CFP Advice for Global Diversity CFP Day 2019 Jakarta

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1. CFP Advice from CFP Committee I hope my advice works!
2. Didik Wicaksono Github: @firewalker06 Twitter/IG: @did1k
3. - Ruby Indonesia Meetups https://ruby.id - Ruby Conference Indonesia https://ruby.id/conf Co-organizers of
4. Ruby Indonesia Meetups
5. Ruby Conference Indonesia 2017
6. I reviewed CFPs
7. But my CFP never got accepted
9. Before we begin...
10. Believe that You have a chance to give talk
11. Even if your CFP is rejected
12. Lesson 1 Talk in Meetups
13. - Talking in meetups is easy, contact the organizer! - Most meetup lack speakers Meetups
14. - Smaller audience - People don’t care if you never gave talks - Better conversation Why you should talk in meetups?
15. - Meetup organizers are good natured folks - People are forgiving on first timers Based on experience
16. Lesson 2 Find some topics
17. - Wrote down achievements no matter small - Pick a topic that is most comfortable to you Finding Topics
18. - Problems solved at work - It doesn’t have to be deep into technical things - Unfinished business can also be interesting! Comfortable topics
19. Build your confidence by speaking in lots of meetups!
20. People don’t care if you talk repeatedly in a meetup
21. Once you got the confidence...
22. Lesson 3 Talk in conference!
23. - https://www.papercall.io/ to manage CFPs About Ruby Conference Indonesia
24. - whether you can do coding demo or not - whether you can do job advertising - presentation design (fonts, background color, etc) - code of conducts - use certain language - whether presentation requires internet connection - theme topics to choose Read CFP guidelines carefully
25. - we have two round of reviews - we use anonymous reviewing first, to rate talks - we remove anonymity to choose the best talks from each person (yes you can submit more than 1 talk!) - we are aiming for diverse speakers Our CFP Review Process
26. TIPS
27. - follow the guidelines to every word! - submit more than 1 talk to increase your chance CFP Tips
28. - some conference give discounts to people who submit, even if rejected - don’t afraid to ask the organizer about the CFP CFP Tips cont...
29. - learn from other speakers - watch conf talks on YouTube: - Confreaks - Perkodi CFP Tips cont...
31. As closing: My first time speaking in front of 700 people In Bath, United Kingdom only 5 minutes Lightning Talk
32. Believe that YOU have a chance to give talk