If your talk is interesting, it doesn’t really matter who is giving it. The featured speakers are usually there because they work for a company that’ll add social proof. The further down the speaker line you go, the less who you work for matters. Having a demo reel of you giving the talk is very compelling, especially if it’s polished.
By the same token, DON’T provide a video if you aren’t a good presenter.
One of the talks I give often is on using digital marketing analytics to show investors your traction when you have none. What this means is .. how do we pull soft indicators of interest out of a startup’s data to prove to investors that things are going in the right direction, when the company has no sales yet.
This is “interesting” to enough people (and is usually well attended and talked about later) that it can be a good “hook” for them to attract attendees. So, if you have something like that, it’s more likely to get booked.
More speaker tips -
1) at the beginning, be willing to speak anytime to anyone, to build your profile / practice speaking. I gave a talk at Runway Accelerator to the only two people who showed up - but they were interested. With more practice , you'll become a better speaker & a more known quantity.
2) Meetups are often looking for speakers who aren't giving a product pitch. Everyone starts somewhere - I remember Drew Houston talking in 2009 to 25 attendees on marketing tactics.
3) apply, apply, apply! Today I have a 1:3 ratio of talks I apply to vs acceptance. When I started it was more like 1:10. I wrote out an abstract & bio, and took 4 hours to apply to all relevant conferences. Almost all turned me down, but some accepted, I got more practice, & could then apply to a new batch.
In short, think of being a better speaker & getting engagements as a process.