Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by promptworks » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 2:33 PM UTC

Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected
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Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by robertcope » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:08 PM UTC

So, in order to be a presenter, I must have already been a presenter?

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by imron » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:10 PM UTC

I like the spinning cogs in the background.

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by Etzos » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:10 PM UTC

robertcope wrote: post #2

So, in order to be a presenter, I must have already been a presenter?

It looks like a blog would also suffice. Although I had the same initial reaction: it feels like a rather overzealous exclusion.

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by BostX » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:11 PM UTC

robertcope wrote: post #2

So, in order to be a presenter, I must have already been a presenter?

Catch-22

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by wernerb » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:14 PM UTC

"We found every submission to be of high quality. We will now explain why your talks are actually garden-variety by using landscaping metaphores"

Jokes aside. The issues raised are very good, but I can't help but think biased to a certain intended crowd. How does the panel(?) stay objective? Are the different views on topics and how to formulate the synopsis (exaggeration) perhaps relevant to a certain type of conference attendee and so deserving of a separate conference track?

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by asimuvPR » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:15 PM UTC

robertcope wrote: post #2

So, in order to be a presenter, I must have already been a presenter?

I feel this is meant as:

"If you want to present at a big conference, then you must have experience doing smaller conferences or presentations."

You can gain experience by presenting in local meetups, making videos and posting them online, doing short tech talks at your job, etc. Doing those first will net you a lot of valuable skills and experiences.

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by wirrbel » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:15 PM UTC

Can't argue much with these criteria. Yet why "previous presenter experience"? If you are afraid of inexperienced speakers to deliver a boring talk, why Not just give them a 10-15 minute slot?

Them, I am reminded that many speakers tour many events with the same talk. I rather like the idea of having fresh speakers on stage over the 4th instance of the very same old talk.

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by ori_b » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:15 PM UTC

robertcope wrote: post #2

So, in order to be a presenter, I must have already been a presenter?

Assuming that there is no shortage of presenters, is it a stretch for organizers to pick the ones that have strong previous talks first?

Re: Why Your Excellent Conference Talk Was Rejected

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 17, 2016, 3:15 PM UTC

robertcope wrote: post #2

So, in order to be a presenter, I must have already been a presenter?

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