How to Become a Conference Speaker
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With all conferences going virtual this year, it's easier than ever to give a presentation: no travel days and no hotel costs. So how do you convince the organizers of an event that you're the right person with the right topic? MongoDB veteran speakers Lauren Schaefer and Sven Peters have spoken at over 300 events and will share their tips and tricks and how to avoid pitfalls when submitting a proposal to speak at a conference. In this workshop, you'll learn how to identify a topic that is perfect for both you and the conference, create a compelling title, and write a convincing abstract. And don't worry—you don't need to have tons of experience in public speaking to land your first gig.
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How to Become a Conference Speaker
- 1. Sven Peters | Developer Advocate | MongoDB | @svenpet Lauren Hayward Schaefer | Developer Advocate | MongoDB | @Lauren_Schaefer How to Become a Conference Speaker
- 2. How did we become conference speakers?
- 3. The Program Committee First you need to convince
- 4. Invited Call for speakers Opens for 1-2 months 3 - 5 months before the conference
- 5. Where to find conferences? Co-Workers Newsletter: SeeCFP or CFP Land Twitter Other Presenters
- 6. Schedule from last year Does it resonate? Find a Topic AttendeesPassion
- 7. Popular Topics Multiple submissions Popular speakers
- 8. Popular Topics Future 3 Slots 10 Submissions Methodology & DevOps 5 Slots 102 Submissions
- 9. A typical submission Title Abstract More info About you
- 10. The Talk Title Catch the attention - Make your talk stick
- 11. MongoDB Retail Use Case Need for Speed
- 12. 50 - 80 chars Avoid “super clever” titles Ingredients Hungry for moreSimple & Clear
- 13. Catch the attention Make it stick Represents your message For Reviewers
- 14. 7 Things: How to Tune Your Database Sharding: The Data Jigsaw Puzzle
- 15. Take your time.
- 16. Convince the committee (and the attendees) The Abstract
- 18. Problem Solution Solve the problem Be concrete Examples
- 20. A successful application will require modifications over its lifetime. The question is not if, but when. This presentation will follow the life of an application and the diverse life-altering events it will go through. Events that require changes to the schema, the resources it needs, growing into a sharded cluster and, the security requirements it must satisfy. Knowing that you can evolve your application without downtime may be for you a sufficient single reason to use MongoDB for your applications. Problem
- 21. A successful application will require modifications over its lifetime. The question is not if, but when. This presentation will follow the life of an application and the diverse life-altering events it will go through. Events that require changes to the schema, the resources it needs, growing into a sharded cluster and, the security requirements it must satisfy. Knowing that you can evolve your application without downtime may be for you a sufficient single reason to use MongoDB for your applications. Solution
- 22. A successful application will require modifications over its lifetime. The question is not if, but when. This presentation will follow the life of an application and the diverse life-altering events it will go through. Events that require changes to the schema, the resources it needs, growing into a sharded cluster and, the security requirements it must satisfy. Knowing that you can evolve your application without downtime may be for you a sufficient single reason to use MongoDB for your applications. Learnings
- 24. Use a spell checker Ask a native speaker
- 25. Decision on your submission
- 26. You’ve come a long way…. More Info
- 29. Qualifications Talk Outline More examples Topic relevance Conference acceptance
- 30. A bit about you Bio
- 31. Sven Peters, developer advocate at MongoDB, has been studying trends in software development for the last 10 years uncovering the cultural and technical attributes to help development teams work effectively and drive innovation. He has 20 years experience in writing code, leading teams, and sharing his experience with thousands of developers at uncountable conferences in 25+ countries.
- 32. Great submission …but are you a good speaker?
- 33. Share your work
- 34. There is no video of you presenting? Create one!
- 35. Summary
- 36. A typical submission Title Abstract More info About you First impression / sticky Convincing the committee The final punch You’re a great presenter
- 37. The Title Let’s write a submission
- 38. Keep yourself alive Try 1
- 39. Burnout at the Workplace Try 2
- 40. Try 3 Keep yourself alive Stopping the Effects of Burnout
- 41. The Abstract Let’s write a submission
- 42. I will talk about why burnout culture takes away from inclusion and how to identifying burnout within yourself and your teams.
- 43. The tech community puts a warped badge of honor around burnout. It’s often seen as an indicator of success and working hard when it’s actually harming the growth of our developer communities and teams. By helping to recognize the signs in yourself and others, we can solve one of the least talked about and most dangerous problems in tech -- and hopefully save some lives. I will talk about why burnout culture takes away from inclusion and how to identifying burnout within yourself and your teams.
- 44. The tech community puts a warped badge of honor around burnout. It’s often seen as an indicator of success and working hard when it’s actually harming the growth of our developer communities and teams. By helping to recognize the signs in yourself and others, we can solve one of the least talked about and most dangerous problems in tech -- and hopefully save some lives. I will talk about why burnout culture takes away from inclusion and how to identifying burnout within yourself and your teams. You'll learn how to bring a healthy work and growth ethic to your team, no matter if you’re the newcomer or the tech lead.
- 45. The tech community puts a warped badge of honor around burnout. It’s often seen as an indicator of success and working hard when it’s actually harming the growth of our developer communities and teams. By helping to recognize the signs in yourself and others, we can solve one of the least talked about and most dangerous problems in tech -- and hopefully save some lives. I will talk about why burnout culture takes away from inclusion and how to identifying burnout within yourself and your teams. You'll learn how to bring a healthy work and growth ethic to your team, no matter if you’re the newcomer or the tech lead.