Get Heard in 2020! Tech Talk Topic and Speaker Bio Workshop

You spoke, we listened! In our member survey, you told us you needed help making your tech talk dreams a reality in 2020.

We had this all planned out before COVID hit. Then all in-person events were cancelled. We've now restructured it to bring it to you online via Zoom!

“Get Heard In 2020” is a series of workshops, inspired by Global Diversity Call For Proposals Day (GDCFP Day) (https://www.globaldiversitycfpday.com/), designed to give you everything you need to generate ideas, create your bio, talk title and abstract and, finally, practice your talk in a supportive, brave space!

This series is for you if you’re telling yourself any of the following:

• There are no new ideas.
• Nobody wants to hear what I have to say.
• I’m too inexperienced.
• I’m not technical so I can’t give a tech talk.
• I haven’t done or learnt anything interesting.
• I can’t think of anything to put in my bio.

What you'll need:

• A Zoom account: https://zoom.us/signup.
• Access to the Ladies Of Code London Slack workspace (e-mail us at ladiesofcode.ldn@gmail.com when you RSVP for this event).
• Switch on your Meetup.com emails - see below.

Series summary:

Workshop One (this meetup):
What you'll leave with:

• At least one topic you can develop into a talk.
• A draft bio.

Workshop Two (signups opening soon):
25 July
What you'll leave with:

• A talk abstract.
• A structure for your talk.
• A skeleton presentation if you choose to use slides.

Workshop Three (signups opening soon):
29 July & 1 August

• An opportunity to practise your talk in pairs and give each other feedback.

Final showcase (signups opening soon):
Date not determined yet.

• An opportunity for you to deliver your talk to a live online audience!

Workshop One Agenda:
13:50 Get online, grab a drink, get comfy
14:00 Welcome and programme briefing
14:25 Round One - Idea Generation
15:05 Round Two - Craft Your Bio
16:15 Round Three - Talk Idea Development
17:30 End of event

We will e-mail the Zoom link for this webinar to all attendees at 13:50 on the day.
Make sure you have e-mails switched on for this group otherwise you won't receive the link. To check your settings, follow the instructions here: https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002879591-Editing-my-email-settings .