Speaker Nation presents · a challenge by Eric Edmeades

One Talk Could Win You $15,000*

Learn Eric Edmeades' Hindsight Window framework, teach it back in your own words with your own stories, and post it. The best talks win $35,000 in speaker training — starting with a seat in The Speaking Academy. Live or to camera. Any platform. No fee to enter.

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Open now · Submissions close September 30, 2026, 12:00 noon ET · Winners announced October 1, 2026

The framework

What is the Hindsight Window?

It is Eric Edmeades' framework for the distance between living through something and understanding it. Watch how he teaches it, then teach it back in your own words, with your own stories.

Watch this before you write a word of your own talk.

01
Teach the concept
Explain the Hindsight Window in your own words, and credit Eric Edmeades as its author.
02
Heal the past
Show how closing the window turns resentment about a hard moment into gratitude for it.
03
Inoculate the future
Make the case that faith in what is coming is built on how we read what already happened.
04
Handle it live
Deliver it to a live audience or straight to camera, and hold them either way.

How to enter

Six steps to your submission

01
Learn the framework
Watch Eric explain the Hindsight Window, then use the Speech Map template we email you when you register.
02
While you watch...
Spend a minute on the talk this challenge is built from.
- Watch the video
- Like it
- Subscribe to the channel
- Leave a comment with your biggest takeaway
Open the talk on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
03
Write your own talk
Follow the Speech Map structure with your own stories, in your own words, crediting Eric Edmeades for the framework.
04
Deliver it
Live or to camera, between 5 and 18 minutes.
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Post it publicly
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or Facebook — tagged #hindsightwindow and #SpeakerNation. The judges' assessment of your talk is what decides — the engagement it gets (likes, shares, comments) can inform that, but never on its own.
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Register and add your link
Create your entry here and paste the link to your post. Posting one talk to several platforms is fine, and so is submitting several different talks — add as many links as you like.

Three prizes

What you're playing for

First place
The Speaking Academy
A five-day speaker transformation program with Eric — the same room professional speakers pay to be in.
Program details(opens in a new tab)
Value: $15,000
Second place
Speech Design Consultation
A private 60-minute session with Eric on writing and designing a speech, preceded by a questionnaire he reviews first.
Value: $10,000
Third place
Full Speech Breakdown
Submit a speech you have already given and receive the same comprehensive breakdown Eric gives his high-end private clients.
Value: $10,000