Be a speaker

Know your audience

The Blockly Summit is primarily attended by developers using Blockly, but product managers, curriculum writers, and others are also in attendance. You can assume the audience knows what Blockly is, but they may not be familiar with every feature or the details of the internals.

Consider the theme

This year we’re highlighting work related to accessibility, robotics, edtech with AI & ML, and enterprise. If your talk doesn’t fit into those themes, we’d still love to hear from you! Past talks have included demos of products using Blockly, new plugins, cool customizations, or anything else you think our audience might appreciate.

Don't dive too deep

If your talk is technical, it’s great if you have code available for viewers who want to take a deeper look after your talk. But it’s probably too much for a short lightning talk if you have significant amounts of code in your slides.

Give us context

The audience may or may not already be familiar with your product or application. If you’re showing off a new feature or plugin you’ve made, be sure to also show us how it fits into your overall product and how it has been useful to your users.

Get interactive

Presentations that include demos (live or recorded) have been the most engaging! It’s easier to show us what you built than tell us about it.

Do your homework

• Check out previous talks and incorporate what you liked about their presentations:
  
• Blockly Summit 2025
• Blockly Summit 2024
• Blockly Summit 2023
• Blockly Summit 2022
• Blockly Summit 2021
• Blockly Summit 2019