Speaking at a WordCamp

Presentation at the WordPress London Meetup on 9th October 2014

Transcript

1. Speaking at a WordCamp Siobhan McKeown @SiobhanPMcKeown
2. // photo CC License Karin Christen
3. What is a WordCamp?
4. What is WordCamp London?
5. Why Speak?
6. Share your knowledge
7. Show off your skills
8. Engage with the community
9. Meet other speakers
10. The Application Process
11. The Call for Papers
12. The decision-making process
13. Your Application
14. Should I apply?
15. Do Think about what makes you unique
16. Do Tell a story
17. Do Direct your proposal to the attendees
18. Do Be specific
19. Do Stick to the point
20. Do Pose a question
21. Do Check out WordPress.tv
22. Do Trial your session at a meetup
23. Do Check your spelling
24. Don’t Pitch a product
25. Don’t Ask to speak in exchange for sponsorship
26. Don’t Violate the trademark
27. Don’t Violate the GPL
28. A Great WordCamp Presentation
29. What’s your story?
30. Share your knowledge
31. Stay on time
32. Work on your slides
33. Practice, Practice, Practice
34. Never spoken before?
35. Your unique perspective
36. Peer mentoring
37. Resources
38. Speaking at a WordCamp: http://plan.wordcamp.org/speaking-at-a-wordcamp/ Speaking.io: http://speaking.io The Secret Structure of Great Talks: http://www.ted.com/talks/nancy_duarte_the_secret_structure_of_great_talks How to write a compelling proposal: http://weareallaweso.me/for_speakers/how-to-write-a-compelling-proposal.html Get Speaking: http://getspeak.in
39. An Introverts Guide to Better Presentations: https://medium.com/@mathowie/an-introverts-guide-to-better-presentations- be7e772b2cb5 How to tell a great story: http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/07/how-to-tell-a-great-story/ Confessions of a public speaker: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Public-Speaker-Scott-Berkun/dp/ 1449301959 Presentation skills considered harmful: http://seriouspony.com/blog/2013/10/4/presentation-skills-considered-harmful Delivering Great Technology Presentations: http://chrislema.com/delivering-great-technology-presentations/
40. siobhan@wordpress.org @SiobhanPMcKeown Get in touch!