Apply to Speak

Great, let’s get down to business. You will need the following items to complete an application:

Session Title – We may work with you to tweak this, so we get the most out of marketing your session.

Session Description – Up to 75 words, again we may massage this one before it goes in the program.

Learning Objectives and Outline – Be specific here and briefly tell us what our attendees will learn or how it will help their business. We have a form to help you with this one.

Contact Info – We probably know you, but just in case we don’t.

About the Speaker(s) – In 150 words or less tell us about your experience and include a brief bio so we can tell our attendees how lucky they are to hear you.

Headshot – Our attorney says we have to tell you we will use this photo to help promote the conference; consider it done. Must be high resolution, professional headshot, from the chest up.

Video – Another word from our attorney, TIADA reserves all rights to this video and may use the content in promoting the conference. Our marketing folks tell us this is a must these days. The video will be used not only to help evaluate the applications; it will also be used to help us promote your session prior to the event. A few tips to help: (1) Don’t have any logos or subtitles in the video we will take care of all that. (2) Make sure the video is over 30 seconds but no more than 1 minute and 30 seconds. (3) Tell us who you are, give a brief overview of your session and make sure to include two or three takeaways a dealer will be able to use back to their dealership or to help the business. (4) The video should be .mp4 or .mov format, have good audio and good lighting. We also suggest recording from the chest up, no one is coming to see your shoes. (5) Our last suggestion: If you need some help people under 18 seem to be really good at this video stuff.

We pride ourselves on offering various learning environments and styles at our conference. We have a healthy mix of the traditional sit and get breakout sessions, panel discussions, roundtable networking, and small group Q&A learning environments, but we are open to new cutting-edge ideas. Select a traditional session OR pitch us something out of the box. Either way, apply soon, these spots will fill up fast!

 Session types:
* 50-Minute Breakout Session
* 50-Minute Interview with Q&A
* 50-Minute Panel Discussion
* 60-90 Minute Keynote Address
* Other (Let’s get creative)

We can’t wait to get all your great information on our material and see how sharp it looks. We have designed a marketing pallet that all presenters must use. This includes all the onsite material that is distributed as well as the slides for your PowerPoint if you have one. We usually have a big smile when we tell presenters about our “No Sales Zone” but don’t mistake our friendliness for a “wink-wink” – we mean business. All slides and material that will be distributed during your session must be submitted to TIADA within two weeks of being accepted as a presenter. And now a brief word from our attorney: TIADA may record, photograph, and video tape during the conference including but not limited to presentations, social events, and the exhibit hall. Those recording, pictures, and videos shall be the exclusive property of TIADA.

And Now For Brownie Points

We want our attendees talking about you before the conference. So, if you submit an original article for our blog, Texas Dealer magazine, Facebook or Linkedin you will gain significant brownie points with our selection committee. And, if you agree to promote our conference through your social media channels you will make it really hard for us to say no.

We start marketing our education sessions for our conference in early March so most of our speakers will be selected by the end of February. But, this process has some moving parts and sometimes it takes us a little longer. We understand that you have a life too, so feel free to give us a call or shoot us an email and we will let you know where we are at in the process.

Whoa now, you didn’t think we would forget about this did you? While most speakers would gladly pay to present at this conference, we don’t think that is fair. So, selected speakers will receive a full Conference Registration, one-night stay in a standard room at the Kalahari Resorts & Conferences in Round Rock, Texas and reimbursement for standard travel to and from the conference. All incidental expenses are the speaker’s responsibility. If for some reason this doesn’t work for your needs or you have a special request please let us know and we review each request individually.