it's a real risk when you're a conference organizer to take someone with no prior experience. I've seen quite a few talks where the abstract looked technically

it's a real risk when you're a conference organizer to take someone with no prior experience. I've seen quite a few talks where the abstract looked technically good, but unfortunately the delivery really didn't help the talk come over well. As others have said, it's generally better to build up to a conference presentation through doing smaller events like user groups and maybe lightning or rookie track talks, before trying for a main track slot.