How to ace that CFP

Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

It’s “Call For Papers” (CFP) season in Go land, so we gathered some seriously experienced conference organizers to help YOUR submission be the best ever.

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Featuring:

• V Körbes – Website, GitHub, X
• Anna-Katharina Wickert – GitHub, X
• Natalie Pistunovich – GitHub, X
• Angelica Hill – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Anna-Katharina’s talk at GopherCon EU 2022
• GopherCon UK CFP
• GopherCon CFP
• GopherCon EU CFPCfp Gophercon europe https://www.papercall.io/gceu23
• The Inigo Montoya Story structure
• Bill Gates commencement speech
• Chips definition lawsuit

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1. It's Go Time! (00:00:00)

2. Welcoming our guests (00:00:50)

3. Getting to know Angelica (00:02:19)

4. Anna's turn to introduce herself (00:03:10)

5. Your friendly neighborhood Johnny (00:04:13)

6. Natalie's conference background (00:05:24)

7. Getting to know V (00:06:48)

8. Angelica's favorite talk submission (00:09:09)

9. Anna's amazing talk (00:10:18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTvK8lzhENo

10. Go conferences you can submit to in 2023 (00:13:57)

11. V's tips for submitting a talk (00:14:42)

12. Tell a story (00:17:36)

13. State the benefits (00:20:12)

14. Sponsor: Changelog++ (00:21:27)

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15. Movie trailer voice! (00:22:23)

16. Prepare to use the Inigo Montoya method (00:24:35)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JGp7Meg42U

17. Developer storytelling skills (00:25:27)

18. Fix spelling & grammar mistakes (00:28:55)

19. Advice for non-native english speakers (00:30:19)

20. Should we use humor in proposals? (00:31:45)

21. V's universal humor formula (00:35:24)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPx5N6Lh3sw

22. Being comfortable on stage (00:37:03)

23. To give a good talk... don't give a talk (00:39:36)

24. Don't be afraid to be yourself (00:42:10)

25. Don't try to sound smart (00:45:02)

26. How to use slides well (00:47:27)

27. Know the first/last sentences of your talk (00:48:42)

28. It's time for Unpopular Opinions! (00:51:02)

29. V's unpop (00:51:33)

30. Anna's unpop (00:52:41)

31. Johnny's unpop (00:55:13)

32. V on workers' unions (01:00:09)

33. Natalie's very dangerous unpop (01:02:28)

34. Time to Go! (01:05:44)

35. Outro (01:05:58)