Finding talks to speak atλ︎
- Lanyrd
- asking other developers
- twitter -- #cfp -- @techspeakdigest -- @WikiCFP
Existing communityλ︎
- go to their meetups and see what topics people are interested in (or just read the event description if you cant make it in person)
- join in -- email lists, forums, etc
Getting your talk acceptedλ︎
Understanding your audienceλ︎
Something popularλ︎
Something uniqueλ︎
Something no one else is doingλ︎
Bulding up a reputationλ︎
- document your speaking history -- update your lanyrd page with speaking engagements -- blog about each talk you give -- blog around the topic --- get your blog
big conferences to showcase the products - rather have one big conference rather than several small