Lightning talks

⚡ 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, keep them short and simple

What Makes a Great Lightning Talk?
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

• Share links, repos, or slides on the PySWFL LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/pythonswfl/) as a comment to the event announcement