Gearing up for your Next Conference Talk
summary
Walks through exact CFP fields and gives concrete examples of titles and abstracts, shows using Sessionize and cfplan.com to find calls, and recommends Google Slides transcript for captions; demos become recorded GIFs to avoid build or network failures. Advises a timeline—submit to meetups months ahead, prepare deliverables a week before—and cites surprising poll numbers (86% achievement response, mentions a 30% speaker gender stat) to justify outreach and inclusivity.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Session introduction
- 1:50Imposter syndrome
- 3:59Conference speaking benefits
- 7:08CFPs and submissions
- 10:17Talk formats
- 11:20CFP form structure
- 13:51Talk topics
- 15:37Talk titles
- 17:02Abstracts for proposals
- 19:32Speaker bio tips
- 21:41Presentation prep
- 23:52Organizer questions
- 25:16Remote audience engagement
- 26:01Presentation pitfalls
- 26:43Impactful presentation tips
- 28:05Demos and tech issues
- 29:12Live coding tips
- 31:20Scripting vs improvisation
- 32:02Practice and goals
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