Speaker Nation presents · a challenge by Eric Edmeades

The Hindsight Window Challenge

The hindsight window is the gap between a hard moment and the day you finally see what it was for. Resentment about the past breeds wariness of the future; gratitude for it builds faith in what is coming. Teach it. Tell your story. Help someone else close theirs.

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Opens August 9, 2026 · Submissions close October 31, 2026 · Winners announced November 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 real audience or straight to camera, and hold the room while you do.

How to enter

Six steps to your submission

  1. 01

    Learn the framework

    Watch Eric explain the Hindsight Window, then use the Speech Map template we email you when you register.

  2. 02

    Back the original talk on YouTube

    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)
  3. 03

    Write your own talk

    Follow the Speech Map structure with your own stories, in your own words, crediting Eric Edmeades for the framework.

  4. 04

    Deliver it

    Live or to camera, between 5 and 18 minutes.

  5. 05

    Post it publicly

    YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or Facebook — tagged #hindsightwindow and #SpeakerNation.

  6. 06

    Register and add your link

    Create your entry here and paste the link to your post. Add as many links as you like.

Three grand prizes

What you're playing for

  • Grand prize 1

    The Speaking Academy

    A five-day speaker transformation program with Eric — the same room professional speakers pay to be in.

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    Value: $15,000

  • Grand prize 2

    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

  • Grand prize 3

    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

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