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