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Get on the stage through the side door

Attendee lightning talks are submitted in advance and voted on by other attendees, which is how one speaker first got twelve minutes at a conference he had only paid to attend. Pitch a topic that will pull a crowd, since organisers pick the talks that sell tickets, and be honest with yourself about what you want back from the slot. Then go to the speakers' dinner, which is where the established people in your niche actually are.

The method

1. 01

   Get on a big conference stage through attendee lightning talks, which are submitted in advance and voted on by other attendees.

2. 02

   Pitch a topic that will pull a crowd, since organisers pick talks that sell tickets, and be explicit with yourself about what you want back from the appearance.

3. 03

   Go to the speakers' reception - the private dinner is where you meet the established people in your niche.

What it returned

• 2015

  Justin first spoke at MicroConf in 2015 by giving a 12 minute talk as an attendee.

• Justin describes a speakers' dinner in Barcelona full of people in his niche he had admired for years.

Sources

• Why geeks should speakJustin Jackson · justinjackson.ca · Finally, let's find you some speaking opportunities · undated