Presenting Steem and Oracle-D at the Mallorca Blockchain Conference [Official Recording]

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Every day do something that scares you just a little. Get your heart racing.

That's what I did.

After my presentation at Steemfest in Lisbon I knew that I somehow needed to go on stage again very soon.

The thrill to prepare a piece of knowledge that may in theory inspire others on their way, combined with the adrenaline rush one experiences when being in the spotlight, is really something I can't get out of my head anymore.

So I just pitched myself to the Mallorca Blockchain Days and was lucky enough that they provided me with a speaker's slot.

Last Saturday, 22nd of March the day had come.

I was given five minutes of speaking time to enthuse people and make them want to be part of Steem.

Gratefully I was accompanied by two amazing steemy personalities who provided me with a good portion of confidence: ENGAGE token creator and Mr. Engagement himself Asher @abh12345 and Oracle-D's Co-Founder & CTO Dylan @anarcotech.

I also want to personally thank Oracle-D's Co-Founder and CEO Matt @starkerz for his amazing support before and during the conference. Big move!!!

With those Steem rocks at my back everything just flowed. Thank you so much guys!

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@surfermarly presenting her favorite Steem project: @oracle-d

The future is decentralized.

These were the words I opened my talk with.

So before everything else I wanted the audience to understand why Steem was created and where it's positioned in the blockchain and crypto space.

Then my plan was to build a bridge between the general need for a more decentralized world order and the business opportunities Steem provides in that context.

Effectively, @oracle-d builds bridges between the blockchain and businesses, between content creators and customers, investors and stakeholders.

Oracle-D is indeed a model where all participants win - and that is the very idea of decentralized communities.

Here are the charts of my presentation in case you want to study them again:

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Yes, the attentive ones will have noticed: I accidentally skipped chart no. 4.

As a consequence the chart with the information about the Steem blockchain was visible during a longer time than initially planned then. Not a bad side effect actually :-)

After the speech a couple of people reached out to me since they were interested in the business model from Oracle-D, and I know that Asher and Dylan made some good contacts as well.

Whenever talking about Steem and its business opportunities, we also mentioned the Steem Business Alliance @steemba as THE new hub and contact point for businesses and entrepreneurs.

Team work just makes the dream work.

I'm pretty sure that community members (volunteers) teaming up and presenting Steem all over the world will be a key to success for our blockchain project.

Steem has so much potential, and STEEM is definitely undervalued. Only starting from there, you already have several selling propositions when talking to potential investors and business partners.

Let's prove it!

Thanks for your support, steemians!

Best,
Marley -

If you want to share the Youtube version of the recording, here's the link:

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PS (fun fact): I bough a second GoPro the day before the conference, since I wanted to film my speech from two different angles. Guess what, I accidentally changed the settings of the new cam right before I went on stage, and it filmed everything with a very poor resolution. So I couldn't use those images in the end. I'm just happy the old cam stood in front of the stage so that I could provide you with a recording anyways.

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good job!

Thank you!! Hearing it from you means a lot :-)

Nice one M...……..If only I had more Voting Power.....this is exactly the sort of activity that needs to be rewarded at the minute. How long do we suppose this opportunity (for Steem to breakthrough and be the very best leading blockchain) will be around for. You are helping us all by capitalising on the opportunity and spreading the news in some important circles. Kudos to you and the @oracle-d team.

Thank you so much for the encouragement, Chris! blocktrades and oracle-d already voted, so don't worry about the VP haha :-D

Looking forward to the next conference! I really feel I should do that more often :-)

I made it a “200%er” by upvoting the comment! Power to the People!

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Sweet! Thank you :-)
Power to the people is my favorite part of the speech actually. You saw my clenched fist? Haha

Good job going on stage! Using steem and something called "Oracle-D" is REALLY gonna make you look smart, especially as a female, you get to brag about having faster transaction speeds than almost all the other boys there

Yeah to some people it's still surprising that even women can be smart at times...

Yeah I saw it! I guess you could do that speech in three languages - and that would still be the key phrase!

Well you did awesome, and Steemit Inc should be grateful for your willingness to promote Steem off your own back.

Bummer on the cam settings though - low resolution butt doesn't sound ideal to me! 😂

Thank you very much for the invite and everything, very kind! X

Ahaha, low resolution butt :-D The angle wasn't perfect either. The next time I need to bring someone who really understands how to film a speech, hehe

I'm seriously waiting for the @steemit vote now :-D

The pleasure was mine, Ash - big times in Mallorca! Hopefully we can repeat that very soon - at whatever place on earth :-)) xxx

You should be the expert by now 😎

The Steem love has arrived, now just waiting for Steemit inc.... 😬

Sounds good, happy to spectate and listen in - sunny places preferred!

thats what i call meaningful work! awesome Marly!!

Thank you so much, Ivan!!!
It was actually the perfect mix of work and pleasure, I could seriously get used to such weekend trips :-)

Have a great Monday! :-)

i know that kind of mix! we need more of that in our life's ;D
thanks, have a great Monday too

$rewarding 100% 8min

Your opening comments are the most crucial YES!

  • The future is absolutely decentralised.
  • The system and model gives power back to the people.
  • Is the absolute antithesis of traditional media which has forgotten about the users and does not represent them.

Hold STEEM & get a stake to play on top

Yes! that is the oh-so-important explanation that people need to be able to wrap their head around in order to understand the concept. You have clearly worked on this presentation so damn hard to make it simple and easy to explain and understand.

I am sure you will not mind if I steal borrow your way of explaining it to those who really need to know about it and come join the blockchain revolution.

Thank you for this shot in the arm, belief can be as powerful as a triple espresso, right? It can be a little frustrating for those who really want to help and educate others but do not have a simple way to do so... Now we do!

Thank you for all you are doing to facilitate a smooth transition to blockchain adoption for those who are as yet, unaware. This is the easiest resteem ever!

The shoe analogy was perfect as were the sneakers on your feet haha. What an ambassador, upholding all of the ideals that we should all take out in to the world. Do not think the fist-clench went un-noticed at "Give the power back to the people"

Thanks for the links you scattered throughout the post, some of them I am familiar with, some of them I want to be familiar with.

Oh you live a Canarian lifestyle, awesome! My dream is to retire to Lanzarote, I was last there in October and it is a truly unique, unspoiled, beautiful and magical part of the world. I have been several times and am looking at taking in another of the islands in July.

Thanks again double M, you are a true credit to the platform, the community and indeed the future! May I take this opportunity to say... You quite categorically ROCK! 🙂 🚀 ❤️

@steemit Did you vote for this already? I shall be checking...Notes will be taken! 😁

Ohhhh, what an amazing comment! Thank you so much.

The information provided has no copyright, so please feel free to share it with whoever you feel may benefit from it. To educate people about Steem's business opportunities is actually the very idea of publishing such type of content.

You have clearly worked on this presentation so damn hard to make it simple and easy to explain and understand.

Thanks for the compliment. The biggest challenge was to pack it all in only 5 minutes. I stopped the time at home in order to make sure I would stay within the given time frame on stage. After en entire week of practicing in front of the mirror, I kinda knew it off pat. So during the talk I didn't even need to look down on the cards anymore, but they provided me with a safety net and made me feel more comfortable :-)

Again thanks for your encouragement! Oh and great choice to retire on Canaries, hehe

PS: I just sent you 100 ENGAGE tokens for your fantastic comment :-) You can find them in your wallet @ steem-engine.com
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Nice, i thought i was the only one posting steem engine screenshots, heres my Steem Keychain Wallet

Ill make sure to buy some of those Engage Tokens next time im on steem-engine which is almost everyday :D

@abh12345 is the creator of the token, but I like to give them away to people who especially engage with me in the comments :-)

Ooh! these tokens are a revelation to me... I shall learn about them today. Thank you so much.

Yeah I am always saying that engagement/commenting is literally my only super-power lol. You have probably had another ping by now as I was writing a post when you left this comment that will prove just how much this post and your super-simple presentation resonated with me!

I have left a tab open to check out Lisbon, later today. Thank you for what you do to bring blockchain to the masses, the blockchain salutes you, even if it doesn't always feel that way! 😃 ❤️

From the sounds of things, @surfermarly, it sounds like your presentation of STEEM and Oracle-D was well received (though it seemed like it would have been tough to gauge the reception before hand, since it seemed pretty quiet.

That for me would have been the most nerve wracking. Glad you were able get out of your comfort zone.

Of course, it's kind of hard to overlook the fact that all of this was taking place in Mallorca, and being a one day conference, surely presented an opportunity to go surfing, right? Double win!

Thanks for promoting STEEM, and thanks for sharing your video. Too bad the other GoPro didn't work out as planned. Maybe next time. :)

Hehe, you touched on an interesting point here!
The reception at Steemfest was a bit warmer, but well that's what happens when you have a conference room full of friends in front of you :-)

When I said that I was surfing waves and blockchains I honestly exptected people to somehow respond to it. That first sentence was actually meant to be a little icebreaker. But there was just a very prolonged silence, so I thought by myself: "Alright, different senses of humor. No worries, I'm gonna catch you anyways." Haha

I'd very much LOVE to speak in front of hundreds or even thousands of people one day. That'd truly be one of my lifetime goals. I'll need to improve a couple of things and get even more familiar with the tech part of the blockchain, but I'd really like to face such a challenge in the future :-)

Thanks for stopping by and for supporting me here, it's highly appreciated!!!

PS: I just sent you 100 ENGAGE tokens, you can find them in your wallet @ steem-engine.com :-)
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Wow, just saw that you already have 1,150 ENGAGE tokens. Good job!!

Hey, @surfermarly.

re: Engage Tokens

Well, thank you very much for the tokens. And yeah, I do have some. Not sure why exactly. I think Asher was either feeling sorry for me or was trying to get rid of them. One or the other. :)

re: surfing waves and blockchains

It seems to me that if the audience doesn't know who you are, hasn't heard you speak, doesn't know your personality, then they can be slow or hesitant to pick up on things like that. I'm not saying cut the icebreakers—you definitely want humor, I think—it's just going to be hit and miss, has been my limited experience.

I think you'll do quite well in front of larger audiences, especially since you have the desire to do it, along with the ability and the capacity to learn and adapt.

wow so nice to see people like you and @asher whoever that is, sending these engage tokens around , like apotentiallyvaluavble inside jok3e, reminds me of the days when we would send @pocket tokens back and forth, but just like @steemitqa is sending troll tokens and @whatsup is sending drama tokens, and Im sending people @wafrica and @artzone tokens but i need to bite the bullet and spend 44 bucks get the 100 ENG tokens and create my own ackza multipurpose token

Hey, @ackza.

I haven't really been spreading the ENGAGE tokens around yet, but Asher is actually @abh12345, and the one that created the tokens. He has a Curation and Engagement League that he runs, and he's a part of the @steemcommunity witness along with @paulag. He's big into engagement, thus the tokens and the leagues.

If you're at all interested in joining the leagues and haven't already, here's a link to the latest leagues post. You can simply leave a comment and Asher will sign you up. :)

@glenalbrethsen I have had many spells away from the blockchain this year due to a family illness, then bereavement, it has severely stunted my potential for growth, but family first of course. I will have ample chance to grow and grow this year.

The reason I mention this is that each time I return one thing remains true and it is heartening to see. YOU Sir are everywhere, engaging to the max. Camped out in comment sections across the chain.

Kudos to you for bringing a familiarity that nevers wavers, never falters so that each time I have to take a step back, I return to seeing an oh-so-familiar face.

Stay awesome man :)

Hey, @stevenwood.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I suppose it happens to all of us at some point, but that doesn't make it any easier going through it.

And yes, family first, always. STEEM seems to be resilient enough so far, in spite of us sometimes, to keep on going even if we have to step away for awhile.

re: everywhere

I laughed when I read this. It made my day. I've seen better times, engagement-wise, but then, I guess it depends on what the norm is. For some, I'm everywhere, to others, I'm dogging it, and the reality is probably somewhere bouncing between the two. :)

And in reality, I owe most of anything I manage to do to the Curation and Engagement Leagues ran by @abh12345. They are why I'm encouraged to get out as far as I can, even if it's in my best interest to do so anyway.

Without them, I'm pretty sure I would have left before now. Maybe come back to see what had changed, but I wouldn't have stuck it out this long doing what I do every day.

I appreciate the very kind words, though. They're very encouraging and make me want to do more. :)

I hope things have quieted down for you and that you can have more time here if you so choose.

These are not 'feeling sorry for' tokens :D

Congratulations! You have just earned some ENGAGE Tokens.

Find them at https://steem-engine.com

Hi @surfermarly, we’ve waited for this update!

You really peppered, but the time they gave you was so limited! All the same, I’m glad that you’re able to summarize everything and still gave it a huge meaning; from Decentralization to Steem and to Oracle-D.

Thanks a lot!

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Thank you, Max!
I applied very late for the slot and there was just a small one left. Next time I'll make sure to talk a bit longer :-)

Okay 👌

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Very nice. I had a chance to come back and view it. Great job Marly!

Muchas gracias @whatsup!!! I'm happy you enjoyed it in such way :-))

Great job representing all this community has to offer!

Thank you, Eric!! I'd love to do that more often in the future :-)