In September 2022, the #WPDiversity group held a speaker training workshop to empower WordPress women in India across two days.
September 2022
Diverse Speakers Program
Speaker Workshop For Indian Women in the WordPress Community, September 24 and 25, 2022
Facilitator: @jillbinder
- Number who attended or who watched the recording after: 24
- From number of cities: 13
- From number of countries: 2 India, United States
Average self-reported increase in preparedness to help create more inclusive WordPress event after taking the workshop: 137.5%
Testimonials
“This is a wonderful opportunity to learn. Even if you may be confident in public speaking, this workshop can be useful – understanding how to narrow down a topic, how to pitch, and the do’s & don’ts of public speaking. Thank you to the organizers for supporting this & Jill for conducting it and involving all participants.”
– Akshaya Rane, Software Developer, Thane, India
“The feedback process was great. It was a great balance between constructive criticism and praise, so it helps build confidence. The environment is inclusive and the exercises done together help refine our thought process, which is hard to do on your own and without feedback.”
– Karishma Sundaram, Content Strategist
“Thank You Jill, Anna, and Ericka for doing this!”
– twitter/@MeherBala (Meher Bala)
diverse-speaker-support channel
We have a Slack channel (#diverse-speaker-support) in the Make WordPress Slack for:
- workshopping talks with each other and with mentors
- finding out about WordPress speaking opportunities from WordPress Meetups and WordCamps
- getting to know other WordPress speakers and organizers
Wins this month: 7
- Flagship WordCamps:
- 1 spoke at WCUS
- 2 sent in speaker applications to WC Asia
- 2 spoke at 3 other events
- 1 got speaker mentorship
Testimonial
“I truly appreciate the existence of the Diverse Speaker group. Definitely wouldn’t have done a successful talk at WordCamp US without it. I guess I can’t say that I suck at public speaking anymore!” – Ebonie Butler, Senior Software Engineer, Philadelphia USA
Thank you
A lot of people contribute to making these workshops successful. Thank you to each and every one!
Upcoming Workshops
October 29, 2022 @ 10am-6pm CST: WordPress #WPDiversity Speaker Workshop for Women Voices in Latin America
New! The list of upcoming #WPDiversity events is posted on the Diverse Speaker Group (#WPDiversity) page in the Community handbook. Please check there for upcoming events.