--- title: "WordCamp speaker bio example and slides checklist" id: "564" type: "post" slug: "wordcamp-speaker-checklist" published_at: "2026-10-06T20:00:49+00:00" modified_at: "2026-10-06T20:11:30+00:00" url: "https://danielpazwp.com/wordcamp-speaker-checklist/" markdown_url: "https://danielpazwp.com/wordcamp-speaker-checklist.md" excerpt: "A WordCamp speaker bio example in three lengths, plus the checklist I use for photo, slides, travel, the day of the talk and the week after the event." taxonomy_category: - "Career" --- [Career](https://danielpazwp.com/category/career/) 7 min read # WordCamp speaker bio example and slides checklist A WordCamp speaker bio example in three lengths, plus the checklist I use for photo, slides, travel, the day of the talk and the week after the event. Published **06/10/2026**7 min read [Written byDaniel PazDaniel Paz has worked on the web for more than 14 years and has focused on WordPress since 2016. He is CEO and founder of WebOption, creator of WP Alta Performance (Brazil’s reference channel on WordPress optimization) and has shipped WordPress for Globo, Shell, Endeavor, Estratégia Concursos and Brazil’s Federal Government. He speaks at WordCamp Brazil, WordCamp Canada and WordCamp US, TDC and PHP Conference Brazil.](https://danielpazwp.com/author/daniel-paz/) A WordCamp speaker bio should be written in third person, run two to five sentences, and answer one question for attendees: why should this person teach this topic? Start with your name and what you do, add the experience that connects you to the talk, and end with where people can find you. Below is a WordCamp speaker bio example in three lengths, taken from my own bio, followed by the checklist I use for slides, travel, the day of the talk and the week after. Keep the short version under 50 words, because many camps show it on the schedule next to your photo. This checklist assumes your proposal was accepted. If you are still writing it, start with [how to become a WordCamp speaker](https://danielpazwp.com/how-to-become-a-wordcamp-speaker/) and the [WordCamp talk proposal examples](https://danielpazwp.com/wordcamp-talk-proposal-examples/) . ## What should a WordCamp speaker bio include? Organizers usually ask for the bio twice: once in the proposal form and again before the event, when they build the speaker pages. Write it once, well, and keep it in a file you can copy from. - Your name and your current role, in the first sentence. - One or two facts that connect you to the talk topic. Years of experience, the kind of work you do, a project people can check. - Where you work or the company you run, in plain words. - Optional: one human detail, such as the city you live in. - Where to find you, if the form has no separate field for links. What to leave out: long lists of every technology you have touched, adjectives about yourself (“passionate”, “visionary”), and anything you cannot back up if someone asks. ## WordCamp speaker bio example in three lengths Below is my own bio in three lengths. Each one is built from the same facts. That keeps the information consistent wherever it appears: event sites, LinkedIn, a WordPress.org profile. ### Short, for the schedule (under 50 words) Daniel Paz is a WordPress Performance Engineer and CEO of WebOption. He speaks at WordCamp Brazil, WordCamp Canada and WordCamp US, and created WP Alta Performance, a Brazilian YouTube channel on WordPress optimization. ### Medium, for the speaker page Daniel Paz is a Brazilian WordPress Performance Engineer and Technical SEO specialist, CEO and founder of WebOption. He has worked on the web for more than 14 years and has focused on WordPress since 2016. He created WP Alta Performance, Brazil’s reference YouTube channel on WordPress optimization, and speaks at WordCamp Brazil, WordCamp Canada and WordCamp US, TDC and PHP Conference Brazil. ### Long, for the introduction or the press kit Daniel Paz has worked on the web for more than 14 years and has focused on WordPress since 2016. He is CEO and founder of WebOption, a WordPress agency focused on performance, SEO and high-traffic sites, and creator of WP Alta Performance, Brazil’s reference channel on WordPress optimization. He has shipped WordPress for Globo, Shell, Endeavor, Estratégia Concursos and Brazil’s Federal Government. He speaks at WordCamp Brazil, WordCamp Canada and WordCamp US, TDC and PHP Conference Brazil, and lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Notice what changes between versions. The short one has the role, the company and the speaking record. The medium one adds the timeline. Only the long one lists client names, because a moderator reading your introduction has time for that and an attendee scanning the schedule does not. ## What photo should you send with the bio? The photo appears next to your bio on the speaker page and often on social posts the camp publishes to announce the schedule. Organizers crop it to fit their design, so send something that survives a square or a circle crop. - A recent photo where your face fills a good part of the frame. - A plain or blurred background, so it still reads at thumbnail size. - A large file. The organizers can make it smaller; they cannot make a small one sharp. - The same photo you use on your WordPress.org profile and LinkedIn, so people recognize you at the venue. ## Slides checklist Your slides have two audiences: the people in the room and the people who will watch the recording on a laptop or a phone. Both need large, simple slides. - Use large type. If you cannot read a slide from across your living room, the back row cannot read it either. - Keep high contrast between text and background, and do not rely on color alone to carry meaning. - Put one idea on each slide. Move the details into your speaker notes. - Make code readable: a large monospace font, only the lines that matter, highlighted where you are pointing. - Add your name and one link on the first and last slide, so photos and recordings point back to you. - Export a PDF in case the venue laptop cannot open your file, and keep it on a USB drive and in the cloud. - Record a short video of each live demo, so you can play it if the network or the demo fails. - Check the aspect ratio the camp uses for projectors, if the speaker information tells you. - Remove client data, passwords, API keys and private URLs from every screenshot. - Leave out sales slides. One slide with where to find you is enough. ## Before you travel - Confirm the session date, time, room and length with the organizers. - Read the speaker information email in full. Camps put the details on arrival, rehearsal and the speaker area there. - Book travel and lodging early. If you are crossing a border, check visa requirements months ahead. - Rehearse the full talk out loud, with a timer, at least twice. Cut content if you run over. - Pack the adapter for your laptop’s video port, a charger, a clicker if you use one, and a backup of your slides. - Re-read the camp’s code of conduct. ## On the day of the talk - Arrive at the room early. Find the moderator or room volunteer and introduce yourself. - Connect your laptop, test the projector, and check that the slides fit the screen. - Turn off notifications and close everything that is not part of the talk. - Test the microphone. If it is a handheld, keep it at the same distance from your mouth the whole time. - Start on time and end on time. The next speaker needs the room. - Repeat each question into the microphone before you answer, so the recording has it. ## After the talk - Publish your slides and share the link with the organizers and on the session page, if they allow it. - Add the session to your own talks page, with the official event link. - When the recording comes out, add it too. Recordings are your best evidence for the next call for speakers. - Write down what worked and what did not while you still remember. Use it to improve the next version of the talk. - Thank the organizers and volunteers. ## The whole checklist at a glance | When | Task | | --- | --- | | After acceptance | Confirm the session, send the bio and photo, block the dates | | Four weeks before | Draft the slides, prepare demos and their backup videos | | Two weeks before | Full rehearsal with a timer, cut what runs long | | One week before | Final slides, PDF export, travel and packing list | | On the day | Arrive early, test the projector and microphone, start on time | | Within a week after | Publish slides, update your talks page, write notes for next time | The timeline is a suggestion. Organizers sometimes ask for slides earlier, and their dates always win. If you want to see how this checklist works in practice, my [talks page](https://danielpazwp.com/talks/) lists every session I have given, with links to official event pages and recordings. For an example of a session page built after a talk, see [Staying Relevant as a WordPress Developer in 2026](https://danielpazwp.com/talks/staying-relevant-wordpress-developer/) . [Work with Daniel](https://danielpazwp.com/#book) [More in Career](https://danielpazwp.com/category/career/) [About the authorDaniel Paz has worked on the web for more than 14 years and has focused on WordPress since 2016. He is CEO and founder of WebOption, creator of WP Alta Performance (Brazil’s reference channel on WordPress optimization) and has shipped WordPress for Globo, Shell, Endeavor, Estratégia Concursos and Brazil’s Federal Government. 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