SXSW 2019: 25 PanelPicker Tips in 25 Days
The Forrest Four-Cast: June 22, 2018
The long march to March officially begins on Monday, June 25 with the opening of the speaking application process for the 2019 SXSW PanelPicker interface.
This application process remains open through the end of the day on Friday, July 20. So if you want to speak at SXSW 2019, then be sure to get your proposal into this interface before the July 20 deadline.
Over the next four weeks, we will be posting 25 tips in this space — tips that will give you the best chance to create a successful proposal. Read the individual tips online as they are released. Or, browse the full list of linked tips via this space by bookmarking this column.
Dates for next years’ SXSW in Austin are March 8–16, 2019. Badge sales begin on Wednesday, August 1.
Schedule of 2019 SXSW PanelPicker Tips
June 25: Track changes for 2019
June 26: Take your time
June 27: Depth > width
June 28: Provide takeaways
June 29: Don’t repeat ideas
June 30: Corrections aren’t allowed
July 1: Solo presentations > panel sessions
July 2: Cannabusiness
July 3: Media matters
July 4: More enterprise and B2B
July 5: Bring on the Blockchain
July 6: Mind your capitalization
July 7: Creativity is king
July 8: Coding & Development
July 9: Book Readings
July 10: TBDs are No No No!
July 11: Include a Video
July 12: Proofread proofread proofread
July 13: Future-focused
July 15: Artificial Intelligence is everywhere
July 15: Tune your title
July 16: Meet Ups at SXSW
July 17: Healthcare
July 18: Life lessons
July 19: Entry deadline extended to July 22
July 20: Inspire us!
Also, you can preview everything that you will need for the PanelPicker application by downloading PDFs of this form here.
For information on what NOT to do when entering your speaking proposal in the SXSW PanelPicker interface, check out this post from 2015 as well as this post from 2016.
Hugh Forrest serves as Chief Programming Officer at SXSW, the world’s most unique gathering of creative professionals. He also tries to write at least four paragraphs per day on Medium. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.
