Call for Speakers: 5-Minute Talks on Tech Writing Tools

We're looking for up to eight speakers to give quick, engaging demos of the tools they use and recommend—whether for product, developer, or internal documentation, or writing in general.

The event will take place on August 7th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM PST. Speakers should plan to join 30 minutes early for a brief tech check.

If you write documentation or do a lot of writing and rely on tools that make your work easier or better, we want to hear from you!

Key Dates:

• Call for speakers opens: June 11, 2025
• Call for speakers closes: July 7th, 2025
• Selected speakers notified: July 9th, 2025
• Speakers confirm talk details and bio for event communications: July 15th, 2025
• Showtime: August 7th, 2025
• Tech rehearsal at 5:30 PM PST
• Event begins at 6:00 PM PST

Why Speak?

• Grow your professional brand.
• Build your speaking resume by gaining experience with a friendly, supportive community.
• Increase visibility for your website, blog, and social media profiles.
• Connect with peers and expand your professional network.
• Demonstrate leadership within the tech writing community.

Ready to Speak?

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Current speakers:

Speaker #1: Sarah Deaton

Title: From Code to Canvas: Transforming Mermaid Diagrams into Polished Visuals

Description: I'll demo a workflow I’ve been enjoying that combines AI-generated Mermaid diagrams with Excalidraw’s styling capabilities. It’s a solid approach for getting the structural benefits of code-based diagrams while ending up with visuals that don’t look completely auto-generated, and it’s become a regular part of how I handle documentation diagrams.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Bio: Sarah Deaton is a Developer Experience Engineer at Writer, focusing on developer-facing documentation. Previously, she was a Developer Educator at Twilio, where she helped customers build with voice, video, and other communication channels. When she's not writing docs or experimenting with AI tools, she enjoys knitting.

Title: Developer Experience Engineer
Company website: https://writer.com

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