Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking - Kickoff Meeting

• What we'll do
The first half of the evening will be devoted to sharing food and making connections. Included in that time, we (the organizers) will explain a little more about what we're hoping to accomplish with this group, the types of events we're planning to run, and how you can stay involved. We'll start getting to know each other and talk through some programming ideas we have for the upcoming months.

Following the networking portion of the event, we'll hear our first talk! Chris Petersen will discuss working through the fear of public speaking. There will be a brief discussion period following his talk.

We're so excited to meet you and start working together! Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

• What to bring
Bring your fears, your talk ideas, your speaking goals, and your hopes for this group! There's no need to bring a laptop unless you like to type notes. We recommend bringing something to write with/on just in case.

• Important to know
If you'd like some background on the group, check out Global Diversity GFP Day at https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/

We ran the Detroit event and had a great time working with participants across a number of different underrepresented groups in tech. Most came in without a clear idea of what they'd even speak about given the chance, but every single one came away with an awesome talk proposal!