0:00:00.000,0:00:03.000 Thank you everyone for being here at our[br]demo of our speaker training workshop or 0:00:05.880,0:00:08.880 diverse speaker training workshop,[br]depending on if you're running it for 0:00:09.360,0:00:12.360 general or for everyone. I will be going[br]through some, you know, there'll be some 0:00:15.990,0:00:18.990 some parts in it that are decisions to[br]make, depending on what group you're 0:00:20.190,0:00:23.190 running it for, or some other things to[br]customize for yourselves. I'll be running 0:00:25.350,0:00:28.350 it today for as if we're running it for[br]underrepresented folks. And some of the 0:00:32.100,0:00:35.100 things I haven't quite filled in on the[br]slides that you will be filling in on 0:00:36.000,0:00:39.000 yours. And that's something that I will[br]have in the facilitator module notes. So 0:00:44.370,0:00:47.370 we are going to get started. First, I'm[br]going to say a few words about myself, the 0:00:49.110,0:00:52.110 facilitator. So my name is Jill Binder.[br]I'm the lead of the diverse speaker 0:00:54.120,0:00:57.120 training group in the community team in[br]WordPress, which is the training that 0:00:57.600,0:01:00.600 we're making this for now. I also am[br]bringing this workout to other technology 0:01:03.600,0:01:06.600 conferences and companies and bringing[br]this as part of my business diversity uh 0:01:09.720,0:01:12.720 Diverse in Tech. And also I live and[br]currently live in Vernon and I go back to 0:01:17.790,0:01:20.790 Vancouver BC a lot. So that is just a few[br]words about myself. The agenda that we're 0:01:24.510,0:01:27.510 going through today is introductions and[br]icebreaker, finding a topic, writing a 0:01:33.240,0:01:36.240 pitch, creating your talk and becoming a[br]better speaker and creating great slides. 0:01:40.530,0:01:43.530 So we're going to go through introductions[br]and icebreaker, why we're holding this 0:01:44.190,0:01:47.190 workshop for for underrepresented groups[br]today, what we're looking for, dispelling 0:01:48.810,0:01:51.810 the myths of speakers and why do you want[br]to speak. So the first thing that we're 0:01:55.830,0:01:58.830 going to do is go through a little[br]icebreaker exercise so that we all get 0:01:59.040,0:02:02.040 comfortable with our with each each other[br]in the room. Going around the circle, 0:02:03.930,0:02:06.930 we'll, I'll give you each a minute to say[br]your name and what pronouns you'd like us 0:02:09.930,0:02:12.930 to use for you today, if you're[br]comfortable sharing them, for example, 0:02:13.470,0:02:16.470 she/her, they/them, your WordPress[br]experience, what is your speaking 0:02:18.750,0:02:21.750 experience, if any, and what you want out[br]of the workshop today. I know that you can 0:02:24.030,0:02:27.030 always opt out of this or any of the other[br]exercises in a workshop. At your turn, 0:02:28.440,0:02:31.440 just say pass. So I'm going to give an[br]example. My name is Jill Binder. My 0:02:34.080,0:02:37.080 pronouns are she her. My WordPress his[br]experience is I've been using it since 0:02:39.330,0:02:42.330 2011. And up until earlier this year in[br]2019, I was WordPress web developer. And 0:02:46.140,0:02:49.140 I've been working in the community for[br]many years. And now I'm working community 0:02:50.040,0:02:53.040 team as part of my actual work. My[br]speaking experience, I have been doing 0:02:56.580,0:02:59.580 public speaking for a really long time. I[br]used to be a life coach and I would do a 0:03:01.020,0:03:04.020 lot of public speaking then I was also[br]performance poet. And now for a number of 0:03:05.100,0:03:08.100 years, I've been doing many workshops[br]within WordPress. And now I deliver these 0:03:09.570,0:03:12.570 workshops. And what I want out of the[br]workshop today as the facilitator is to 0:03:14.220,0:03:17.220 hold a really great experience for all of[br]you. So what I'm going to do is the order 0:03:20.490,0:03:23.490 that I see you on my screen, I'll call[br]your name. And if you'd like to give a 0:03:25.530,0:03:28.530 precise, great and if not just say pass,[br]and I'm also going to open up a one minute 0:03:32.280,0:03:35.280 timer for us. 0:03:39.600,0:03:42.600 So the order that you're on my screen are[br]a Aurooba, Angela, Miriam, Chandrika and 0:03:43.590,0:03:46.590 Bhargav. So Aurooba, can you unmute[br]yourself and I'll restart the timer once 0:03:49.890,0:03:52.890 you start. Okay, can you see the timer on[br]my screen? Yep. Perfect. 0:03:54.750,0:03:57.750 Okay. Hi, everyone. My name is Aurooba. My[br]pronouns, is pronouns are she and her. 0:04:01.530,0:04:04.530 I've been using WordPress since 2008. And[br]I've been a web developer for about six 0:04:08.280,0:04:11.280 years. I have some speaking experience. I[br]have spoken four or five times. And I 0:04:17.370,0:04:20.370 would love to come out of this workshop[br]with a couple more topics that I could 0:04:21.570,0:04:24.570 speak on. 0:04:24.090,0:04:27.090 Thank you. Angela. 0:04:29.700,0:04:32.700 I, my name is Angela and my pronouns are[br]she her hers. My WordPress experience - 0:04:36.450,0:04:39.450 I've been using WordPress since about[br]2011. And I contribute to the community 0:04:43.380,0:04:46.380 team as a community deputy 0:04:46.980,0:04:49.980 speaking experience, not too much. I've[br]spoken just a couple of times. So what I'm 0:04:53.850,0:04:56.850 looking for out of the workshop today is[br]to 0:04:57.650,0:05:00.650 get a couple more topics, 0:04:59.540,0:05:02.540 feel more confident in 0:05:01.460,0:05:04.460 when I'm doing talks. 0:05:04.730,0:05:07.730 Great. Thank you very much. Miriam. 0:05:08.820,0:05:11.820 So hi, my name is Miriam, my pronouns are[br]she and her. I've been using WordPress 0:05:15.540,0:05:18.540 since about 2008 and I've been primarily[br]developing with WordPress since 2012. I 0:05:24.000,0:05:27.000 have about probably about three years[br]speaking experience now a couple wordcamps 0:05:28.980,0:05:31.980 a year. And I just hope to again, get more[br]topics and especially about creating 0:05:38.460,0:05:41.460 better slides because that is definitely[br]one of my weak points. 0:05:43.830,0:05:46.830 Great, thanks very much. And next we have[br]Chandrika. 0:05:52.030,0:05:55.030 Hi, I'm Chandrika. My pronouns are she and[br]her. I've been using WordPress since about 0:05:59.770,0:06:02.770 2011. I am a WordPress developer, I build[br]custom WordPress themes and plugins. I've 0:06:08.260,0:06:11.260 spoken a few times, few times in meetups[br]and once in a WordCamp. So what I want out 0:06:15.580,0:06:18.580 of the workshop today is more confidence[br]in speaking, a few more topics and like 0:06:21.070,0:06:24.070 Miriam said, tips on creating good slides. 0:06:27.640,0:06:30.640 Great, thanks very much. And lastly, we[br]have Bhargav. 0:06:32.260,0:06:35.260 I am Hi, I'm Bhargav Mehta. My pronouns[br]are he and him. Right. I have been working 0:06:42.670,0:06:45.670 in WordPress since 2014. So I guess, I am[br]the youngest in the group. And my speaking 0:06:53.260,0:06:56.260 experiences, I have spoken a couple of[br]times in the meetup. I have been 0:06:58.360,0:07:01.360 organizing meetups in our city. And one[br]time WordCamp speaker. From the workshop, 0:07:07.000,0:07:10.000 I am trying to understand how we can[br]improve the speaking skills and getting 0:07:15.670,0:07:18.670 the community ready for other meetups. 0:07:21.280,0:07:24.280 Thanks very much. You're all in the right[br]place today for what you're looking for. 0:07:29.950,0:07:32.950 Okay, so now we're gonna chat about why[br]we're holding this workshop for 0:07:33.610,0:07:36.610 underrepresented groups today. So there's[br]a few reasons why you might want to. 0:07:42.880,0:07:45.880 There's a few reasons that we want to hold[br]this workshop for underrepresented groups 0:07:46.000,0:07:49.000 today. First of all, oh, okay, I will add[br]that slide back in. I just put number one 0:07:57.460,0:08:00.460 is a disproportionately large number of[br]speakers at WordPress meetups and 0:08:01.240,0:08:04.240 wordcamps, and tech events in general,[br]look alike and come from the same 0:08:05.260,0:08:08.260 background. That means that the speakers[br]do not represent everyone sitting in the 0:08:09.040,0:08:12.040 audience. Underrepresented groups they may[br]therefore feel like they don't belong 0:08:13.870,0:08:16.870 there. But there are many with a wide[br]range of knowledge to share and everyone 0:08:17.830,0:08:20.830 can feel included. WordPress is amazing in[br]that it is open source. So all kinds of 0:08:23.710,0:08:26.710 people use it. And we want a more fair[br]representation of users and the people 0:08:28.000,0:08:31.000 that are speaking. One of the ways in[br]which WordPress is being shaped by is by 0:08:33.610,0:08:36.610 the people who speak about it publicly.[br]Many folks from underrepresented groups by 0:08:37.780,0:08:40.780 nature of having had different life[br]experiences would approach problems 0:08:41.470,0:08:44.470 differently and just tell the developers[br]point of view is different from a user's 0:08:45.310,0:08:48.310 point of view, so are our viewpoints.[br]Folks from underrepresented groups have 0:08:49.810,0:08:52.810 experiences that aren't necessarily being[br]shared right now. By bringing in more 0:08:54.850,0:08:57.850 diversity to the people at the podium,[br]there's a better chance of bringing in 0:08:58.510,0:09:01.510 folks who are straddling different roles,[br]and thus creating unique things with 0:09:02.410,0:09:05.410 unique perspectives. Power users who are[br]using it in interesting ways, front end 0:09:07.570,0:09:10.570 developers and business people who use[br]plugins to make specific kinds of sites, 0:09:11.830,0:09:14.830 typographers who use WordPress to do wild[br]things with typography, and people to talk 0:09:18.220,0:09:21.220 about running a business in WordPress, how[br]developers can communicate with designers, 0:09:22.390,0:09:25.390 different things you can do with[br]WordPress, etc, etc. And lastly, when 0:09:27.610,0:09:30.610 people see themselves represented on stage[br]that gives more people confidence and 0:09:32.410,0:09:35.410 helps them feel like they belong there.[br]They feel less under represented. So what 0:09:39.010,0:09:42.010 we're looking for today this is a section[br]that if there is something specific that 0:09:46.420,0:09:49.420 our group was looking for, we would put[br]this in but I have nothing specific for 0:09:50.860,0:09:53.860 us. So that would be something for you to[br]fill your own info there. Next, we're 0:09:57.340,0:10:00.340 going to talk about one of my favorite[br]parts of this workshop called dispelling 0:10:02.950,0:10:05.950 the myths. So everyone has their own[br]reasons for not speaking in public, 0:10:07.840,0:10:10.840 especially at tech events. But most of[br]these reasons are based on myths that we 0:10:12.040,0:10:15.040 can dispel, or concerns that we can[br]address. Myth one, I'm not an expert. And 0:10:20.380,0:10:23.380 that's okay. You don't have to be an[br]expert. Everyone has a different idea of 0:10:25.570,0:10:28.570 what expert means. No one knows[br]everything, and everyone has something to 0:10:29.980,0:10:32.980 learn. You just need to know a little more[br]about your topic than your audience knows. 0:10:34.360,0:10:37.360 And you can find a topic where you have[br]knowledge that your audience does not. 0:10:38.950,0:10:41.950 There are things that you do with[br]WordPress all the time that other people 0:10:41.860,0:10:44.860 don't, that makes you an expert in your[br]eyes. Even if your audience has knowledge 0:10:46.000,0:10:49.000 about the same topic, they actually will[br]not frame the knowledge in the same way 0:10:49.480,0:10:52.480 and they'll still have something to learn[br]from you. It's possible that you feel you 0:10:53.740,0:10:56.740 only know a little bit about a topic. But[br]it's so more than many people in the 0:10:57.340,0:11:00.340 audience are happy to learn what you know,[br]you're probably more of an expert than you 0:11:01.840,0:11:04.840 think you are. A lot of us suffer from a[br]little thing called imposter syndrome. 0:11:08.440,0:11:11.440 This is a psychological phenomenon, where[br]you feel like you are an imposter. And you 0:11:13.150,0:11:16.150 don't really have the knowledge or skills[br]to be here. But you've somehow managed to 0:11:17.230,0:11:20.230 fool everyone and soon they'll find out.[br]And imposter syndrome is really common. 0:11:21.670,0:11:24.670 You're not alone. A lot of us have[br]imposter syndrome because we don't see 0:11:26.620,0:11:29.620 people presented like us as experts on the[br]stage. Many people who are not part of the 0:11:35.200,0:11:38.200 overrepresented majority set a much higher[br]bar for expert knowledge. 0:11:40.610,0:11:43.610 Many communities have surveyed their[br]members to ask what kind of information 0:11:43.730,0:11:46.730 they want to learn at meetups and[br]wordcamps. And most people request 0:11:47.120,0:11:50.120 beginner topics. Remember that there are[br]people out there who know nothing about 0:11:51.170,0:11:54.170 any of this stuff. And they want to know[br]more. If you've used WordPress before you 0:11:55.670,0:11:58.670 have knowledge that other people want you[br]to share. One area where you're always an 0:12:00.680,0:12:03.680 expert is your own experience. Case[br]studies make great talks, talk about how 0:12:06.170,0:12:09.170 you did something, how you learned[br]something, how you overcame an obstacle 0:12:10.430,0:12:13.430 and the process that you went through to[br]create something or to solve a problem. 0:12:14.720,0:12:17.720 These kinds of talks are great because[br]they're unique. It's not just the same 0:12:17.780,0:12:20.780 information that anyone can find in an[br]online tutorial. These topics help 0:12:22.400,0:12:25.400 everyone overcome the I'm not an expert[br]problem. You're just a normal person 0:12:27.380,0:12:30.380 sharing a normal experience. And that's[br]valuable. So people will come to value 0:12:31.190,0:12:34.190 their own experience and expertise. Even[br]if you're giving a talk that the audience 0:12:36.110,0:12:39.110 already knows about all about already,[br]they have a different perspective, and 0:12:39.500,0:12:42.500 they're likely to learn something new. So,[br]you might not feel like an expert, but you 0:12:44.570,0:12:47.570 are if you care about your topic that will[br]shine through. And that's what is 0:12:48.230,0:12:51.230 important. Okay, number two, people will[br]ask questions that I can't answer, and 0:12:56.600,0:12:59.600 I'll look like a fool. Yes, people may[br]very well ask questions that you can't 0:13:01.520,0:13:04.520 answer. But that's okay. Your audience[br]understands that not everyone knows 0:13:05.510,0:13:08.510 everything. And it can be hard to think on[br]your feet and the audience is sympathetic. 0:13:10.400,0:13:13.400 If you don't know the answer, there are[br]several things that you can do. You can 0:13:14.300,0:13:17.300 ask if anyone on the audience has an[br]answer, and you can tell them that you'll 0:13:18.350,0:13:21.350 look up the answer and get back to them.[br]Tell them that you post the answer on your 0:13:22.340,0:13:25.340 blog, they'll get more visitors to your[br]website. And sometimes people ask 0:13:26.840,0:13:29.840 questions that are off topic, feel free to[br]tell them that the question is off topic, 0:13:31.130,0:13:34.130 and we'll be happy to discuss it with them[br]later. Also, remember, it's okay to say, I 0:13:36.530,0:13:39.530 don't know. People will think more highly[br]of you if you admit that you don't know if 0:13:41.120,0:13:44.120 you try to make up an answer. And we're[br]going to be going into all of these in 0:13:45.110,0:13:48.110 much more detail in the tricky questions[br]section towards the end. Myth number 0:13:53.030,0:13:56.030 three: I'm too nervous to speak. Your[br]audience gets that too. After all, most of 0:13:58.850,0:14:01.850 them didn't have the bravery to speak.[br]First of all, practice, practice, 0:14:03.140,0:14:06.140 practice. The more you practice in front[br]of pets, family, friends, the mere small 0:14:08.420,0:14:11.420 audiences, the less nervous you'll be. But[br]if you're still nervous, that's okay. 0:14:13.760,0:14:16.760 Everyone gets nervous in front of[br]audiences. And that's just part of being 0:14:16.880,0:14:19.880 human. Keep in mind that the audience is[br]on your side, they want to see you 0:14:21.380,0:14:24.380 succeed. In fact, it's okay to admit that[br]you're nervous people be sympathetic. I am 0:14:26.810,0:14:29.810 really really, really nervous right now[br]too. But I'm up here speaking in front of 0:14:30.590,0:14:33.590 you and I haven't died yet. I'm making a[br]little joke at the beginning about being 0:14:35.210,0:14:38.210 nervous like I just did can help dispel[br]the nervous energy in the room. If you're 0:14:40.520,0:14:43.520 really nervous, you might not want to[br]start speaking at an event where you'll be 0:14:44.360,0:14:47.360 having a big audience and start at a[br]smaller meetup or even just start in front 0:14:48.350,0:14:51.350 of the mirror, pets friends and family[br]etc. We will talk more about this in the 0:14:52.940,0:14:55.940 better speaker section later. Myth number[br]four: I have failed if everyone in the 0:15:00.560,0:15:03.560 audience is not totally engaged. Sometimes[br]when you're speaking, you'll look outside 0:15:06.410,0:15:09.410 out to the audience, and it will look like[br]everyone is bored. And that's okay. First 0:15:11.660,0:15:14.660 of all, most of them probably aren't as[br]bored as they look, audiences generally 0:15:16.010,0:15:19.010 sit with neutral faces. So if they aren't[br]smiling and nodding and cheering, that 0:15:20.540,0:15:23.540 doesn't mean that they're not engaged. If[br]they're using their phone, tablet, laptop 0:15:25.250,0:15:28.250 or another device, it doesn't mean that[br]they're ignoring you. In fact, it might 0:15:28.610,0:15:31.610 just mean that they're writing down your[br]every word, or they might be live tweeting 0:15:31.790,0:15:34.790 your talk. And no matter how good a[br]speaker you are, you will not connect with 0:15:35.990,0:15:38.990 everyone in the audience. And that's okay,[br]too. No speaker can connect with everyone. 0:15:41.120,0:15:44.120 Expect that. Don't take it personally, and[br]be happy with the people who do connect 0:15:45.080,0:15:48.080 with you. And Myth number five: a talk[br]followed by q&a is the only format I can 0:15:52.940,0:15:55.940 use to share my knowledge. No. There are[br]plenty of other ways to share your 0:15:57.140,0:16:00.140 expertise at WordPress events, you could[br]lead a group discussion, lead a workshop 0:16:01.490,0:16:04.490 or put together a panel. Some events offer[br]the opportunity for lightning talks, which 0:16:07.070,0:16:10.070 are usually about 10 minutes. And this is[br]a great format if you're nervous because 0:16:10.520,0:16:13.520 it's okay to talk fast, and it's over[br]quickly. Okay, so let's have a little bit 0:16:17.960,0:16:20.960 of a discussion. I have for those of you[br]who haven't spoken. We know what do you 0:16:24.650,0:16:27.650 think? What are things that you're worried[br]about? Why haven't you talked at a meetup 0:16:28.040,0:16:31.040 or wordcamp? Or who've only talked once?[br]Why did you not do it again? So I for 0:16:33.470,0:16:36.470 this, I'll have people put up your hand in[br]the video if you have something to 0:16:40.640,0:16:43.640 contribute for this. Chandrika and then[br]Angela? 0:16:50.910,0:16:53.910 I am I'm really nervous to stand in front[br]of an audience and speak. So that's my 0:16:56.730,0:16:59.730 biggest problem. 0:16:59.580,0:17:02.580 Yeah. Okay. So you're you're just really[br]nervous about it. Got it. Great. Thank 0:17:04.620,0:17:07.620 you, Angela. Seeing here, 0:17:10.380,0:17:13.380 I've done it before. And it's scary every[br]single time. And I like to overcome that. 0:17:18.330,0:17:21.330 The nerves 0:17:18.330,0:17:21.330 that you cut out for a second. So you so[br]we I heard you say that, you know, you're 0:17:30.630,0:17:33.630 nervous every single time and you'd like[br]to overcome that? Yes. Great. And that is 0:17:35.940,0:17:38.940 something that we'll have a whole section[br]in the better speaker section on tips for 0:17:39.600,0:17:42.600 overcoming nerves. Does anybody have an[br]answer that we haven't said yet, but you'd 0:17:44.580,0:17:47.580 like to contribute? 0:17:46.890,0:17:49.890 Miriam. 0:17:49.710,0:17:52.710 Well, I guess about why haven't I spoken[br]is actually I haven't spoken on technical 0:17:56.520,0:17:59.520 topics, despite being a web developer, is[br]the fact that I'm afraid to have somebody 0:18:02.310,0:18:05.310 more experienced just come out and say[br]that I'm absolutely 0:18:05.910,0:18:08.910 wrong. 0:18:07.500,0:18:10.500 Right. That is a valid fear. And we're[br]actually going to address that later as 0:18:13.380,0:18:16.380 well. Great. Okay. Thank you very much. 0:18:17.440,0:18:20.440 Bhargav had something to say too. 0:18:19.390,0:18:22.390 Oh, sure. Okay, Bhargav will be our last[br]one for today. Thanks. Thanks Aurooba. 0:18:26.220,0:18:29.220 So, in, in our community, they say that we[br]don't know English, we cannot communicate 0:18:32.880,0:18:35.880 in English. So that's why we don't want to[br]speak. They don't even speak in local 0:18:41.340,0:18:44.340 language because of the fear of not[br]speaking in English. 0:18:46.500,0:18:49.500 Why? Okay, so there's, there's a language[br]concern that a lot in your country. Okay. 0:18:52.320,0:18:55.320 Yeah, that's important as well. Thanks for[br]sharing that. 0:18:57.630,0:19:00.630 Okay. 0:19:02.110,0:19:05.110 So let's, that was a lot of the reasons[br]that people don't want to speak. But what 0:19:07.360,0:19:10.360 about reasons that you do want to speak?[br]And so this is actually going to be 0:19:14.830,0:19:17.830 another discussion question for you. You[br]know, what are reasons that you do want to 0:19:18.850,0:19:21.850 be speaking in? Just a way so I can see[br]hands again. Miriam. 0:19:32.250,0:19:35.250 I want to give back because I have been[br]given so much I'm a big proponent of 0:19:39.360,0:19:42.360 giving back to the community. So 0:19:41.870,0:19:44.870 Oh, that's wonderful. Thank you, Aurooba[br]and then Chandrika. 0:19:46.730,0:19:49.730 I want to make sure that I'm essentially I[br]don't see a lot of women speaking and I 0:19:51.770,0:19:54.770 want to help make change that and I'm a[br]woman. I speak. 0:19:56.630,0:19:59.630 Right. So by example you want to be[br]showing women want to be a woman who's 0:20:02.060,0:20:05.060 speaking and that's right example for[br]others wonderful things Chandrika. 0:20:10.180,0:20:13.180 One reason I do want to speak is I want to[br]be able to teach new people who are like 0:20:15.580,0:20:18.580 beginners in WordPress. There are a lot of[br]questions and you know, speaking about how 0:20:21.820,0:20:24.820 to get started is a way of me giving[br]trying to get teach someone. 0:20:27.930,0:20:30.930 Great. Yeah, absolutely. I love that. So[br]it's something that you're actually 0:20:31.590,0:20:34.590 wanting to do for your career be able to[br]do more speaking than that. Okay, great. 0:20:36.810,0:20:39.810 Any others before we move on? Angela, and[br]then they'll be the last one for today. 0:20:44.970,0:20:47.970 I would love to I agree with a lot of the[br]reasons that were just shared. I also see 0:20:53.000,0:20:56.000 Yeah, well, that's wonderful. Especially[br]you have a big role building community in 0:20:58.725,0:21:01.725 WordPress. And so it would be useful to be[br]starting some discussions around that, or 0:21:04.589,0:21:07.589 there might be other things outside of[br]that as well, that would be useful. All 0:21:10.039,0:21:13.039 right, thank you. We have a list of[br]examples of why people might want to be 0:21:15.283,0:21:18.283 speaking. So you said some of these, and[br]then you added in some others as well. So 0:21:21.008,0:21:24.008 here's some reasons that people have, that[br]we have for speaking, be seen as an 0:21:26.459,0:21:29.459 authority in your field, share your[br]knowledge with others, build your 0:21:31.288,0:21:34.288 confidence, give back to the community,[br]meet people, be part of the community, 0:21:36.738,0:21:39.738 travel, learn at conferences, speaking[br]teaches you more. It's fun, it's 0:21:41.705,0:21:44.705 rewarding, it can have a feeling of[br]accomplishment, and it can help build your 0:21:47.155,0:21:50.155 career, and for some folks, they might[br]want to be a role model for folks who are 0:21:52.743,0:21:55.743 from the same underrepresented group as[br]them. So it could be a role model for 0:21:58.124,0:22:01.124 diversity. Okay, module number two:[br]finding a topic. So in this module, we're 0:22:03.505,0:22:06.505 going to look at talk formats, a big brain[br]dump exercise, narrowing your topic 0:22:08.955,0:22:11.955 selection, refining your chosen topic and[br]you'll have an optional chance to present 0:22:14.750,0:22:17.750 your topic. So now that we've talked about[br]why we're holding this workshop, for for 0:22:20.545,0:22:23.545 underrepresented folks or underrepresented[br]groups, myths about what it takes to be a 0:22:26.409,0:22:29.409 speaker, and why you want to speak, let's[br]start talking about the actual talks. A 0:22:32.066,0:22:35.066 lot of talks in tech are big, how to bring[br]them sessions, how to make a plugin might 0:22:37.930,0:22:40.930 be somebody walking through how to make[br]it, maybe even live coding, and at the 0:22:43.380,0:22:46.380 end, there are questions. Wordcamp Central[br]has found that this isn't necessarily a 0:22:49.106,0:22:52.106 good way to impart information. People[br]often walk away feeling overwhelmed, and 0:22:54.625,0:22:57.625 not remembering anything that they[br]learned. There are other talk formats that 0:23:00.006,0:23:03.006 promote story based learning. Talking[br]about how you learn something, for 0:23:05.042,0:23:08.042 example, means other people can also learn[br]how to learn as well different talk 0:23:10.492,0:23:13.492 formats involving more people can become[br]more engaging. So here are some of the 0:23:16.011,0:23:19.011 various formats. There's how to the[br]standard way that tech talks happen. 0:23:20.790,0:23:23.790 it as a way to start some discussions. And[br]I like the idea of that. 0:23:21.047,0:23:24.047 Discussion, you're the facilitator on a[br]topic, and the audience discusses it 0:23:26.359,0:23:29.359 together. A panel, multiple people insert[br]questions on the same topic, story based 0:23:32.085,0:23:35.085 this could be how you learned something,[br]the mistakes you made, or any other 0:23:37.397,0:23:40.397 narrative format. The story of how you[br]created one thing in particular, and 0:23:42.640,0:23:45.640 workshop to have a hands on learning[br]experience for people bring their laptop 0:23:48.021,0:23:51.021 and create a thing as you go. A Talk can[br]also be more than one person, talks with 0:23:53.678,0:23:56.678 two or three people can be really[br]engaging. Okay, we are going to go into 0:23:58.783,0:24:01.783 our first written exercise now. So first,[br]I'm going to help you answer the question. 0:24:04.647,0:24:07.647 I don't know what to talk about, or I[br]don't know enough about anything to give a 0:24:10.235,0:24:13.235 talk, or I'm not an expert in anything, or[br]if you've given talks and you're just 0:24:15.823,0:24:18.823 stuck for what your next talk is, we'll be[br]answering that as well. We're going to do 0:24:21.687,0:24:24.687 a brainstorming exercise. Brainstorm as[br]many topics as you can in this exercise. 0:24:27.275,0:24:30.275 We're not looking for perfect or even good[br]ideas. The idea is just to get them out 0:24:33.001,0:24:36.001 good, bad or ugly, and see if we can get[br]as many as 30 or 40 or 40 ideas. So really 0:24:38.796,0:24:41.796 anything that comes to mind. You can[br]write, draw, do mind maps, list, any 0:24:43.901,0:24:46.901 format that you like. And while you're[br]summoning the idea gods or getting 0:24:49.006,0:24:52.006 writer's block, or anything in between,[br]I'll be prompting you with questions to 0:24:54.525,0:24:57.525 generate more topics. And remember, it's[br]always great to talk about what excites 0:25:00.113,0:25:03.113 you, not what you think you should talk[br]about. And if you also, if you're new to 0:25:05.701,0:25:08.701 WordPress, and you don't have answers to[br]these yet, that's okay. You can do the 0:25:11.220,0:25:14.220 prompts to imagine what your answers might[br]be in, say a year from now. 0:25:15.460,0:25:18.460 Okay. So get out something to write with.[br]If you haven't already. I'll give you a 0:25:22.570,0:25:25.570 moment to do that. And I'll give you a[br]moment to start writing any ideas that are 0:25:36.820,0:25:39.820 popping to mind already before we start[br]the prompts in the moment I'll start with 0:25:41.440,0:25:44.440 the first prompt. 0:26:09.340,0:26:12.340 So the first one is what got you into[br]WordPress? What keeps you in it? What do 0:27:25.210,0:27:28.210 you love about it? What do you want to[br]learn next? The first time you do 0:29:02.380,0:29:05.380 something with a child theme or a plugin[br]or something 0:30:05.890,0:30:08.890 Your biggest challenge in WordPress in the[br]last year or two. The last thing that you 0:30:47.770,0:30:50.770 learned how did you learn it? 0:31:33.730,0:31:36.730 The biggest block that you've ever had[br]with WordPress how did you overcome the 0:31:37.450,0:31:40.450 biggest block? What are you most[br]passionate about when it comes to 0:32:34.420,0:32:37.420 WordPress what most excites you? 0:33:19.840,0:33:22.840 What sorts of things do you love sharing[br]with others about WordPress? Questions 0:34:20.080,0:34:23.080 about WordPress they get asked about most[br]by clients, friends and family 0:35:18.620,0:35:21.620 A list of what you want to learn. Not sure[br]if I asked this one already favorite 0:36:21.470,0:36:24.470 plugins. 0:37:11.000,0:37:14.000 Cool thing you've created. Favorite[br]resources. Cool tricks you use all the 0:38:53.090,0:38:56.090 time. What could you talk about without[br]slides? And finally, what prompts did we 0:40:28.670,0:40:31.670 not ask which you wish we did? 0:40:37.370,0:40:40.370 And I'll give you a couple minutes to keep[br]writing on these or any others or anything 0:40:41.240,0:40:44.240 else that comes to mind. Last 20 seconds.[br]All right. Out of curiosity, would anybody 0:42:53.900,0:42:56.900 like to share how many topics they wrote[br]down? 0:43:02.150,0:43:05.150 Miriam. 0:43:04.340,0:43:07.340 I've got about 13. 0:43:05.690,0:43:08.690 Nice, great. 0:43:08.660,0:43:11.660 Chandrika 0:43:09.440,0:43:12.440 I think I got about 20 or 25. 0:43:16.340,0:43:19.340 Nice. Angela. 0:43:21.410,0:43:24.410 I'm at 15. 0:43:23.450,0:43:26.450 Great. Aurooba. 0:43:26.270,0:43:29.270 I've got about 17. 0:43:28.140,0:43:31.140 Thanks. Bhargav, would you like to share? 0:43:32.610,0:43:35.610 I have got about 12 0:43:36.450,0:43:39.450 Great. All right. Good work, everybody.[br]So, now that you've got some good, bad and 0:43:48.570,0:43:51.570 ugly ideas, out of that list, we are going[br]to do an exercise where you're picking the 0:43:55.290,0:43:58.290 two topics from the list that you think[br]best fits the following questions. You 0:44:00.390,0:44:03.390 might also find that you come up with new[br]answers that weren't in your list. And if 0:44:04.650,0:44:07.650 so, go ahead and write those down. And if[br]for some of these, you don't come up with 0:44:08.430,0:44:11.430 any answers, that's okay. Just skip that[br]one. First question. For a story based 0:44:18.150,0:44:21.150 talk. Pick two topics that you don't know[br]a lot about, but have had some success 0:44:23.130,0:44:26.130 with. This could be a story based on. For[br]example, I don't know much about making 0:44:27.930,0:44:30.930 plugins but let's say I've made one for[br]custom post types. 0:46:24.630,0:46:27.630 Panel: for moderating a panel, pick two[br]topics you may not know much about that 0:46:30.210,0:46:33.210 you would have good questions for. 0:47:52.620,0:47:55.620 For how to presentation, pick two topics[br]that you are confident about and could 0:47:56.610,0:47:59.610 lead out to presentation. 0:49:30.810,0:49:33.810 For a case study, pick two topics that[br]you've successfully worked on that you 0:49:35.160,0:49:38.160 feel you could do a case study well 0:51:18.120,0:51:21.120 For a workshop, pick two topics that you[br]think you could teach to others in a hands 0:51:22.680,0:51:25.680 on manner. This could be for running a[br]workshop. 0:52:45.270,0:52:48.270 And lastly, for any type, pick two[br]subjects in the topic list that are your 0:52:51.090,0:52:54.090 favorite. 0:53:53.190,0:53:56.190 Okay, so now we're going to do an exercise[br]to pick a topic. Right now is doing the 0:54:01.620,0:54:04.620 first part, picking the topic. So[br]together, I'm going to give us each two 0:54:06.600,0:54:09.600 minutes to chat with each other about what[br]the goal is pick the one that you're most 0:54:12.390,0:54:15.390 excited about anything you'd like to[br]develop it further. And for anybody who 0:54:16.200,0:54:19.200 wants to discuss it with each other I'll[br]give us two minutes each. So I'll give you 0:54:20.700,0:54:23.700 a moment to narrow down your list. See if[br]one pops out. And then start getting 0:54:28.380,0:54:31.380 volunteers around the group for who would[br]like to discuss it and I'll give, make 0:54:33.750,0:54:36.750 sure that there's time for everybody to[br]have the chance to discuss with each other 0:54:59.700,0:55:02.700 Okay, Would anybody like to get help[br]discussing with the group? What their 0:55:05.280,0:55:08.280 topic is? Miriam. 0:55:13.259,0:55:16.259 I'm always first. I was going back and[br]forth between two topics. But I think one 0:55:20.729,0:55:23.729 that is more recent for me is one about[br]transitioning from working in an office to 0:55:27.599,0:55:30.599 a remote workspace because I just went[br]through that six months ago. And so 0:55:34.890,0:55:37.890 that's something that is very real free[br]right now. Yeah. Nice. 0:55:40.710,0:55:43.710 That's a good one. I would go to that.[br]Yeah, 0:55:44.370,0:55:47.370 I think there's in WordPress, it seems[br]like it's a land where a lot of people 0:55:49.080,0:55:52.080 will start to want to do their own[br]freelancing and working from home. So I 0:55:53.820,0:55:56.820 think a lot of people want to know about[br]that. 0:55:56.520,0:55:59.520 Or even joining a company that is remote[br]is really common in WordPress, right is 0:56:05.260,0:56:08.260 that's a good one Miriam. 0:56:08.590,0:56:11.590 Angela. 0:56:12.010,0:56:15.010 I had a similar one in which was[br]distributed where 0:56:21.910,0:56:24.910 Tucker's 0:56:23.860,0:56:26.860 I don't know if I'm packing too much into[br]there for one talk. But in thinking about 0:56:30.280,0:56:33.280 how 0:56:31.110,0:56:34.110 WordPress, the open source project is[br]built, it's people around the world on 0:56:37.140,0:56:40.140 slack on blogs, building it together. So[br]working across 0:56:43.560,0:56:46.560 time zones in different cultures is a[br]topic you cut out more. And if it doesn't 0:56:49.140,0:56:52.140 work again, yeah, put into the chat. 0:56:51.930,0:56:54.930 It's a distributed work across time zones[br]and cultures. Something I've been thinking 0:56:58.800,0:57:01.800 about lately. 0:57:00.540,0:57:03.540 That sounds like something that those who[br]are running companies would probably be 0:57:05.070,0:57:08.070 very interested in. There's probably some[br]other use cases for that as well. Any 0:57:11.130,0:57:14.130 anybody else have comments or thoughts on[br]that? 0:57:16.000,0:57:19.000 That would probably be a good talk for[br]like, either like a wordcamp, or there are 0:57:21.460,0:57:24.460 a lot of like larger companies and the[br]reps or maybe even like a larger wordcamp. 0:57:27.610,0:57:30.610 Like, it could be even a really good[br]lightning talk. Like we're getting us. 0:57:33.250,0:57:36.250 Yeah, 0:57:34.590,0:57:37.590 I think you'd have more a more specific[br]niche wanting to hear that one. But 0:57:38.040,0:57:41.040 there's definitely places for that. 0:57:39.630,0:57:42.630 And I was wondering if it would be good[br]for like individual contributors, because 0:57:47.340,0:57:50.340 they will get exposed to working with[br]people around the world, like just through 0:57:52.590,0:57:55.590 slack. Right? 0:57:56.190,0:57:59.190 There might be a way to position it for[br]that as well. So when we get to the next 0:57:59.760,0:58:02.760 parts, where we're refining it, you might[br]find a way to kind of address for both for 0:58:04.860,0:58:07.860 a different talk for each depending on 0:58:08.310,0:58:11.310 you could really tailor that depending on[br]the kind of audience you're focusing on. 0:58:15.240,0:58:18.240 Anyone else? 0:58:19.410,0:58:22.410 I 0:58:21.810,0:58:24.810 get the time again. 0:58:24.730,0:58:27.730 Aurooba. 0:58:27.550,0:58:30.550 Um, I often do technical talks, because[br]that's something I enjoy learning and 0:58:32.920,0:58:35.920 enjoy teaching. So the one that I was kind[br]of thinking about is how to extend default 0:58:38.560,0:58:41.560 Gutenberg blocks. Oh, that could be a good[br]one. Because you know, Gutenberg is still 0:58:44.110,0:58:47.110 new. But sometimes all people really need[br]is a couple more options, and then a 0:58:49.480,0:58:52.480 Gutenberg block that already exists. 0:58:51.990,0:58:54.990 Oh, yeah. I mean, Gutenberg is a hot topic[br]right now. So anything, Gutenberg is 0:58:57.930,0:59:00.930 definitely something that is popular. And[br]that sounds like a really good topic that 0:59:03.180,0:59:06.180 people might not realize that they don't[br]have to code a whole new one. They can 0:59:06.780,0:59:09.780 actually use something that exists. 0:59:09.150,0:59:12.150 Mm hmm. 0:59:11.820,0:59:14.820 I would go to that talk. 0:59:14.490,0:59:17.490 Yeah, nice. There you go. 0:59:17.740,0:59:20.740 Excellent. Yeah, coming over. Talk at your[br]meetup. Yeah, 0:59:24.330,0:59:27.330 I like that talk as well. 0:59:28.960,0:59:31.960 Yeah, great. 0:59:30.430,0:59:33.430 And if you did as a case study, I 0:59:32.100,0:59:35.100 think it would be really cool. 0:59:33.240,0:59:36.240 If like, you showed how you did it[br]yourself. A real use cases? Yeah. 0:59:44.070,0:59:47.070 Great, thank you Chandrika. 0:59:46.320,0:59:49.320 I had a similar topic. Using advanced[br]custom fields and Gutenberg together to 0:59:53.250,0:59:56.250 create blocks. 0:59:56.190,0:59:59.190 Nice. Yes. It's even more specific. I like[br]that. Yeah. Yeah, I think I think again, 1:00:04.920,1:00:07.920 Gutenberg is currently in 2019. Very, very[br]big topic. And 1:00:11.280,1:00:14.280 I think really new. 1:00:12.870,1:00:15.870 Yep. Yeah. And I know, I mean, back when I[br]was doing WordPress development, which 1:00:20.340,1:00:23.340 happened to be up until Gutenberg became a[br]thing. I was using advanced custom fields 1:00:25.410,1:00:28.410 a lot. So I imagined that is a really[br]important time. 1:00:31.010,1:00:34.010 One, one more thing that is new right now[br]it's Gatsby JS. So I had a topic in mind 1:00:38.990,1:00:41.990 how to get started with Gatsby JS and[br]WordPress. 1:00:42.450,1:00:45.450 Great. Okay, that's cool. Like, cool.[br]Yeah, 1:00:46.000,1:00:49.000 that's one. One more. Like what I am[br]currently transitioning through is my 1:00:53.320,1:00:56.320 journey as a developer to functional[br]consultant and why choose that? 1:00:58.300,1:01:01.300 Ooh, interesting. Let's help you choose[br]two people have thoughts between these two 1:01:04.090,1:01:07.090 topics? 1:01:06.610,1:01:09.610 I like the second one. I mean, I like[br]both. But listening to those personal 1:01:11.770,1:01:14.770 stories is always a nice thing. Agreed. 1:01:18.540,1:01:21.540 Yeah, I agree as well. And when you said[br]it, it seems like you had some passion 1:01:24.300,1:01:27.300 behind it as well. So I really like seeing[br]that. 1:01:28.170,1:01:31.170 I can also see a lot of people wanting to[br]make a similar move or be thinking about 1:01:33.450,1:01:36.450 it. I've seen it happen a lot. So it could[br]be a definitely useful topic. Story. 1:01:40.410,1:01:43.410 Nice. Great. So it sounds like everyone[br]loves the second one. Have we covered 1:01:48.150,1:01:51.150 everybody? 1:01:49.330,1:01:52.330 Aurooba did you go? Yes. Yes. Great. Okay.[br]So now we're going to do is an exercise 1:01:56.470,1:01:59.470 where we're going to further refine the[br]topic. So first of all, wherever you're at 1:02:02.140,1:02:05.140 now, it's okay. If you're, if those out[br]there in the world are still not sure what 1:02:09.280,1:02:12.280 the topic all of us were, it sounds like[br]we're pretty sure. But if there were 1:02:12.370,1:02:15.370 people in the group who were not sure,[br]it's okay, just pick one to say to the 1:02:16.570,1:02:19.570 rest of the group that you'll use for the[br]exercises for the rest of the workshop. 1:02:20.470,1:02:23.470 You can always use your topic today just[br]as a practice and do a different topic 1:02:24.700,1:02:27.700 later. So don't worry about picking the[br]perfect one. But since we all know our 1:02:29.410,1:02:32.410 topics I'm going to move on. So to further[br]refine your topic, we are going to apply 1:02:39.400,1:02:42.400 who what why, how, when and where, for[br]example, who is this plugin for? What does 1:02:48.010,1:02:51.010 this plugin do? Why was it created? How[br]does it work? And when would you use it? 1:02:52.780,1:02:55.780 Where would you use it? So I'll give you[br]about five minutes to do this writing 1:02:56.950,1:02:59.950 exercise. 1:07:49.390,1:07:52.390 We've got about 15 seconds left. Okay[br]however far along you're you're out with 1:08:07.510,1:08:10.510 that is fine just use what you have from[br]this list. Can you refine your topic? Is 1:08:14.800,1:08:17.800 there something more specific on which you[br]could give the talk I'll give you two 1:08:19.060,1:08:22.060 minutes to polish your topic. We've got[br]about 20 seconds left. 1:10:37.940,1:10:40.940 Okay, so now we're going to go around the[br]circle, going around the circle, and give 1:10:46.730,1:10:49.730 everyone the opportunity to say what topic[br]they chose. And if you'd rather not when 1:10:50.540,1:10:53.540 it's your turn, say pass. And then also we[br]can give you feedback if you like. So what 1:11:01.790,1:11:04.790 I'm going to do is go around the circle,[br]I'm going to, say the order that we're 1:11:05.120,1:11:08.120 going to speak in and then if you want to[br]say pass, you can. Aurooba, Angela, Miriam 1:11:09.740,1:11:12.740 Chandrika and Bhargav. 1:11:13.430,1:11:16.430 Aurooba. 1:11:16.550,1:11:19.550 Yeah, I just I picked what I had chosen[br]before, which is how to extend default 1:11:23.330,1:11:26.330 Gutenberg blocks. I chose not to go with[br]the case study style, because I want it to 1:11:27.860,1:11:30.860 be able to show multiple options for[br]different types of blocks that I've seen a 1:11:32.390,1:11:35.390 lot of people wanting to extend, because[br]they want to create something just like a 1:11:38.900,1:11:41.900 default Gutenberg block, but then they[br]need a couple more options. Some is why go 1:11:43.100,1:11:46.100 through all of those common scenarios. 1:11:46.040,1:11:49.040 Great. Thanks, Angela. 1:11:51.380,1:11:54.380 So I also 1:11:54.140,1:11:57.140 might same topic, but based on the helpful[br]feedback, I've turned it a little bit to 1:11:59.810,1:12:02.810 be a little more focused 1:12:01.520,1:12:04.520 on. 1:12:04.280,1:12:07.280 I kept thinking, 1:12:06.890,1:12:09.890 building WordPress across time and space,[br]but more in the sense of like, tips for 1:12:14.960,1:12:17.960 working globally, to build WordPress[br]together. Hmm. Right. 1:12:20.330,1:12:23.330 It's a cool title. 1:12:22.160,1:12:25.160 It will be working more on titles later as[br]well. So we'll define that further. Great. 1:12:27.410,1:12:30.410 Miriam 1:12:30.930,1:12:33.930 Like the others, I've kept the same topic.[br]And I've kind of refined it down to tips 1:12:37.770,1:12:40.770 and tricks, because a lot of people have[br]worked in an office for most of their 1:12:43.890,1:12:46.890 career. And for some reason or another,[br]they choose to, or they have to go remote. 1:12:49.860,1:12:52.860 And it can be a very scary thing for some[br]people. So I was just going to share the 1:12:53.640,1:12:56.640 tips and tricks that I've learned as I've[br]made that transition. So story based, 1:12:58.980,1:13:01.980 I guess, 1:13:00.660,1:13:03.660 nice 1:13:02.670,1:13:05.670 Chandrika. 1:13:06.600,1:13:09.600 I've kept the same topic. Still trying to[br]work on the title. But I think focusing 1:13:14.220,1:13:17.220 more on building custom sites with ACF[br]blocks, because it's much easier to 1:13:22.410,1:13:25.410 customize your client sites with custom[br]ACF blocks. 1:13:26.780,1:13:29.780 Nice. Yeah. I still need time. Yeah, we[br]will work on titles later. But I actually 1:13:33.230,1:13:36.230 like that title, as is. So you'll see[br]later if you need to change it at all, if 1:13:36.920,1:13:39.920 you have any other ideas are not great.[br]Bhargav 1:13:42.680,1:13:45.680 based on the feedback, I have kept my[br]personal story like storyline and the 1:13:49.310,1:13:52.310 topic and it says that my journey as a[br]developer to a function functional 1:13:56.150,1:13:59.150 consultant. Why choose it? 1:14:00.180,1:14:03.180 Great. Yeah, that sounds good. Wonderful.[br]Well, thank you very much, everybody.