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diff --git a/2023/cfp.org b/2023/cfp.org index 68623cce..15bfa916 100644 --- a/2023/cfp.org +++ b/2023/cfp.org @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ stream of quick ideas followed by lots of conversation over IRC and/or Q&A sessions, with occasional deep dives into topics that many people might find interesting or useful. -As you think about your talk, consider what you can share in: +As you think about your talk, consider whether you can squeeze everything in: - *Up to 10 minutes total:* What is the core idea? What do you want people to do or remember? You can show just enough to get people @@ -125,27 +125,30 @@ As you think about your talk, consider what you can share in: - *Up to 40 minutes total:* What would benefit from a deep dive? How do you keep it engaging? -When writing your proposal, please write an outline of what you plan -to talk about if you have 5-10 minutes. If you'd like to propose a -longer talk, add an outline of what you might include if you had more -time to present (up to 40 minutes, including Q&A). +Think of 20+ minutes presentation as extensions of the 10-minute +presentation. If you are aiming at the 10-minute presentation, just +write an outline of what you plan to talk about if you have 5-10 +minutes. If you’d like to propose a longer talk, add an outline of +what you might add to the first part if you had more time to present +(up to 40 minutes, including Q&A). -Here's an example for a potentially 40-minute talk. Your proposal -would include all three sections: +20 minutes seems to be the best length for a presentation: short +enough to keep people's attention, long enough to get into some +details. There will be time for questions and answers after your talk, +so you don't need to include that in your talk timing. + +Here's an example proposal for a 20-minute talk. Your proposal +would include the 10- and 20- minute sections: - 10 minutes: quick demo of the abc package working together with xyz package. - 20 minutes: same as above, with some customization options to accommodate a different workflow. -- 40 minutes: all of the above, including modifying the behaviour of - the package in order to add something new. - -(If you're planning a shorter talk, you don't need to describe longer -ones.) -This flexibility would help us in devising the conference schedule so -that as many people as possible could get a chance to present their -ideas, while still allowing for featuring longer deep dive talks. +Describing what you'd cover in different talk lengths gives us +flexibility in scheduling talks so that as many people as possible +can get a chance to present their ideas, while still allowing for +featuring longer deep dive talks. Other session formats such as tutorials, workshops, and hangouts are welcome as well, in case you would find those other formats preferable @@ -154,9 +157,9 @@ session types, please let us know [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs happy to work something out with you. This year, we'd like to experiment with accepting proposals throughout -the CFP process, particularly for 10-20 minute talks. If there are -similar proposals, we'll work with people so that the talks can cover -different facets. +the CFP process, particularly for 10-20 minute talks. (Another reason +to propose a short talk!) If there are similar proposals, we'll work +with people so that the talks can cover different facets. * Preparing and submitting your proposal |