Recommended Topics – Speakers

Our experience from the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Task Management & Time Blocking Summits give us some clues regarding the jobs summitteers are trying to get done in their task management. As a possible speaker, you want to make sure there’s a nice fit, but what do you need to know before you apply?

First, it’s important to note that our average summitteer is far more knowledgeable about productivity than the average person. They also want to make concrete progress, but they hate basic, entry-level, newbie-level ideas they have heard a million times before.

Instead, from summit experts, they want deep dives.

This puts an extra onus on us as speakers to “Wow” them with fresh ideas and technologies. As such, the summit is a great opportunity for you as a speaker, panelist or presenter to express yourself in ways a general audience might find difficult to appreciate.

This year’s summit theme expresses one of their frustrations: “If One-Size-Doesn’t-Fit-All…Now What?”

In summary, they have all been exposed to authors, podcasters and app developers who promise them the final, ultimate solution. However, they know better.

But they do have a challenge converting One-Size-Fits-All stuff into custom solutions they can use to make their lives better. They ask:

• How do I find ideas I can use? (e.g. Google Search, Podcasts, books)
• How do I extract the good stuff from the not-so-good stuff (e.g. Getting Things Done, Omnifocus)
• How do I implement changes successfully and leave the summit with a future-proof blueprint?

We think they want a return to the good old days, when they felt like they were growing in leaps and bounds. They could feel themselves getting more productive. Now…not such much.

Join me in being part of the solution. We are inviting you to speak, present, or be on a panel if you have a unique way to help people tackle the problem of solving the One-Size-Fits-All problem.

This is a worthwhile challenge that we will make a difference for the hundreds who register. In the past, our speakers have focused on the following broad categories:

1. Behaviors Used to Manage Tasks
2. Flow/Deep Work/Interruptions/Distractions
3. Aids for Task Management (Devices, Apps, Paper, Memory, Admin Assistants, etc.)
4. Measurement, Tracking and Gamification
   

Chances are, you probably already have several areas of expertise. At this point, you can go ahead and apply here if you can see how the Summit Theme (“If One-Size-Doesn’t-Fit-All…Now What?”) can empower your thinking.

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