Talk catalog

Your talk catalog is the canonical list of talks you can deliver. Each talk is a reusable definition: when you submit the talk to an event, Emblema creates a talk instance (or application) linked back to the catalog entry.

Manage your catalog at /dashboard/speaker/talks.

Why a catalog (and not one talk per event)

Most speakers reuse the same talk across multiple events. The catalog model lets you:

• Keep one source of truth per talk — title, abstract, slides, length, language.
• Track applications without re-typing the abstract for each event.
• Aggregate feedback at the talk level across all the times you delivered it.
• Earn talk-level badges based on how often the talk was delivered.

Create a new talk

From the catalog page:

1. Click New talk — it opens /dashboard/speaker/talks/new.
2. Fill in the required fields:
   • Title.
   • Abstract (the long description you submit to events).
   • Short description (one or two sentences for cards and lists).
   • Languages the talk can be delivered in.
   • Duration (typical length: 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes).
   • Format (in-person, remote, both).
   • Tags / topics from the central taxonomy.
3. Optionally attach:
   • Slides (PDF or external link to Speaker Deck / Slides).
   • Recording (link to YouTube, Vimeo or other public video host).
   • Cover image for the talk card.
4. Save the talk. It is created in draft state.

Talk states

A catalog entry transitions through these states:

State	Meaning
Draft	Visible only to you. Use it while you are still iterating on the abstract.
Published	Listed on your public speaker page and submittable to C4Ps.
Archived	Hidden from the public page and from C4P submissions, but kept in your dashboard for history.

Toggle the state from the talk detail page at /dashboard/speaker/talks/<id>.

Edit and version a talk

You can edit a talk at any time. The most common updates:

• Polish the abstract before a submission deadline.
• Update the slides link after delivering the talk.
• Add a recording URL once a Space publishes the YouTube/Vimeo video.

Changes are reflected immediately on every page that links to the talk (public profile, applications, public talk page at /speaker/<username>/talk/<talkId>).

If you need a major rework (substantially different content), create a new talk rather than editing the existing one — it keeps your delivery history clean.

Talk page

Each published talk has its own public page at /speaker/<username>/talk/<talkId>. It shows:

• The full abstract.
• Slides and recording (if attached).
• The events where the talk was delivered.
• Aggregated feedback metrics.

Use this URL when applying to events that ask for an "abstract URL".

Earning talk badges

The talk catalog drives the Talk Creator badge family (bronze, silver, gold, platinum, diamond). The badges are awarded based on:

• Number of published talks in your catalog.
• Number of delivered talk instances (talks that actually happened at an event).

Check the badge detail in your wallet for the exact thresholds.

Tips

• Keep abstracts under 250 words — most C4P forms truncate longer ones.
• Add a takeaways section ("After this talk you will know...") at the end of the abstract; it works very well in C4P reviews.
• Tag aggressively — better to have one extra tag than miss a recommendation.