Slide deck for the first session of the J-Fall 2019 speaker mentoring program by NLJUG

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J-Fall 2019
SPEAKER MENTORING PROGRAM

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Agenda
• 18:00 walk in, drinks, food
• 18:45 presentation by the mentors:
• Introduction to knowledge sharing
• Introduction to the speaker mentoring program
• How does a ‘call for papers’ work?
• How to write a great conference proposal
• 19:30 hands on: selecting a topic,
writing a proposal, reviewing of proposals
• 21:00 closing & drinks

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Introduction
to knowledge sharing

4. Have you ever
shared your knowledge?

5. Do you think it’s fun
to share knowledge?

7. Must I share knowledge?

8. Sharing knowledge
is fun!

9. Sharing knowledge
is important.

10. Knowledge is the only thing
that multiplies when you share it.

11. Ways to tell your story

12. Keynote

13. Technical session

14. Deep dive

15. Hands-on lab / workshop

16. Panel discussion

17. Quickie

18. Ignite session

19. What defines a
good presentation?

20. A good presentation
entertains the audience

21. A good presentation
educates the audience

22. A good presentation
inspires and introduces

23. A good presentation
makes contact with the audience

24. A good presentation
shares a passion

25. A good presentation tells
your story
the results
what you’ve done
what you’ve learned

26. Top 4 reasons
for not starting
with presenting

27. “I don’t know
what I should talk about”

28. “I don’t know
where to start”

29. “I’ve never presented before”

30. “I’m afraid
I’ll make a fool of myself”

31. Any other excuses? 😉

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Introduction
to the speaker mentoring program

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Call for papers
how does it work?

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How to write a great
Conference proposal

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How to write a great
Conference proposal
• follow the cfp rules
• write quality text, be concise
• invest in a good title
• be respectful
• no product pitches
• be creative and original
• be authentic
• what’s in it for the audience?
• focus on:
• your story
• the outcome
• what you’ve done personally
• what you’ve
learned
• have it reviewed

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Hands on
Selecting a topic, writing a proposal

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Need help?
speakers@nljug.org