· Brittany Ellich · illustration  · 1 min read

The 5 stages of preparing for a conference talk

The 5 stages of preparing for a conference talk: Denial, Procrastination, Panic, Bargaining, Acceptance, with some poorly drawn cartoons for each one.

Brought to you by: being in the denial and procrastination phase of preparing for Boise Code Camp 2025.

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