How to get your conference talk accepted /cc @r00k

I am one of the original organizers of both RubyConf and RailsConf . Combined, I’ve organized or been on the program committee for around 25 conferences. I’ve read hundreds of proposals and seen hundreds of conference talks. Occasionally, a proposal or a talk stands out. Here’s one that I still think of when new would-be speakers ask how to get their first talk accepted. When preparing for RailsConf 2010 in Baltimore, we received this email from Ben Orenstein : Ben had never spoken at a conference before, and he knew we had a lot of proposals to consider. Here’s what I like about his email (and video ): Most important, he showed us how ent...