How To Have A Great Conference Experience

Fallthrough

Aug 25, 2025•52 min•Ep. 34

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Episode description

GopherCon is this week! Kris, Matt, Dylan, and Angelica are talking about conferences: their favorite experiences, how they approach them, and advice for first time conference attendees. For our supporters, the panel has an in-depth discussion of what would make for better conferences and where current conferences are failing.

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Table of Contents:

Hello. And Welcome To. Fallthrough? (00:00:00)
Prologue (00:01:55)
Interlude: How are we doing? (00:04:15)
Chapter 1: What Are Your Favorite Conference Experiences? (00:07:48)
Chapter 2: How Do You Approach Attending A Conference? (00:26:13)
Chapter 3: Talks & Workshops (00:32:33)
Chapter 4: First Time Speakers & The Speaker Pipeline [Supporter Only] (00:40:45)
Chapter 5: The Ideal Conference [Supporter Only] (00:41:55)
Chapter 6: Should Conferences Provide Mentorship For Speakers? [Supporter Only] (00:43:23)
Chapter 7: Advice for First Time Conference Attendees (00:45:41)
Epilogue (00:50:26)

Hosts

Kris Brandow - Host
Dylan Bourque - Host
Matthew Sanabria - Host
Angelica Hill - Producer

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(00:00) - Hello. And Welcome To. Fallthrough?
(01:55) - Prologue
(04:15) - Interlude: How are we doing?
(07:48) - Chapter 1: What Are Your Favorite Conference Experiences?
(26:13) - Chapter 2: How Do You Approach Attending A Conference?
(32:33) - Chapter 3: Talks & Workshops
(40:45) - Chapter 4: First Time Speakers & The Speaker Pipeline [Supporter Only]
(41:55) - Chapter 5: The Ideal Conference [Supporter Only]
(43:23) - Chapter 6: Should Conferences Provide Mentorship For Speakers? [Supporter Only]
(45:41) - Chapter 7: Advice for First Time Conference Attendees
(50:26) - Epilogue

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