TN Inspire! is Tessitura’s fast-paced speaker series. Presenting on a passion of their choice, speakers have exactly five minutes to teach, enlighten, or simply inspire the audience — with a twist! Each presenter is limited to 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds, keeping the presentations lively and entertaining.

Our fifth TN Inspire! series will look a little different for TLCC 2021. As part of our virtual global conference week, August 2-6, we’ll share this series of pre-recorded videos from around our community throughout the week within our virtual conference platform.

Are you inspired? Send us your idea!

We've extended our deadline; applications will be accepted through Monday, May 24, 2021. Selected speakers will be notified by Friday, May 28.

Helpful guidelines

TN Inspire! is open to Tessitura community members, sponsors, and Tessitura staff.
TN Inspire! is all about storytelling. We invite presentations that are fun, challenging, and thought-provoking. We are also looking for stories that uplift and celebrate our community.
The best TN Inspire! presentations mix personal stories and experience with broader ideas.
Preference will be given to new voices and new topics. We actively seek speakers who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or a person of color; having cognitive, emotional, or physical differences; neurodivergent; LGBTQIA+, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming; and other under-represented identities.

Important considerations

Presentations will be recorded at your location with video and audio, and will be professionally edited together with your images prior to the conference. You must have availability during the week of June 28, 2021 to record your presentation with our AV company. Rehearsals will be held with the Tessitura conference team the week of June 21, 2021.
TN Inspire! follows the Ignite presentation format. Presenters are limited to 5 minutes and 20 slides, with slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds.
Presentations and attire should not include any institutional logos or branding.

By submitting a proposal for TN Inspire! you understand and agree to the requirements above.

Have a question?

We recognize this might be the first time you are considering speaking at this type of event. If you would like assistance with your application or have questions about content or format, please feel free to reach out to us at conference@tessituranetwork.com. Additional support will be available to help you prepare your content for recording if you are selected.