Does the thought of speaking at the JavaScript for WordPress conference on July 8-10th, 2020 intrigue you?

Have you felt like at past conferences you were not an "expert" enough to apply to speak? Even now, feel like you don't know enough about any topic to give a talk on it? Perhaps you have ideas but aren't sure if that's what people would want to hear about? Maybe you have too many ideas and don't know which one to pick?

This year's focus is on fresh ideas and fresh voices on our two topic tracks this year: Gutenberg Development and Headless WordPress. We are actively looking for folks who come from different backgrounds, who have different journeys, and who don’t all look alike, particularly those who do not feel represented traditionally well at tech conferences. We are particularly looking for more people of color, LGBTQ+ people, people who came to tech later in their careers, neurodivergent people, people with physical disabilities, people who come from less represented parts of the world, etc.

The focus of this hands-on, online workshop will be:

- To understand what it takes to be a speaker and how you can add value from our virtual stage no matter if you're a beginner or expert at the tech.

- To generate topics related to Gutenberg Development or Headless WordPress to give a talk on. You'll have the opportunity to get immediate feedback from organizers of the conference in crafting your topic.

***You do NOT have to have any experience in public speaking. This workshop is for all levels of experience.

Saturday, March 14 (6-8:30pm UTC / 10:30pm - 1am IT / 1-3:30pm ET / 10am-12:30pm PT)

Agenda:

- Why speak at our JavaScript for WordPress event?

- Dispelling some myths about speakers/speaking

- Coming up with topics and choosing one

Materials

- Slides

- Script

Accessibility Accommodations

- Asking participants for their pronouns if they feel comfortable sharing them

- Providing a full script in advance for those who learn better by reading along with what is being said

- Explaining any images in slides out loud for those who are visually impaired

- Providing other accommodations upon request

This will be held on Zoom Video Conference where everyone will have the chance to participate if they wish in the large group and in small breakout groups of 4-5 each. There will also be an option to participate by telephone instead, but video is preferable so that you can see the slides and have the chance to speak with the group.

Please try to arrive 10 minutes early so that we can start on time.

Organized by: JavaScript for WordPress (https://javascriptforwp.com / @zgordon)

Facilitator: Jill Binder from Diverse In Tech (https://diversein.tech / @jillbinder)

JavaScript for WordPress Speaker Workshop for Underrepresented Voices

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