Women in India and other countries nearby: Join us for two hands-on, interactive 2.5-hour Zoom calls to take charge of your expertise, generate WordPress-related topics, and start building a chat!
Workshop
ZoomSaturday, September 23, 2023, 9:30am -12:00pm IST (Part 1)Sunday, September 24, 2023, 9:30am -12:00pm IST (Part 2)Free
About this event
What do you need to speak in WordPress Meetups and WordCamps?
You need:
A topic of conversation A well-crafted title An excellent description of the conversation
It is also really useful if you:
Feel like you belong on stage Can overcome nerves and have stage presence
Some of us have a harder time with this than others. And for women in India, this can be especially challenging.
GreenGeeks is helping the Diverse Speaker Training Group (#WPDiversity) in the WordPress Community Team to organize and host a workshop: Indian Women Speaker Workshop in WordPress Community.
This is a workshop for women in India (other countries can join us too) who are thinking of speaking at a WordPress Meetup or WordCamp.
When we say women, we include anyone who identifies as a woman some or all of the time.
Are you intrigued by the idea of speaking at a WordPress Meetup or WordCamp? The focus of this hands-on online workshop will be generating WordPress-related topics to give a talk.
This includes writing a well-crafted headline, increasing your confidence when speaking, and overcoming your nerves. Not to mention having a stage presence and allowing you to practice speaking in a safe space.
By the end of the workshop, you will have some ideas for talks, an outline of a topic, a title, a tone/proposal to apply to events, and more confidence to take the stage.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to practice speaking.
You do NOT have to have any experience in public speaking. This workshop is for all levels of experience.
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Who should attend?
This workshop is for you if:
You identify as a woman some or all of the time You’ve thought about speaking at a WordPress or WordCamp Meetup but couldn’t think of a topic You think you don’t know anything worth talking about You’d like to feel more confident about being on stage
This workshop will consist of two sessions of 2.5 hours; Part 1 and Part 2.
We will cover:
Part 1: Saturday, September 23, 2023 (9:30 am -12:00 pm IST):
Why speak at WordPress Meetup or WordCamps? Dispel some myths about speakers/talking. Pose topics and choose one. Write a meeting description or WordCamp proposal. Practice speaking in front of a group.
Part 2: Sunday 24th September 2023 (9:30am -12:00pm IST):
(Prerequisite: Part 1 on September 23, 2023)
Come up with a great titleWrite the outlineTips to become a better speakerPractice giving a short talk
Accessibility:
The workshop will be held in English. A live transcript will be available to turn on or off. Please let us know if you have any other accessibility needs.
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Why are we doing this?
GreenGeeks values diversity, particularly the empowerment of women around the world. We see a world where there is a mix of different organizers and leaders, including a mix of genders.
Public speaking is one of the direct paths that opens great opportunities for people. That’s why we’re co-hosting this event with #WPDiversity and working closely with Jill Binder, Diverse Speaker Training Group (#WPDiversity) Leader, and funding Jill’s work to host this workshop.
This workshop follows our two previous workshops in India that we organized and helped organize: Indian Women Speakers Workshop in the WordPress Community 2022 and Empower Women Speakers For Your WordPress Events in India 2021.
This is the second year in a row that we have run a workshop of this specific style: working directly with women in India who are thinking of becoming speakers.
“This is a wonderful opportunity to learn. Even if you are confident in public speaking, this workshop can still be helpful: understanding how to narrow down a topic, how to present, and the do’s and don’ts of public speaking. Thanks to the organizers for supporting this and to Jill for making it happen and involving everyone involved.” – Akshaya Rane, Software Developer, Thane, India
“The feedback process was excellent. It was a great balance between constructive criticism and praise, so it helps build trust. The environment is inclusive and the exercises done together help refine our thought process, which is difficult to do alone and without feedback.” – Karishma Sundaram, Content Strategist
Help us share this event with women in India and nearby countries, and if this workshop is for you, get your ticket on Eventbrite today!