To-Dos

I don’t give talks, present stuff or speak speeches.

I don’t do any of those things. I do something even — and eventually — better.

I perform.

After looking up the word “performance” in my thesaurus — which I use frequently (or on a synonymous vein, sparingly) — I found the most apt description of all of the above as it pertains to yours truly: To-Dos.

So, without further (or farther) adieu, here is my list of To-Dos and To-Dones.

To-Dones

IslandTech 2009: The Art of Zenovation
WordCamp Victoria 2009: How To Write Gooder
WordCamp Victoria 2010: Knowing & Knurturing Your Kniche Blog
IdeaWave Victoria 2010: The Suck That is Productivity
Social Media Camp Victoria 2010: The Social Media/Productivity Balancing Act
WordCamp Victoria 2011: Comedy of Errors: Screwing Your Way Up to Blogging Success
IdeaWave 2011: The Power of Paper
TEDxJuanDeFuca: Hacking Lifehacks
Northern Voice 2011: How to Blog Funny
Freelance Camp Vancouver 2011: The Productivity Diet – Putting Freedom Back into your Freelancing

To-Dos

More to eventually come…

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