Do you know someone in Austin (personally or not) that could give a great Tiny Talk? If you suggest them and they end up speaking at one of our events, we’ll give you 2 free tickets!
What We Aren’t Looking For
If you haven’t been to one our events, it’s important to know what Tiny Talks are not:
- Self help talks
- Motivational talks
- Self promotional talks
- Informational talks (with rare exceptions)
- Talks focusing on political / social issues
- Talks focusing on business / technology topics (with rare exceptions)
While these types of talks are welcome (and even encouraged) at other speaking events, they’re not the vibe we go for at Tiny Talks.
What We Are Looking For
Tiny Talks is a social event with a primary aim to entertain, not educate. We’re looking for individuals with great stories and unique interests that a general audience would love to hear about for the fun of it! Here are some ideas of people that would be a great fit for a Tiny Talk (with examples of past Tiny Talks).
Personally or not, do you know someone in Austin who…
1. Made a notable contribution to the culture of Austin?
Amy Cook, painting ‘I Love You So Much’ mural
Macy Cotton, saving ‘I Luv Video’
Karen Pavelka, popularizing ‘Keep Austin Weird’
2. Had a very interesting experience in pursuit of a passion, career or interest?
Laura Young (Antique Dealer), finding a Roman artifact at a Goodwill
Dr. Clark Wernecke (Archaeologist), discovering 18,000+ y/o remains at the Gault site
Eric Gonzalez (Cryptologist), cheating death on a Navy reconnaissance mission
3. Had a very interesting life experience that a lot of people wonder about?
Amber Rebold, appearing on Next Level Chef
Clarissa Cardenas, attending Fyre Festival
Andrew Liu, appearing on Love Is Blind
4. Has a very unique & interesting passion, hobby or career?
Griffon Ramsey, chainsaw carving artist
Dillon Horger, Director of Animal Care at the Austin Zoo
Brittan Morris, Ice Cross athlete
5. Has produced a creative work with an interesting story behind it?
Keith Maitland, his documentary, ‘Dear Mr Brody’
Katy Vine, her article, ‘Just Desserts’
Sarah Wilson, her book, ‘DIG’
6. Has created something that people are familiar with and would be interested to learn the origin story of?
Anthony Jones, @TheATXDrinker
Kelly Gray, the Concourse Project
Hedy Zhang, the Fuzz Lab
7. Has an academic pursuit that a general audience would find interesting to hear about?
Dr. Danielle Berg, building NASA’s new UVEX telescope
Dr. Bruce Hunt, the history of Austin’s Moonlight Towers
Duncan Young, analyzing Antarctic ice to understand Earth’s history
Let Us Know!
To suggest a speaker, let us know through this form. If we decide to reach out and they agree to speak, we’ll follow up with details on claiming your 2 free tickets. Thanks!