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Let's kick off 2026 with sharing what you’re working on and learned along the way.

⚡ PySWFL Lightning Talk Guidelines
Lightning talks are short presentations designed to share ideas, spark conversations, and showcase what our community members are learning and building.

⏱️ Format & Timing

  • Length: 5 minutes max (hard stop)
  • Q&A: Optional, 1-2 minutes if time allows
  • Slides: Optional (5 slides or fewer recommended)
  • Live demos: Welcome, but keep them short and simple

What Makes a Great Lightning Talk?
Lightning talks don’t have to be polished or perfect. Great topics include:

  • A tool, library, or workflow you’ve recently experimented with
  • A small project you build or script you wrote to automate your work
  • A lesson learned (or mistake made!)
  • A problem you’re stuck on and need help with
  • An open source project you contribute to or want help with
  • Career, community, or learning insights related to Python

✨ First-time speakers are strongly encouraged!

Audience & Level

  • Talks should be accessible to a mixed audience (beginners to advanced)
  • Avoid deep dives, focus on ideas, takeaways, and pointers
  • If your topic is advanced, provide context and resources

Content Guidelines

  • Stay respectful, inclusive, and welcoming
  • No sales pitches or recruiting-only talks
  • Open source, learning, and community-focused content is encouraged
  • Credit sources, projects, and collaborators when relevant

Tech & Logistics

  • Test screen sharing settings on your browser before joining our Zoom call
  • We’ll give time cues at the 1-minute remaining mark

How to Sign Up

  • We will open up a sign up sheet at the start of the session (7:30 pm ET)
  • Number of talks will be capped at 6

After the Talk

Related topics

Education & Technology
Python
Open Source
Software Development

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