How to Overcome Your Fears to Become a Conference Speaker
summary
Lists real acceptance rates and concrete actions: many conferences get hundreds of submissions (examples cited: ~800, ~350 and even ~1,000) so acceptance often falls to ≤10%, Ignite-style formats can have 8 slots for 700+ submissions. Focus energy on a tight title and submit a tight abstract not full slides, target smaller meetups, record rehearsals and cut filler words, collect feedback, use PaperCall and Twitter, bring practical gear like your own clicker and multiple adapters, check the room early, and note that non-native English speakers make up most presenters (native-English ≈20%).
AI-written summary · about
chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to conference speaking
- 1:21Overcoming public speaking fears
- 14:14Submitting to conferences
- 27:22Crafting talk proposals
- 38:41After acceptance tips
- 44:38Q&A and closing
related talks
40mOvercoming Imposter Syndrome to Become a Conference Speaker!
33mSharing is Caring: How to Begin Speaking at Conferences
24mGetting Over Your Imposter Syndrome to Become a Conference Speaker
28mGearing up for your Next Conference Talk
31mA talk about talks
45mGet on stage!
42mBenjamin Bischoff: Public Speaking and Procrastination - How to Speak at Conferences
50mYou Should Be Standing Here: Learning to Present Sessions