By Emilia Martin
Big high fives and fist bumps to every person who took the time to submit a proposal for a chance to land a spot as a MozCon 2024 community speaker!
The caliber of presentations we received this year was undeniably one of the strongest we have ever seen, which is both exciting for the future of the industry and incredibly challenging for our speaker selection committee. With only two speaker slots open in the community and hundreds of submissions ranging from how to grow your career as an SEO to all kinds of rumors related to AI and ChatGPT, the competition was tough.
Our selection committee read, watched, and researched, narrowed it all down to a shortlist of top candidates, then read, watched, and researched some more to determine whether a potential speaker and their talk would be perfect for the MozCon stage this June. . We take many aspects into consideration during our review, but ultimately there are four main factors that determine our final selections:
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Strength of the presentation (e.g. value, relevance to the audience, etc.)
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Can the content reasonably be delivered in the allotted time?
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Does it fit into the overall schedule and agenda?
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Will the topic overlap with other presentations in the main program?
After much thought, we’ve chosen two community speakers who we’re sure will be a great addition to the MozCon stage.
Ready to meet the speakers from the MozCon community? Please congratulate 👏: