TalkTips-Day 04: Write an Extract
An extract is a brief paragraph that sets expectations around the value of your talk, and what the audience can expect to take away. (literal definition below.)
This often changes for me after the talk is fully written, but I do an extract early on because I find it helps me stay focused on the message I really want to deliver. And, whether you’re already lined up to speak at a conference or you’re planning to submit to speak at a conference, an extract is typically what they need from you.
Here’s an example of one of my own works-in-progress from last year:
Working Title: Kill Your Baby & Sell Your S#!%
Extract: A talk with a mission to help every designer and developer in the world let go a little bit and communicate their ideas much, much better. Salvation for the sanity in collaboration of business, design & development.
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Jaimee Newberry is a professional experimenter, speaker and writer who lives, learns and fumbles out loud. She’s the founder of tinychallenges.com and co-host of the tinychallenges podcast. She’s also the independent mother of two girls and two cats, and girlfriend of a beautiful, shy man who likes to remain mostly anonymous. More at jaimeejaimee.com
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