How to propose a talk and get it accepted

Always wanted to propose a technology conference talk? This talk covers selecting a topic, interpreting the CFP, writing the proposal, and reasons for rejection.

Transcript

1. 2013-03-21! Secrets To Success:
2. Overview
3. What should I talk about?
4. Where should I submit my talk?
5. Talk venues
6. Submission and review process
7. Types of talks
8. Technology teaching
9. Broader technology skills
10. Vendor talks
11. Case studies and War Stories
12. Your FOSS project
13. State of the X
14. Random stuff from left field
15. Aside: Tutorials and Workshops
16. Aside: Panels
17. Aside: Lightning Talks and Ignite
18. Calls for Papers
19. Call for Papers
20. Interpreting the CFP
21. Example- php|tek
22. What the organizers want
23. Fitting the CFP
24. Example - MySQL Connect
25. Key point - vendor conference
26. Aside: Tracks at conferences
27. Key points - Specific guidelines
28. Example: OSCON
29. Topics vs Tracks
30. Tracks (excerpt)
31. How do I interpret this?
32. Writing your proposal
33. What you need
34. Titles
35. Abstracts, Descriptions
36. Abstract - Examples
37. Description - Example
38. Description - Example
39. Key point: enough information
40. Your bio
41. Example
42. Sample talks
43. What selectors look for
44. Who`s reviewing my talk?
45. It`s really simple
46. Reasons to reject
47. You broke the rules
48. Not bad, but...
49. Multiple talks on the same topic
50. Sometimes you get Rasmused
51. Other reasons
52. Yay! I got accepted
53. Turning your proposal into a talk
54. A final note for the unwary
55. Questions?