If you’re interested in presenting at PodCamp Boston 3, we’ve opened up a registration form for presenters to sign up.

• You MUST be registered as a participant with a ticket in order to present.
• You’ll need your Eventbrite ticket number when you register to present.

To sign up for a presentation slot, click this Google Doc.

To see who has already signed up, click this Google Doc instead.

Next Steps:

Here’s the audio from Bryan Person’s 58-minute conversation with Laura Fitton earlier today on BlogTalkRadio.

The show was called “Delivering killer presentations at PodCamp” and featured Laura’s excellent advice for both first-time presenters and accomplished speakers alike. Laura also took several call-in questions from listeners.

If you’ll be presenting at PodCamp this weekend, then listen in! You’ll certainly learn a thing or two that you can apply to your presentation.

Hey all, a quick update. The organizing team is now assembling the draft schedule for PodCamp Boston 2. We’ve got a GREAT list of proposed sessions to choose from, and almost certainly will have more topics, great topics, than we have physical rooms for. Here’s the general plan:

1. The schedule grid will be assembled and sent to speakers to determine scheduling conflicts, as well as potential opportunities to team up.
2. If there are open slots for any reason, sessions from the wait list will be added in.

If your session proposal is NOT chosen, fear not! There are some great options:

1. We strongly encourage you to record your session in advance and add a link to it on the wiki as a virtual session, and conduct discussion in the forums.
2. There is also a LOT of free space at the venue, lots of pre-function areas where you can simply gather a group of people and have discussions, roundtables, etc. Just because a group meets in a space other than a numbered room doesn’t mean it’s not a session.

We look forward to what you have to share!

We’re finalizing floor plans and layouts now for PodCamp Boston 2. We’re going to have 1 BIG room plus 6 breakout rooms, so there should be ample opportunities to speak and/or present. Now’s a great time to start thinking about presenting on your new media topic of choice. Some important points:

• Unlike a traditional conference, you don’t need credentials to speak. Anyone who is so interested may speak.
• Commercial pitches are discouraged. All PodCamps obey the Law of Two Feet. If you turn a speaking opportunity into an advertisement, PodCampers will simply walk out. That’s not to say you can’t mention who you are and what you do, but your presentation needs to provide value and a reason for people to pay attention and participate.
• If you want to have a conversation on a topic, consider the format of a 5 minute introduction to the topic and then a roundtable/brainstorming session. For example, at PodCamp Europe, Kfir Pravda threw the question out - how do I get my mother to watch Internet TV? The resulting brainstorming session created a lot more value than the standard podium lecture.
• Want to facilitate discussion? Consider recording the “speech” part of your session in advance and posting it on any number of video hosting sites. Let people know in the forum and on the schedule (when it opens up) that the lecture part is available in advance, and encourage people to watch it and bring questions/comments. Turn a standard speech into a real conversation.
• Want to get ideas for speaking? Post your proposed session in the forums and gather feedback from people in advance!

We look forward to hearing what YOU have to say!