{"id":1611,"date":"2016-05-04T17:04:17","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T17:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2016-05-04T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T17:06:59","slug":"11-tips-to-stand-out-from-the-cfp-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/11-tips-to-stand-out-from-the-cfp-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"11 tips to stand out from the CFP crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have 23 days left to submit in the AU Las Vegas 2016 Call for Proposals (CFP) and just 7 days if you want to win prizes<\/a>. AU\u2019s CFP is highly competitive\u2014in fact, we\u2019ve already received a couple hundred\u00a0proposals. (Great work, eager beavers.) For the best chance of being selected to speak at AU, follow these tips:<\/p>\n

#1. Read the directions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t get disqualified on a technicality. Download the CFP Guide<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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#2. Pick a prime topic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Want to know what we\u2019re focused on this year? Right this way<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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#3.\u00a0See how we do things<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch related sessions<\/a> from AU Las Vegas 2015 for inspiration.<\/p>\n

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#4. Get personal<\/strong><\/p>\n

We love it when you share personal experience about how you used Autodesk products to solve a real-world problem.<\/p>\n

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#5. We\u00a0\u2764\u00a0<\/strong>case studies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real-life projects showcasing new and exciting ways to use Autodesk products are the stuff of our dreams.<\/p>\n

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#6. Think outside the (product) box<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is your work changing industry practices? We\u2019re especially interested in topics that drive industry-specific learning and workflows, not just product use.<\/p>\n

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#7. Race to the top<\/strong><\/p>\n

How will your topic or knowledge help differentiate AU from other terrific sources of learning and support?<\/p>\n

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#8. Tell us about yourself<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have experience teaching or speaking publicly? Have you won an award or written a paper? Don\u2019t be shy\u2014we want to know.<\/p>\n

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#9. Build on last year’s classes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did something you learned at AU 2015<\/a> light a spark in you? We love building things up\u2014especially knowledge.<\/p>\n

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#10. Forge new paths<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a unique perspective on an emerging technology or trend? Are you creating pathways for future learning? Tell us everything.<\/p>\n

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#11. Got sharp soft skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Business success calls for more than software expertise. We\u2019re also looking to help with professional development, project collaboration, and other \u201csoft\u201d specialties.<\/p>\n

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For detailed info about preparing and submitting your AU class proposal download the CFP Guide<\/a>. We recommend using the CFP worksheet (available on the CFP page<\/a>) to perfect your proposal\u2014just don’t forget to hit submit.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s do this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You have 23 days left to submit in the AU Las Vegas 2016 Call for Proposals (CFP) and just 7 days if you want to win prizes<\/a>. AU\u2019s CFP is highly competitive\u2014in fact, we\u2019ve already received a couple hundred\u00a0proposals. (Great work, eager beavers.) For the best chance of being selected to speak at AU,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":296,"featured_media":1638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,8,1],"tags":[101,111],"class_list":["post-1611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-au-2016","category-au-speakers","category-las-vegas","tag-call-for-proposals","tag-cfp"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/296"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-university\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}