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Tip #1: Conference Organizers skip bad titles
Hello, my name is Brian Sullivan. Call me “Sully”.
I organize the Big Design Conference with my friends. We use your talk title to:
- Accept your proposal- Market your talk- Sell conference tickets- Tweet about your session
If we read a boring conference title, we don’t pick the speaker. We skip bad titles.
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TALK TITLE:BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
Tip #2: write your title separately.
Super speakers write their title and description at same time. They are separate assignments.
Tip #3: test titles with your friends.
Gather 5 or 6 of your friends or co-workers to vote on several versions of your talk title.
Tip #4: Write your title 5+ times.
Super talk titles get you noticed at industry events & beyond.
Source: Ken Tabor
It’s Sully, again.
Great titles are not enough. Conference organizers want great descriptions, too. We use them to:
- Better understand your conference proposal- Review your thought processes- Check for originality and tone of voice- Verify your talk is a match to the audience
Write meaningful descriptions to help me choose you.
Tip #6: Organizers Use TALK descriptions.
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TALK TITLE:Design Like Da Vinci: Sketching Secrets of Leonardo
Tip #7: write descriptions separately!
Super speakers write great descriptions. They know descriptions sell their proposals.
Tip #9: use inverted pyramid style.
Headline
Problems
Lessons
EndIn the end, your audience will better understand how to solve a problem.
Headlines grab their attention.
Lessons explain how your talk will solve the problems.
Problems give them something to think about.
Attendees use descriptions to justify the costs of conference expenses to their boss.
Tip #10: descriptions used To Justify Costs.
It’s Sully, again.
Contrary to popular belief, conference organizers do not know everyone. We use bios to:
- Verify your expertise- Check out your past speaking gigs- Review previous slides- Help us to market you
People come to see cool speakers. Bios help us alot.
Tip #11: Organizers don’t know everyone.
Super speakers include conference talks in their LinkedIn bios.
Tip #12: organizers review linkedin bios.
Write a bio for people who don’t know you. Keep it short, too.
Tip #13: write a short bio for your intros.
Do you like my shades?
Conference organizers want high-quality speakers. Credibility is important. We use credibility to:
- Create an awesome conference experience- Generate buzz before the event- Market you (and your talk)- Build up the conference brand
Your credibility helps get you accepted!
Tip #16: Organizers LOVE Speaker credibility.
Social media behavior matters.It builds credibility online.
Tip #20: use social media to build credibility.
Bad social media behavior can also cost you speaking opportunities.
I love speakers that market their own talks. As a conference organizer, it should not just fall on me.Your early marketing will help you to:
- Stand out from other presenters- Generate early buzz on your topic- Get attendees excited about your talk- Sell your proposal topic to other people
It helps out conference organizers, too.
Tip #21: super speakers are smart marketers.
Market early with a blog post. Present later, as a follow-up.
Tip #22: write an early Blog Post.
I published two LinkedIn Pulse articles before speaking at SxSW this year.
Send short surveys to fine-tune content. It is early market research, too.
Tip #24: Survey your peers.
Ask a question, reply to comments, or take polls in online forums.
Tip #25: reply to online forums.
People give you advise and critique more openly in online forums.
1. Your title is a separate writing task2. Descriptions are a different writing task3. Create a multi-channel bio4. increase Your credibility in proposals5. Market Your proposals Early
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