MozCon is heading again to Seattle this July, and we’re excited to announce the return of our annual name for up-and-coming group audio system!
Yearly, we take nice delight in reserving area on our stage for brand new voices. Are you the person who everybody in your community appears to be like to for digital advertising recommendation? Maybe you’ve been honing your voice on podcasts or blogs, all of the whereas dreaming of stepping onto the massive stage to share your modern concepts? Now’s your likelihood to submit your pitch for the chance to affix business leaders on the MozCon stage in entrance of 1,500 of your friends. (No strain!)
Unsure what a group speaker is?
At MozCon, we’ve got a speaker choice committee that identifies practitioners on the prime of their skilled area with a imply talking sport. However these classes are by invite solely, and we all know the group is bursting on the seams with hidden gems able to share groundbreaking analysis, sizzling suggestions, and search engine optimization assessments that drive outcomes.
Cue our MozCon group speaker program! We reserve six 15-minute group talking slots all through our three-day convention. We encourage anybody within the search engine optimization group to submit their greatest and most enjoyable presentation concepts for MozCon. Not solely are these classes extremely well-received by our attendees, however they’re additionally a improbable solution to get your foot within the door in terms of the search engine optimization talking circuit.
Excited by pitching your personal concept? Learn on for all the things it’s essential know:
The right way to submit
To submit a pitch, fill out the group speaker submission type under. Solely submit one discuss! We would like the one you’re most captivated with.
Talks should be associated to on-line advertising and be a subject you possibly can cowl in quarter-hour. Submissions shut on Friday, February twenty fifth at 5pm PDT — no exceptions!
If chosen, you’ll be required to current your discuss July 11-13, 2022 at MozCon in Seattle, WA. Incomplete submissions is not going to be thought-about, and all choices are ultimate. All audio system should adhere to the MozCon Code of Conduct and comply with our Covid-19 well being protocols together with offering proof of full vaccination.
In the event you submit a pitch, you’ll hear again from us no matter your acceptance standing, so please be affected person till you hear again — we’ll work exhausting to make our choices as rapidly as we are able to! Please notice that as a result of quantity of submissions we usually obtain, we’re unable to supply particular suggestions on particular person purposes.
What do audio system obtain?
As a group speaker you’ll obtain:
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quarter-hour on the MozCon stage for a keynote-style presentation
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A free ticket to MozCon (we are able to situation a refund or switch in the event you’ve already bought yours)
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The whole MozCon 2022 bundle of speaker movies
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Journey and lodging throughout MozCon
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Help and suggestions as you construct your ultimate presentation deck to be sure you ship the discuss of your life on our stage.
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And some extra surprises…
How we choose our audio system
We’ve got an inside committee of skilled Mozzers that evaluate each pitch. We analyze every matter to verify there’s no overlap and to substantiate that it’s a superb match for our viewers.
Subsequent, we take a look at the whole lot of the pitch to assist us get a complete concept of what to anticipate out of your discuss on the MozCon stage and the way it may be acquired by the viewers. That is the place hyperlinks to earlier decks, content material, and movies of previous shows is useful (however isn’t required).
Right here’s methods to make your pitch stand out:
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Maintain your pitch targeted on digital advertising. search engine optimization matters are nice however we additionally love matters that go with or sit adjoining to search engine optimization. The extra actionable the pitch, the higher.
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Be targeted and concise. What worth does your discuss present? We need to hear the precise takeaways our viewers will likely be studying about and why it’s necessary — not only a obscure reference to them. Keep in mind, we obtain a ton of pitches, so the extra clearly you possibly can clarify the tactical steps and studying goals for the viewers, the higher you’ll stand out.
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Do your analysis! Overview the matters introduced at previous MozCons, on the Moz Weblog and in our Whiteboard Friday movies for a way of what resonates with our viewers— we’re in search of classes which might be new and that spherical out our agenda so as to add to the stage.
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Brush up on methods to put together for talking.
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No pitches will likely be evaluated upfront, so please don’t ask 🙂
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Utilizing social media to foyer your pitch received’t assist. As an alternative, put your time and power into the precise pitch itself!
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Linking to a earlier instance of a slide deck or presentation isn’t required, nevertheless it does assist the committee.
Main as much as MozCon
In case your pitch is chosen, the MozCon crew is right here to assist you alongside the best way. It’s our objective to verify that is your greatest discuss to this point, whether or not it’s your first time underneath these brilliant stage lights otherwise you’re a seasoned speaker who feels completely at residence in entrance of an enormous crowd. We’ll reply any questions you might have and work with you to ship a chat you’ll be pleased with. Listed below are only a handful of ways in which we’re right here to assist:
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Subject refinement
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Serving to along with your session title and outline
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Reviewing any session outlines and drafts
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Offering loads of suggestions round greatest practices — particularly with the MozCon stage and viewers in thoughts
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Complete present information
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Being out there to hearken to you observe your discuss
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Reviewing your ultimate deck
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A full stage tour on the Sunday earlier than MozCon to fulfill our A/V crew, see your presentation on the massive display screen, and get a really feel for the present
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An incredible 15-person A/V crew to assist your presentation each second it’s on the massive display screen and past
We’ve acquired our fingers crossed for you. Good luck!
