Speaker Camp Chicago

Speaker Camp helps you get ready to present at conferences. Spend your Saturday with us and get prepared to get on stage and show your smarts!

You don’t need to picture people in their underwear to get up on stage and share what you know. You do, however, need to have a compelling idea along with a well-written abstract and a well-structured, well-prepared presentation in order to give the talk you–and your audience–deserve.

You’ve Got A Lot To Say. People Deserve to Hear It.

Show up with 5 minutes of a presentation and learn from seasoned professionals who have seen their fair share of stages. We’ll provide you with a safe, welcoming environment and help you by providing valuable and actionable feedback that will help you level-up your presentation game.

We can help with that. Come learn with us!

Get Ready to Get on Stage

You’ll learn from the experts! Get ready for your conference debut by learning:

Brainstorming Your Big Idea
How to Write Your Bio
How to Write Your Proposal & Abstract
Critique Proposals & Abstracts
Presentation Tips & Techniques
Recorded Live Presenting in Front of an Audience with Actionable Feedback

Speakers

Gabby Hon

User Experience Lead

With 20+ years experience in UX, and having worked with Fortune 100 companies and top agencies, Gabby has seen things you people wouldn’t believe.

Brad Nunnally

Senior Director of User Experience

IntelliBridge

Brad Nunnally is the Senior Director of User Experience at Intellibridge and a co-author of “Designing The Conversation: Techniques for Successful Facilitation” for New Riders (Voices That Matter) and “UX Research: Practical Techniques for Designing Better Products” for O’Reilly Media.

Jared Spool

Founder & Co-Founder

User Interface Engineering & Centre Center

Jared Spool is the founder of User Interface Engineering (UIE), the largest usability research organization of its kind in the world. If you’ve ever seen Jared speak about usability, you know that he’s probably the most effective and knowledgeable communicator on the subject today.

Russ Unger

Russ Unger is an experience design leader who has built teams across enterprise, government, and private organizations.

Andy Hullinger

Program Chair

Harrington College of Design

Andy Hullinger is a design professor and the Program Chair for Web Design and Development at Harrington College of Design.

Dennis Kardys

Design Director

WSOL

Dennis Kardys is a Chicago based UX designer and author with an affinity for all things mobile. He’s the author of the recently published Mobile Web Triage, and a contributing author to Smashing Magazine’s The Mobile Book.

Samantha Starmer

VP Customer Experience

Razorfish

Samantha Starmer is Vice President of Customer Experience for Razorfish’s national Commerce and Content practice, where she works on strategy and best practices for creating seamless experiences across all touchpoints of the customer shopping journey.