Speaker Resources

This page is a listing of the many resources available for speakers presenting sessions at DrupalCon Prague.

Speaker Slide Templates

We are happy to provide slide deck templates for speakers to use to create their DrupalCon Prague session slides, in Power Point, Keynote, and Google Presentation.
If you'd rather use your own slides, that's fine! However, be sure to include a TITLE slide for session archiving and an EVALUATION reminder slide to remind attendees to evaluate your session. See the links below for examples of these two slides.

Speaker Webinars

All webinars will be held at 17:00 CEST. If you cannot join live or have issues accessing the webinar, don't worry! We'll be recording these sessions and posting them to our YouTube channel. To watch recordings from past webinars, click here.

Past Webinars

Thursday, 8 August - Getting Started
Thursday, 22. August - Presentation Styles, Tips, and Tricks
Thursday, 5. September - Delivery and Audience Management

Watch the Recording

Speaker Check-Ins

Please contact your track chair for each check-in to review your session's progress.

  • Prior to 9. August: review session with your track chair
  • Prior to 30. August: update your track chair with session progress
  • Prior to 13. September: schedule and perform a dry run of your session with your track chair

AV + Setup

Speakers are required to arrive at least 15 minutes early for setup. Speakers have access to the session rooms from prior to the first session of the day and also during the breaks. We encourage speakers wishing to present audio/video files or demos to store these files locally on your laptop, rather than relying on an internet connection, which can sometimes fail.

What to bring

  • Your laptop, with session slides loaded (it doesn't hurt to bring a backup USB)
  • Your laptop's power adaptor
  • A 230 volt power adaptor if you are visiting from outside the Czech Republic
  • A VGA adaptor if your laptop is a Mac or late model PC (we do not use HDMI projectors)
  • A slide advancer, if you want one

What we'll provide

  • 1 podium mic
  • 2 table mics @ head table
  • 1 audience mic on stand
  • 1 switcher at head table (for up to 4 laptop inputs) to projector
  • 1 projector at 1024 x 768 VGA resolution
  • 1 audio jack for laptop audio @ podium
  • 1 screen - sizes vary per room
  • Recording equipment to capture your slides and presentation audio
  • Jay, from our archiving team, to help get your laptop setup on our recording equipment. Please arrive early so he has time to help everyone!

Speaker FAQ

How long are sessions? General sessions are 60 minutes and should include 10-15 minutes for audience Q+A. Core Conversation sessions may run at 15 minute and 30 minute increments. Labs are 2.5 hours long and should consider audience interaction as part of the session flow.

How are speakers compensated?
One speaker per session will receive a coupon code for complimentary registration to DrupalCon. We will notify all accepted speakers in advance of the earlybird ticket rate ending so additional speakers can register for our lowest ticket rate.

How can I help improve my session's visibility in the community? Once you've submitted a session, promote it! Community comments help our selection teams better know what our attendees are interested in seeing at DrupalCon.

How can I help get my session get selected?
Be sure to read up on the track descriptions, which are the criteria our selection team will use to determine if a session is a good fit for the conference, and align your session topic with the Major Themes outlined.
Remember that site visitors can comment on your session to offer feedback and ask questions. Check back frequently to see what people are saying, use their comments to help clarify the intent of your session, and if appropriate, revise your session proposal based on their feedback.

How will my session be recorded?
We record the audio and slides live, as they are presented, and post to your session node following your session (generally within a few hours of delivery.)
Attendees like having a copy of session slides in addition to this recording, so we publish all speaker slides (to each speaker's respective node) and to the Drupal Association's YouTube channel on the first day of DrupalCon.

What permissions do I need to present?
Ensure you have explicit permission to share your company/client information, or at what level is appropriate to share. Proposing a session without permission is grounds for session cancellation.

Session AV + Setup

Setup times: Speakers are required to arrive at least 15 minutes early for setup. Speakers have access to the session rooms from prior to the first session of the day and also during the breaks.

What to bring:

  • Your laptop, with session slides loaded (it doesn't hurt to bring a backup USB)
  • Your laptop's power adaptor
  • A 230 volt power converter if you are visiting from outside Europe
  • A VGA cable if your laptop is a Mac or late model PC (we do not use HDMI projectors)
  • A slide advancer, if you want one

Drupal Association Resources