It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech. – Mark Twain

The major activity at any WordCamp are speaker sessions. There is no WordCamp without speakers, without new speakers stepping up and speaking in front an audience for the first time in their life.

Many of the speakers are obviously experts in WordPress and technology around it. But there are many speakers who speak not as experts but as someone who have something unique to share.

It could be a unique WordPress story, a unique perspective that challenges how things are viewed in the WordPress community, a unique way at looking at customer support. As long as it’s unique there is a good chance conversations can be had around it.

Today we are announcing “Call for Speakers” for WordCamp Mumbai 2016.

Fill in the speaker form and our speaker review team will get in touch with you. Some quick pointers before you apply.

These are not paid gigs. Speakers are not paid to speak at WordCamps or paid by organisers to travel. They have to either fund themselves or ask their company to do so. Think of speaking at a WordCamp as part of volunteering.

Speakers will be selected based on their availability, overall topics they suggest and their relevance to the WordPress community.

No one is a celebrity at WordCamp Mumbai. Speakers when they apply should co-operate with the speaker review team to work on the content of their topics. Just like you, they too have full time jobs and careers and are volunteering their time to WordCamp Mumbai.

The time limits for a speaker sessions are usually about 20 mins.

The call for speakers will continue until 15 January, 2016.

If you have more than one topic in mind, go ahead an apply twice or thrice. Just do not spam us 😉

Do remember, there is limited time and limited resources. Not everyone who applies can be accommodated. Be nice! 🙂