Wood, Water, Communities - Toastmasters Icebreaker

Just a small first presentation and self-introduction for Lakeshore Speakers - a local Toastmasters club. There, I focused on importance of local and global communities, and what contributors how individual participants can benefit from it.

1. Oleg Nenashev @oleg_nenashev Wood, Water, Communities Toastmasters Icebreaker Lakeshore Speakers Neuchâtel, 03 Feb 2025
2. > whoami @oleg_nenashev oleg-nenashev Dr. Nenashev / Mr. Jenkins Community Builder Developer Tools Hacker Gradle + Freelance consultant #RussiansAgainstPutin #StandWithUkraine
3. rts.ch/info/regions/neuchatel/12836885-la-population-neuchateloise-en-hausse-malgre-un-recul-dans-les-montagnes.html
4. 4 https://oleg-nenashev.github.io/oleg-nenashev/speaking/
5. 5 Swiss Gothic, 01 August 2024
6. 6 Feb 25 Swiss Gothic, 01 August 2024
7. 7 Lakeshore Speakers NE, 10 August 2024
8. 8 Beavers in Neuchâtel?
9. 9 > whoami Oleg Nenashev “I am a beaver who builds and maintains the communities”
10. Community Matters 10
11. Publicity is a Tip of the Dam* * or an iceberg Source: https://www.pitchstonewaters.com/how-beavers-build-dams-leave-it-to-beavers-pbs/
12. 12 Community Needs Foundations
13. 13 > whoami Chop Wood, Carry Water
14. My Open [and not so] Communities Time * Once a contributor, [almost] always a contributor Neuchâtel
15. 15 Newcomer Migrant
16. 16 Between 80,000 and 100,000 associations in Switzerland 60.8% of men and 53.1% of women are members of an association - Federal Statistical Office Source: https://www.moneyland.ch/en/asso ciations-clubs-financial-questions https://benevolat-ne.ch/associations/
17. 17 My Local Associations Cloud Native Suisse Romande
18. 18 One does not build a community alone
19. 19 Communities Need Volunteers
20. 20 Weathering the Storm
21. archive.fosdem.org/2020/schedule/event/selfish_contributor Finding time is hard… but rewarding James Bottomley, “The Selfish Contributor Explained”, FOSDEM 2020
22. Participating is great for YOU • Side projects!!! • Leadership practice • Learning new things together • Building Network • Influence in the community 22
23. It’s [always] a great time to contribute! 23
24. Log the Takeaways 1. Checkout the local and global communities 2. Participate 3. Chop wood, Carry water 4. Benefit from it 5. Share your experiences 24 Source: https://talesfromthewilds.blogspot.com/2012/11 /beaver-logging-and-lone-american-pipit.html
25. Do not burn out! https://theconversation.com/the-amazon-is-burning-4- essential-reads-on-brazils-vanishing-rainforest-12228
26. Questions? Lakeshore Speakers Neuchâtel, 03 Feb 2025 Oleg Nenashev @oleg_nenashev
27. speakerdeck.com/onenashev