Tell the speakers that you liked their talks
- ID
- 25316
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 15 Sep 2026, 7:28 PM
- Fetched
- 17 Sep 2026, 11:18 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://ohhelloana.blog/tell-the-speakers/
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 17 Sep 2026, 11:21 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
Ana Rodrigues writes about her experience at SmashingConf Freiburg and CSS Day, noting that conference speakers increasingly receive little to no feedback now that Twitter is no longer a vibrant space for post-talk discussion. She encourages attendees to approach speakers and tell them what they liked, as many speakers are left wondering whether their talk landed well.
Why it matters
If you attend or speak at tech conferences, the collapse of post-event feedback on social platforms means speakers can no longer gauge reception the way they used to. The actionable takeaway is simple: after a talk you found useful, tell the speaker directly, even if it feels intimidating.
Discussion angle
How the decline of Twitter as a tech-discussion space has changed the speaker-attendee feedback loop, and what (if anything) should replace it for community events in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.