Invited and keynote speaking — where it fit in my evidence file

Had several invited talks, including one keynote, and wanted to share how I thought about where this evidence actually belonged, since it doesn't map onto a single obvious criterion the way an award does. For me, this mostly supported a broader leading-role and recognition narrative rather than standing as its own separate criterion — being invited (not submitting an open proposal) to speak, especially in a keynote capacity, is itself a signal that the field regards you as someone worth hearing from, which is relevant context for the final merits determination even when it's not doing the primary work of any single specific criterion. What I documented for each: the invitation itself (showing it was invited, not an open submission I applied for), the event's standing and selectivity, and where available, some indication of audience size or the event's significance in the field. I presented this as supporting context woven into my narrative rather than trying to force it into being a standalone piece of evidence for a specific criterion it didn't cleanly fit.