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diff --git a/2021/prepare.md b/2021/prepare.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e800a40e --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/prepare.md @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +[[!meta title="Notes and tips on preparing your talk"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2021 Amin Bandali"]] + +This page contains notes and tips for our speakers on preparing their +talks and presentations. Please read through the list and consider it +while preparing your talk. If you have any questions, concerns, or +suggestions please feel free to write to one of the organizers +directly (e.g. <bandali@gnu.org>), or write to one our organizational +mailing lists: the public <emacsconf-org@gnu.org> list, or the private +<emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org> list, depending on the nature of the +matter you would like to discuss. + +Note: being part of a wiki, this page is subject to change (including +by you!); so please check back every now and again for any changes and +updates. + +[[!toc levels=4]] + +### Guidelines for conduct + +Please review our [[guidelines for conduct|conduct]] when preparing +your talk, to make sure we're all on the same page and strive to make +the event a great experience for all. If you're not sure whether your +talk or presentation style meets the guidelines laid out in the +guidelines for conduct, we'd be happy to help. You can email Sacha +Chua at <sacha@sachachua.com> to chat more about this. + +### Recording your talk + +To help EmacsConf 2021 run smoothly, please prerecord your talk. and +send us your video(s) by **November 7** at the latest (three weeks +before the conference), to allow us enough time to do any needed +processing (e.g. format or codec conversion) in preparation for the +event. Please consider submitting a prerecording as early as possible +so that we can see if volunteers can caption your video to make it +more accessible and searchable. + +To make it easier for organizers and attendees to correctly pronounce +your name, please start your video with something along the lines of: + +"Hi! I'm ${NAME} and I'll be talking about ${TOPIC}." + +Please **send your prerecording(s) via email to <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org>**, +either in form of attachments (if reasonably small), or direct link(s) +to download from elsewhere. If you have a script or notes, please +include it as well so that we can use it to help us with captions. +You can also send us additional information to include on the wiki +page for your talk, such as links to other pages or additional videos. +If you need help, please e-mail <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org> . + +To record your video, you could use any of the following pieces of +free software, depending on your needs: + +- [OBS](//obsproject.com) +- [SimpleScreenRecorder](//www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/) +- [vokoscreenNG](//linuxecke.volkoh.de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html) +- [peek](//github.com/phw/peek) +- [ffmpeg](//trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Capture/Desktop) + +You might find the following free software programs useful for editing +your video recordings: + +- [Kdenlive](//kdenlive.org/en/) +- [Blender](//www.blender.org) +- [Pitivi](http://www.pitivi.org) + +Per GNU Project's +[Guide to Formats](//audio-video.gnu.org/docs/formatguide.html), we +prefer to receive prerecorded videos in formats unencumbered by +software patents, such as `video/webm` (WebM-encoded video files, with +`.webm` file extension) and `video/ogg` (video files encoded with the +Theora video codec, encapsulated in an Ogg transport layer, with +`.ogg` or `.ogv` file extension). However, if for one reason or +another you are unable to send us your prerecorded video in one of the +above formats, you may submit them in other common formats, like +MPEG-4 (`.mp4`), and we will try to convert them to our preferred +formats on your behalf. + +*Prepare recorded video in 720p; WebM formatted if possible.* + +> The conference broadcast will be in +> [720p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p) (1280px x 720px, +> progressive) using the [Webm](https://www.webmproject.org/) video +> format. The closer to this format submitted video files arrives in, +> the less work for volunteers. + +After you send in your video, if you've indicated that you'd like to +do live Q&A, we'll set up a tech-check call with you. We'll post details here closer to that time. + +Thank you so much for helping with EmacsConf 2021! + +<!-- #### Office hours for video call tech-checks --> + +<!-- After you submit your prerecorded video, we will schedule a tech-check with --> +<!-- We ask that speakers who plan to participate in Q&A sessions and/or --> +<!-- plan to present live schedule a short tech-check with us in the weeks --> +<!-- leading to the conference, in order to quickly check their ability for --> +<!-- joining video calls and performing common tasks such as sharing their --> +<!-- screen. The office hours will likely be on Saturdays or Sundays, but --> +<!-- we would be happy to try and work out another time if that doesn’t --> +<!-- work for a speaker. --> + +<!-- To schedule a short tech-check, email one of the people listed below --> +<!-- or visit with us on [#emacsconf-org on Freenode --> +<!-- IRC](irc://chat.freenode.net/#emacsconf-org). --> + +<!-- <table> --> +<!-- <thead> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td>Volunteer</td> --> +<!-- <td>Email</td> --> +<!-- <td>IRC Nick</td> --> +<!-- <td>Timezone</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- </thead> --> +<!-- <tbody> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td>Corwin Brust</td> --> +<!-- <td><<a href="mailto:corwin@bru.st">corwin@bru.st</a>></td> --> +<!-- <td>mplsCorwin</td> --> +<!-- <td>US/Central (UTC-6)</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td>Leo Vivier</td> --> +<!-- <td><<a href="mailto:zaeph@zaeph.net">zaeph@zaeph.net</a>></td> --> +<!-- <td>zaeph</td> --> +<!-- <td>CET (UTC+1)</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td>Bhavin Gandhi</td> --> +<!-- <td><<a href="mailto:bhavin192@geeksocket.in">bhavin192@geeksocket.in</a>></td> --> +<!-- <td>bhavin192</td> --> +<!-- <td>Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30)</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td>Karl Voit</td> --> +<!-- <td><<a href="mailto:EmacsConf@Karl-Voit.at">EmacsConf@Karl-Voit.at</a>></td> --> +<!-- <td>publicvoit</td> --> +<!-- <td>CET (UTC+1)</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td><strong>Your Name</strong></td> --> +<!-- <td><your@email></td> --> +<!-- <td> </td> --> +<!-- <td> </td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td><strong>David O'Toole</strong></td> --> +<!-- <td><deeteeoh1138@gmail.com></td> --> +<!-- <td>dto</td> --> +<!-- <td>US/Eastern (UTC-5)</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- <tr> --> +<!-- <td>Amin Bandali</td> --> +<!-- <td><<a href="mailto:bandali@gnu.org">bandali@gnu.org</a>></td> --> +<!-- <td>bandali</td> --> +<!-- <td>US/Eastern (UTC-5)</td> --> +<!-- </tr> --> +<!-- </tbody> --> +<!-- </table> --> + +<!-- If you'd like to help out with the tech-checks, feel free to add your --> +<!-- name and email to the above list and email <bandali@gnu.org> to plan --> +<!-- the logistics. --> + + +<!-- <a name="tech-checklist"></a> --> +<!-- #### Tech checklist --> + +<!-- - Can you speak and be heard? Is there echo? --> +<!-- - Can you hear the organizer? --> +<!-- - Can you share your screen? Is the screen readable? --> +<!-- - If you plan to show your keystrokes, is that display visible? --> +<!-- - If you want to share your webcam (optional), can you enable it? Is it visible? Will there likely be distractions in the background? --> +<!-- - Can you view the collaborative pad? Will you be comfortable reviewing questions on your own (perhaps by keeping it open beside your shared window), or will you need a volunteer to relay questions to you? --> +<!-- - Can you share contact information (ex: phone number) so that we can get in touch with you in case of technical issues or scheduling changes? --> +<!-- - Do you need help finding your way around IRC so that you can check into `#emacsconf-org`? What is your IRC nickname? --> |