A great talk conference proposal is the way you can get your foot in the door when applying to speak at a conference. Your bio gives people the sense of why you're uniquely qualified to deliver the content. My session will help you understand the tools and frameworks you can use to write a winning conference proposal. You will walk away with a better understanding of how you can write more compelling abstracts/bios for your conference proposals.

1. Crafting your BIO and
Abstract
TIPS AND TRICKS

2. What one thing
have you done
that skyrocketed
your growth?

3. Public Speaking

5. scary

6. Demystifying Public
Speaking, Lara Hogan
• Voice
• Bodies
• Technical Malfunctions
• Being Wrong or Challenged
• Performance

7. •Topic
•CFP
•Biography

8. Simona Cotin
Cloud Advocate Lead @ Microsoft
Awarded Software Developer
@simona_cotin

9. Choosing your
topic

10. Expert
Something you’re intimately
familiar with
In your team, you’re the go-
to person on that topic
You have a passion for

12. Learn

14. Writing your Call For
Papers (CFP)

15. Title

16. A good title is
• Compelling
• Relevant
• Relatable
• Short

17. The humble border-
radius

18. A Good Abstract
Includes:
• A hook – Why should I join?
• Main part – How you’ll
demonstrate your point?
• What’s in it for me?

19. How to write a CFP? Asim Hussain

20. What Your Conference Proposal Is Missing, Sarah
Mei

21. The Ultimate Guide To Memorable Tech Talks, Nina Zakharenko
Research the
conference before
submitting. Look for
explicit guidelines
or research past
talks.
01
Propose what
you’re capable of
delivering in a
concise way.
02
Don’t be afraid of
rejection. Try again.
03

22. Consider Asking for
Feedback

23. It’s not you, it’s
them

24. They might change their
mind

25. You might get the
opportunity of a
lifetime J

26. Inspiration?
• Papercall
• Sessionize
• Conference Websites
• Get Mentorship

27. Writing your
biography (Bio)

28. Crafting Your Bio: By Danielle
Barnes from
WomenTalkDesign
Global Diversity CFP Day
Keep it simple
(25 – 250
words)
•Currently …
•Before that …
•Also …
Keep it in 3rd
person

29. How to become a
public speaker in
1 year, Catt Small

31. With a little help
from my friends

32. Consider adopting a
Speaker raider

33. It’s ok to still feel
anxious J
YOU’RE IN GOOD COMPANY

34. The Stages of
Fear, Eric Meyer
“A hundred public
talks or more, and
it’s still not easy. I’m
not sure it
ever will be easy.
I’m not sure it
ever should be
easy.

35. important

36. Don’t let the fear
stop you!

37. Excited

38. Questions?