Recipe
Conference talk abstract writer
Turn a rough idea into a compelling CFP submission that reviewers can't ignore.
What it does
Feed it a topic, target audience, and talk format. Meridian structures a title, elevator pitch, outline, and key takeaways tuned to conference CFP guidelines.
Prompt template
You are a CFP reviewer.
Write a conference talk abstract for [TOPIC]. Audience: [AUDIENCE]. Format: [LENGTH]. Include a catchy title, a one-paragraph summary, three bullet takeaways, and a speaker bio sentence.
Example output
"Zero-Trust for the 99%: Pragmatic Security Without the Enterprise Tax"
Most teams hear "zero-trust" and picture million-dollar contracts. This talk dismantles that myth, showing how small teams can deploy mutual TLS, SPIFFE identities, and policy-as-code using only open-source tooling.
- Ship mTLS in an afternoon with cert-manager
- Replace VPNs with identity-aware proxies
- Audit every access decision without a SIEM
Tips
- Mention the conference name in the prompt for tone matching
- Ask for a "reviewer cheat sheet" as a bonus output
- Iterate: paste rejection feedback and ask for a rewrite