Conference Talk Builder

Structured for technical developer conferences. Produces three core deliverables: CFP abstract, talk outline with timing, and key slides list. Optional iA Presenter markdown is generated only when the user asks for slide markdown.

What Makes a Talk Work

The talk structure that gets accepted and remembered:

1. Visceral opening — a failure story, a question the audience can't answer, or a stat that reframes the topic. Not "today I'm going to tell you about X."
2. The painful thing everyone does — establish shared experience. The audience needs to recognize themselves.
3. The journey with failed attempts — what the speaker tried, what failed, and what changed. This is credibility: lived experience, not a literature review.
4. The insight with a demo — the thing attendees came for. Keep demos minimal and have a backup.
5. Monday morning takeaways — 3 concrete actions attendees can take back to work.