Episode 9

CFPs! Submitting talks to conferences

This week we talk about Call for Proposals and how to submit a talk to a developer conference.

November 14, 2022 · 34:04

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Why speak at a conference?

Share your hard-won learnings
Meet other people
Grow an audience
Build your talent brand to hire people

What makes a conference worth speaking at?

Do you need to be very senior to speak at a conference?

Picking a topic

What are you interested in?
What are you excited about?
What do you know a lot about?

Components of a CFP

Abstract
Description
Outlines

Usually a blind selection process

Other Tips

Watch past talks from the conference you are applying to on YouTube if they are available.
Check out speakerline.io for examples of CFPs
On writing well - William https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-Classic-Guide-Nonfiction/dp/0060891548

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Creators and Guests

Host

CJ Avilla

Developer Advocate @StripeDev. Veteran. 📽 https://t.co/2UI0oEAnFK. Building with Ruby, Rails, JavaScript

Host

Colin Loretz

I like to build software and communities. Building software at @orbitmodel 🪐 Coworking at @renocollective 🎙Sharing software learnings on @buildandlearn_

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CFPs! Submitting talks to conferences

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