Amplifying Your Tech Career: Showcasing Your Work and Building Your Brand

In a world where technology and talent intersect, excellence in your work is just the beginning. Join me for an enlightening session that explores the undeniable truth: doing exceptional work isn't sufficient; you must showcase it to truly thrive.

Living in a remote Australian city on the edge of the world, I've leveraged the digital realm to connect with a global network and amplify my career. In this session, I'll show you how to quickly create a portfolio website using Azure Static Web Apps (or GitHub pages if you like) using GitHub Codespaces, Copilot and Actions, whilst diving into the critical art of transforming your accomplishments into recognition.

Discover why it's no longer acceptable to toil in obscurity. I will illustrate how showcasing your work isn't merely an option; it's the key to advancing in your tech career. Learn the strategies to ensure your hard work gets noticed, discussed, and celebrated, both within and beyond your organization.

Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your potential and let your work shine as you embark on the journey of building a brand that cannot be ignored.

Transcript

1. Amplifying Your Tech Career: Showcasing Your Work and Building Your…
2. STANDARD SILVER GOLD PLATINUM CHILDCARE DIVERSITY MEDIA COMMUNITY COFFEE
3. Michelle Sandford Developer Engagement Lead Microsoft Asia https://linktr.ee/codess_aus
4. Michelle Sandford Developer Engagement Lead Microsoft Asia https://linktr.ee/codess_aus
6. DO IT IN PUBLIC
7. https://aka.ms/wellconnected 1
8. https://github.com/codess-aus/codess-aus 2
9. https://aka.ms/Website 3
10. https://aka.ms/PortfolioSite
11. Create a new repository
12. Generating a repository
13. Create Codespace on main
14. Setting up your codespace
15. Month day, year PMM team template @author Codespaces A cloud dev environment that lets you code from anywhere Code without compromise Simplify your workflow Extend and customize
16. Enable some extensions in your codespace
17. Running it locally in your codespace
18. ✨ Customize your site in 3 steps
19. 1. Update your “About me” and socials
20. 2. Update images
21. Change the images
22. Change the images
23. 3. Add items you've worked on and detail text
24. Change the images and the words
25. Create Azure static web app
26. All done in codespaces but visible in GitHub and Azure
27. https://aka.ms/MichelleSpeaker Azure Static Web App
28. Deploy to GitHub pages
29. GitHub Actions
30. https://codess-aus.github.io/website/
31. BUILD YOUR BRAND POST ABOUT IT EVERYDAY DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
32. • Complete your mission, but take time to do the side-quests • If you didn’t post about it, did it even happen? • He who dies with the most toys, still dies • No-one ever walked out of the birth canal • Take small steps on your darkest days. Don’t sit in the darkness.
33. RESOURCES SLIDE DECK: https://aka.ms/AmplifyYourBrand WELL CONNECTED VIDEO: https://aka.ms/wellconnected GITHUB PROFILE TEMPLATE: https://github.com/codess-aus/codess-aus WEBSITE TEMPLATE: https://aka.ms/PortfolioSite MY WEBSITE: https://aka.ms/MichelleSpeaker MY GITHUB PAGES: https://codess-aus.github.io/website/
34. Michelle Sandford Developer Engagement Lead https://github.com/codess-aus
35. Please give me feedback!