Disclaimer: I've spoken at a few conferences, can calculate pretty directly the economic return from doing so as a consultant, and while it is a large number relative to my expectations growing up it a small number relative to working in the tech industry in relative obscurity.
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Will also point out that many people think that conference talks are a way to get promotions or consulting gigs and that sales is a far, far more effective way of getting both of those things, and very few conference speakers have the relative investment in sales that implies.
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I can sort of pin this pretty exactly: I am roughly 7-10 years ahead of folks who graduated university at the same time as me in terms of title and comp, because of my speaking career.
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I do think that if I were listing counterexamples I personally know you'd be on that list. That said: I think we won the similar tournaments, but that ascribing much of our professional success to those tournaments is likely misplaced relative to other games we were playing.
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@DR0girl, interesting thoughts here. Will try to find original thread - 2 more replies
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Speaking at a conference is a lot like writing a book in that way. The direct ROI sucks for both.
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Writing books can be very lucrative if you don’t treat them as losers from the start. The industry sells you on exposure, but don’t buy it. Start by self-publishing and charging. Build up your sales/reputation there. That gives you leverage to get large advances later on.
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My thoughts exactly, especially in the tech industry. I think in some industries eg. medicine, it pays better and is less of a status signal. At least from what I gather.
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Does that assessment further the argument for conferences paying speakers?
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