Conferences Are Coming: How to Write a Presentation Proposal That Gets Selected

New year, new conference lineups! If you made presenting at a conference one of your professional or personal goals this year, you’re in luck because many conferences are already looking for their next pack of presenters. For example and totally a shameless plug, Write the Docs Portland is one of those very conferences looking for folks to present their ideas and experiences. Proposals are due January 21, 2025.

What is this thing? This session of WTD ATX will focus on writing a compelling presentation or session proposal. So bring something to take notes with (laptop, phone, pen and paper), bring questions, and bring some of your own personal successes if you have presented at a conference before.

Pre-read recommendations:

• How to Write a Conference Speaking or Session Proposal That Gets Chosen Every Time by Tamsen Webster (6 min read)
• A WTD example proposal (2 min read)
• WTD Youtube channel, which contains years and years of presentations to give you some inspiration and market research

Where is this happening? Cherrywood Coffeehouse! Cherrywood has their own parking lot, indoor and outdoor seating, and a wide selection of non-alcoholic bevvies, beer, wine, and food.

Cherrywood Coffeehouse
1400 E 38th 1/2 St
Austin, TX 78722

How can you find us when you get there? We’ll have a Write the Docs sign on our table to help you spot us. We will also post a comment to let you know if we’re inside or outside.

What is this group? We are the Austin chapter of Write the Docs, a global community of people who care about documentation. Check out our story on the group’s main page here on Meetup, join our LinkedIn group to stay in touch between events, and learn more about our code of conduct.

Have questions? Feel free to ask them in the comment section!