I can't attend the conference, how do I still deliver my talk?

You can deliver asynchronously with a narrated deck that preserves your intended flow and fits the slot the organisers reserved.

Match the recording length to your scheduled slot. If you were booked for a 20 minute keynote, aim for 16 to 18 minutes of narration so the chair has buffer for the introduction and any post-talk Q&A handoff. Long blocks of dense narration tire remote audiences faster than a live speaker would, so split the talk into 8 to 12 segments with a clear question framed on each section opener.

Send the organisers two assets, not one: a downloadable MP4 they can drop into the venue's AV system, and a hosted link they can fall back on if the venue file fails to load. Test both on the conference Wi-Fi at least 24 hours before your slot. Include your mobile number and email on the closing slide so the chair can route follow-up questions to you in real time over Slack or WhatsApp during the session.

Use AI voiceover if you cannot record cleanly from your office or hotel room. Pick a voice that matches your usual speaking register, then add pronunciation hints for any company names, technical acronyms, or speakers you reference. The output should sound like a prepared talk, not a generated reading.

After the session, share an extended on-demand version with analytics so you can see which segments attendees rewatched. That data is more useful for follow-up outreach than a list of badge scans, because it tells you which arguments actually landed.