Women Talking WordPress - A Workshop on Speaking at Meetups & WordCamp

Women Talking WordPress is a workshop for women who are thinking about speaking at WordPress events, such as WordPress Meetup and WordCamp. The focus of the workshop will be to help generate topics to give a talk on, boost your speaking confidence, and allow you to practice speaking in a safe space. At the end of the workshop you will have a few ideas for talks, an outline on one topic, a pitch/proposal to submit to an event, and a chance to practice speaking in a small group.

***You do NOT have to have any experience in public speaking. This workshop is for all levels of experience. The session will be a small group of max 20 ppl.

COST: $10

We will be providing water and some light snacks to share. Feel free to bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverage (to share if you wish).

(All proceeds go back to the workshop and meetup group)

This workshop is for you if:

• You identify as female

• You’ve thought about getting up there at Meetup or WordCamp but haven’t been able to think of a topic

• You want to get comfortable speaking in public

This workshop is NOT for you if:

• You identify as male (Sorry, dudes. If this goes well, a more generalized workshop could be in the works.)

• If you don’t think it matters that there are very few female speakers at WordPress events

Agenda

• Why speak at WordPress events? Why do we need more women speaking at them?

• Dispelling some myths about speakers/speaking

• Content generation exercise

• Creating a talk outline

• Creating a pitch/proposal

• Practice giving a short talk

Accessibility

The venue has elevators. Please don't wear scents.

The workshop is organized by Jill Binder, Kate Moore, Mandi Wise, and Vanessa Chu.