugins =D

Till we meet again in BlogOut! 2010!