How To Get On This Stage (And What To Do When You Get There)
summary
Step-by-step method for getting accepted and actually delivering: five stages: submit, write, rehearse, perform, bask; write a 25‑minute outline of 5–10 top‑level bullets, expand each with 2–3 subpoints, then make roughly one bullet per slide; craft a one‑paragraph pitch, use Hemingway to tighten prose, fill the CFP notes to explain audience fit, and submit multiple proposals; rehearse live about 5–8 times (or ~8 dress rehearsals), turn up early, and skip Q&A if needed.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and motivation
- 2:52Five stages of giving a talk
- 7:03Choosing a talk topic
- 13:23Submitting a proposal
- 16:31Writing and preparing the talk
- 21:50Rehearsing and performing
- 25:00Basking in the glory
- 26:05Q&A session
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