For accepted speakers

Speaker Training

Make the most of your session.

You were chosen because our community asked for what you know. Here is how to make it land.

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Who you are helping

Our attendees are creatives, freelancers, solopreneurs, founders, nonprofit leaders, and established business owners.

59%
Marketing or revenue is their biggest challenge
37%
Asked for hands-on workshops
32%
Asked for tactical how-to talks
Read the Community Needs Report →
For your talk

Five things that make it land

1
Keep it actionable.
Say at the top what people will walk away knowing.
2
Keep to the 95/5 rule.
95% content, 5% promotion, at most.
3
Show, don't tell.
Give people a question, a reflection, or a short activity so they work the problem themselves.
4
Promote your talk.
Post it on LinkedIn, your blog, and your email list, and tell people to come.
5
Send people to the breaks.
Point questions and follow-up conversations to the networking breaks and to The Commons.
Show, don't tell

Ways to structure engagement

A written exercise
Share an experience with a neighbor
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Invite questions
A QR code to your handout or slides
Logistics

Tech in your room

  • •Every room has a mounted TV with HDMI, a USB-C hub, and a clicker.
  • •Plug your video cable straight into the TV, or plug into the hub. The clicker plugs into the hub.
  • •Bring your own laptop, charger, and a backup of your slides on a USB drive or in the cloud.
  • •If you are using a microphone, hold it about two inches from your mouth. It can take about five seconds to start working after you turn it on.
  • •Put the room back the way you found it, and don't turn anything off.
  • •Need tech help? Ask at check-in or Guest Services.
Logistics

On the day

  • •Check in when you arrive, then be at your room 20 to 30 minutes early.
  • •End on time so the next speaker can set up.
  • •Parking at the Senior Center is limited. Rolland Moore Park, off Shields Street, has more, with a 7 to 10 minute walk on a paved path.
  • •Rooms can change. Check the schedule the morning of your session.
  • •Breathe!
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Speaker checklist

Spread the word

Promo kit

Promo graphic template: 2027 Canva template.

Send your finished graphic to hello@foundedinfoco.com.

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"I'm teaching [session title] at Founded in FoCo, March 8 to 11 at the Fort Collins Senior Center. Tickets are pay what you can. [link]"

After your session

Attend other talks and meet people. Tell us how it went in the speaker survey. Evolve your talk for next year.

Questions? Email hello@foundedinfoco.com or visit the Help Center. Our organizing team is here to support you.