[02:51] <philipballew> nhaines, around for a pm?
[16:43] <SteevB> hey phil whatsup!
[18:18] <nhaines> Generic reminder that if someone wants to PM me, they either should simply do so or if I don't respond to a ping they should probably just email me.
[21:19] <nhandler> About to submit my first talk proposal for a conference. Any tips?
[21:45] <akk> Think about what you look for when you're at a conference -- what sort of talk descriptions make you want to go to that talk.
[21:46] <akk> Mention fun things you might talk about, or interesting things the attendee might learn.
[22:17] <nhandler> Thanks a lot, akk. I'll definitely keep those tips in mind when writing my proposal.
[22:19] <akk> Good luck, nhandler!
[22:20] <nhandler> :D
[23:54] <nhaines> nhandler: akk had great advice.  It's hard to add anything to it.  See if you can get your personality to peek through the description.
[23:55] <nhandler> nhaines: This proposal requires me to submit a short video with it, so that should make that part easier
[23:57] <nhaines> There you go!