Developer Evangelist
Developer Evangelist
International Speaker
Spoken at 166 events in 37 countries
So how do I create the perfect CFP?
Catchy title?
Funny bio?
None of those...
The secret of a successful CFP is...
Being selected
What are CFPs?
Different points of view
Speakers
Organisers
Attendees
Conference Organisers
- Create a brand and set a date
- Organise and pay the bills
- Need to create a Program
- Promote event
- Make attendees happy
Call-For-Papers
- Fill in the whole schedule
- Run by a Program Committee
- Choose the topics
- Pick best talks
- Announce keynote speakers
CFP timeline
Vision
Success
Foundations
- General idea
- Topic
- Time
Slides
- Design
- Structure
- Practice
Struggles
- Rejection
- Pressure
- Plan
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🔮
☔
Speaking
- Confidence
- Posture
- What’s next?
For Attendees
- Decide if they want to buy a ticket
- Decide if the talk is interesting for them
- Decide between 2 conflicting talks
- Way to get to know speakers
Event vs Topic CFPs
Picking the Event first
- Special talk for the event
- Talk fits perfectly the program
- Open to introduce changes
Picking a topic first
- Specialised talk around topic
- Topic may not be perfect fit
- A specific event is not a priority
- Closed to make changes
Workshop
PaperCall.io
bit.ly/cfp-workshop
Let's create an awesome CFP!
Together we can do it
