Add potential CfP resources
authorSarah Conway Schnurr <sarah.conway@crunchydata.com>
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:15:27 +0000 (08:15 -0700)
committerSarah Conway Schnurr <sarah.conway@crunchydata.com>
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:15:27 +0000 (08:15 -0700)
templates/pages/callforpapers.html

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@@ -85,5 +85,32 @@ the talk submission page directly <a href="{{pguslink("events/pgopen2019/callfor
 <p>Of course, we're happy to receive proposals for talks on other PostgreSQL-related topics as well.</p>
 <p>Training/Tutorials are expected to run around 3 hours with at least one break, possibly more, and should be submitted by selecting the Training track.</p>
 
+<h2>Resources</h2>
+<p>
+       Anyone interested in submitting a talk to PostgresOpen is welcome to email us at <a href="contact@postgresopen.org">contact@postgresopen.org</a> at any time!
+       we're happy to help with ideas, suggestions, or advice for any stage of the talk-creation process.
+</p>
+<p>
+       Here are some additional links and resources on writing a proposal, improving public speaking skills, creating a presentation, submitting a proposal, and more
+       that may be helpful for prospective speakers:
+</p>
+<ul>
+       <li>https://publicspeakingresources.com/</li>
+       <li>https://schneems.com/blogs/2016-04-07-conference-proposal</li>
+       <li>https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/10-resources-to-improve-your-public-speaking-skills/</li>
+       <li>https://www.ted.com/playlists/574/how_to_make_a_great_presentation</li>
+       <li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5WT2vweFRY</li>
+       <li>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcVW4nqcWxE</li>
+       <li>https://twitter.com/kapehe_ok/status/1138853670571790337</li>
+       <li>https://twitter.com/DataRenee/status/1141755938057150466</li>
+</ul>
+<p>
+       Wondering what tools could be used to create your talk? Some popular (& free!) choices include:
+</p>
+<ul>
+       <li><a href="https://www.latex-project.org/">LaTeX</a> with <a href="https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Beamer">Beamer</a></li>
+       <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/">Google Slides</a></li>
+       <li><a href="https://github.com/hakimel/reveal.js/">RevealJS</a> hosted on <a href="https://pages.github.com/">GitHub Pages</a></li>
+</ul>
 
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