Things I wish I knew about the Impact of Community

Community provides an environment that urges and inspires one and all to flourish as an individual and empower others in and around us to make the ecosystem a better place.

The purpose of this session is to share that how community impacts and lands novel opportunities to excel in career.
This talk focuses on tech communities and covers
-> Why community matters
-> What is community
-> How to start and contribute to the community
-> Challenges, opportunities and achievements of #WomenInTech that how a community plays an essential role in women's success by providing a safe and growing environment
-> General do's and don'ts

Talk given for #DevFest at GDG Surat on September 30, 2019

Transcript

2. Things I wish I knew about the Impact of Community @dhruvashastri12
3. Dhruva Shastri @dhruvashastri12 Business Developer All Events Ambassador WTM Ahmedabad
5. Life me chahiye Izzat Yes Because
6. Improve
8. What is Community?
9. Idea Execution Collaborate Network Expand Dedication Passion
10. How community helps to grow?
11. How community helps to grow? • Adds extra technical skillset to your profile • Handful of resources • Access to experts
12. How community helps to grow? • Network with like-minded people • Better opportunity options • Opportunities to receive scholarships, grants and attend global conferences
13. How community helps to grow? • Learn to blend in team • Management and Leadership skills • Grow as a better person
14. My Journey
15. My Journey
16. 2014 2017 2019 2018 2015
17. How this transformation happened?
18. I Follow 1. Consistency 2. Hard work 3. Dedication 4. Risk taking 5. Improve on feedback 6. Achieve 7. Celebrate
20. Tech industry is booming but Where are women?
21. Why women leave?
23. @rpdesai24 @CharmiChokshi Success stories
32. Where are communities?
33. • Google Developer Groups • Google Developer Groups Cloud • Women Techmakers • Google Developer Experts • Google Launchpad • Google Business Groups • Developer Student Club • Girl Script • Py Ladies • Girls who code
34. How to start getting into community?
35. 1. Find out a community of your interest a. Meetup b. Talk to your friends/ seniors/ professors c. Search on professional platforms d. Search on social media e. Form a Developer Student Club 1. Find out a community 1. Limit yourself from going to various events of different communities a. Get biased with someone else's opinion/ experience
36. Exercise #1 Let’s join a Community
37. 1. Write blogs on Medium/ paid guest blogging 2. Make youtube channel 3. Take sessions at regional meetups 4. Start with teaching your friends’ group 2. Share your knowledge 1. Don't afraid to share 2. Don’t think like helping someone will succeed more than uou 3. Medium/ Stack Overflow or any tutorial materials won’t be available then
38. Exercise #2 Let’s take an action
39. Let’s decide a topic of your interest: Go home and let’s write a blog on it or Write a blog on attending this DevFest
40. 3. Open source contribution • Find and commit on Github projects ◦ First Timers Only ◦ First PR Opportunities ◦ Make a first PR at GDGAhmedabad Learning Resources ◦ Write documentation/ translation ◦ Coordinate for projects with Mentors and Mentees
41. 3. Open source contribution • Communities ◦ Fossasia ◦ Outreachy ◦ Awesome opensource apps
42. Dos and Don’ts
43. Be Consistent Get carried away with rumors or others’ opinions
44. Be Interactive Be Reserve
45. Encourage help/peers Laugh at or demotivate
46. Be humble and respectful Disrespect
47. Share your concern directly in first set of conversation Just say Hi/ Hello
48. Give feedback humbly Be introvert
50. Thank you!