Title: #WPDiversity Workshops in July: Different this month!
Author: jillbinder
Published: July 2, 2020

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12:59 am _on_ July 2, 2020     
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# #WPDiversity Workshops in July: Different this month!

The Diverse Speaker Training group ([#WPDiversity](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/wpdiversity/))
is holding workshops this summer to support diverse voices to share knowledge and
stories at virtual WordPress meetupsMeetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups
that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month).
Learn more about Meetups in our [Meetup Organizer Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/).
and WordCamps.

Our schedule in July is different!

 * We have an event for **women in Latin America** (Saturday, July 11)
 * We are holding an event for **WordPress meetupMeetup Meetup groups are locally-
   organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis(
   commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our [Meetup Organizer Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/).
   organizers** (Saturday, July 18)
 * We have a change to our regular workshop series for people of marginalized or
   underrepresented groups in WordPress. This month, one of the 3 workshops will
   be a special class on “**Answering Tricky questions**“! (Tuesday, July 28, Wednesday,
   July 29, and Thursday, July 30)

Action requested: Please invite people you know to attend these events!

Read more:

  

## **Training: Empower Women Speakers For your WordPress Events in Latin America**

### Saturday, July 11, 1-5pm in Costa Rica time

Have you ever had trouble getting women to speak at your WordPress meetups or WordCamps
in Latin America? Currently, there aren’t enough female-identified speakers in Latin
America.

We are teaching women of WordPress meetups in Latin America how to run the Diverse
Speaker workshop for the women of your communities!

It will also be a fun networking event at the start and end.

 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-women-speakers-for-your-wordpress-events-in-latin-america-tickets-101377679368](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/empower-women-speakers-for-your-wordpress-events-in-latin-america-tickets-101377679368)

## **Training: WordPress Meetups: Hold Your Own Diverse Speaker Workshop**

### Saturday, July 18, 5-7pm UTC

Have you ever had trouble getting speakers from marginalized and underrepresented
groups to speak at your WordPress meetup and WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual,
locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're 
one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another
what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. [Learn more](https://central.wordcamp.org/about/).?

The Diverse Speaker Training group ([#WPDiversity](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/wpdiversity/))
has a workshop for your community members that has been proven to increase how many
speaker applications you receive from speakers from marginalized and underrepresented
groups!

We will teach you how to use the workshop material for your own group.

Anyone from all WordPress chapter meetups around the world are welcome to attend!

 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-meetups-hold-your-own-diverse-speaker-workshop-tickets-111997399236](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-meetups-hold-your-own-diverse-speaker-workshop-tickets-111997399236)

## **Workshop: Who am I to be speaking? & Finding a topic that people would love to hear**

### Tuesday, July 28 @ 5-6pm UTC

Do you identify as part of a marginalized or underrepresented group in WordPress?
Are you intrigued at the thought of speaking at a WordPress event online but are
thinking things like, “What would I talk about?” “I’m not an expert, who would want
to hear from me?”

In this workshop, we will dispel some myths about being a speaker and answer your
questions about speaking. Together we will work on overcoming the thought, “But 
I’m not an expert in anything”.

Via hands-on exercises and small group discussions, we will help you come up with
topics and show you how to choose one. Everyone has something they can talk about–
let’s find yours.

 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-diverse-speaker-workshops-july-2020-tickets-111846987350](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-diverse-speaker-workshops-july-2020-tickets-111846987350)

## **Workshop: Creating a great pitch**

### Wednesday, July 29 @ 5-6pm UTC

Do you identify as part of a marginalized or underrepresented group in WordPress?
Do you want to submit a talk to a WordPress meetup or WordCamp but aren’t sure how?
Or you know how and want to work on writing a pitch that has a better chance of 
being accepted?

Together we will write a meetup description or WordCamp pitch for your talk. This
also doubles as helping you start to write your talk!

Prerequisite: Please come with an idea for a talk. If you don’t have one, then please
make sure you attend Tuesday!

 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-diverse-speaker-workshops-july-2020-tickets-111846987350](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-diverse-speaker-workshops-july-2020-tickets-111846987350)

## **Workshop: What if someone asks me a difficult question?**

### Thursday, July 30 @ 5-6pm UTC

Do you identify as part of a marginalized or underrepresented group in WordPress?
Do you feel nervous about being asked tricky questions at your WordPress talk?

With events moving online, there has been a wider audience. As a result, some of
the questions during the Question and Answer (Q&A) period at online meetups and 
WordCamps have been harder for presenters to answer or even off-topic.

We will discuss strategies for answering and give you scripts you can use for these
and other tricky questions. We may also practise, if there is time.

 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-diverse-speaker-workshops-july-2020-tickets-111846987350](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wordpress-diverse-speaker-workshops-july-2020-tickets-111846987350)

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You are encouraged to attend all sessions that you are eligible for, but you are
also welcome to attend only the sessions you wish.

—

P.S. Others who like to attend these sessions because you want to learn how to be
good allies, please note that this is a closed workshop for members of marginalized
or underrepresented groups only. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion material is not
covered in these workshops. If there is enough interest, we could hold a different
workshop for you in the future.

We do have a few resources available for you: [Building A Diverse Speaker Roster](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/wordcamp-organizer/planning-details/speakers/building-a-diverse-speaker-roster/),
[Inclusive and Welcoming Events](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/wordcamp-organizer/first-steps/inclusive-and-welcoming-events/),
and (new!) [Encouraging Diversity in Meetups and WordCamps](https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/23/tuesday-trainings-encouraging-diversity-in-meetups-and-wordcamps/).

[#wpdiversityworkshops](https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/wpdiversityworkshops/)

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 2.  [Devin Maeztri](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devinmaeztri/)  12:13 pm _on_ July
    5, 2020
 3. Hi Jill! I’m interested in joining the training for meetupMeetup Meetup groups 
    are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular
    basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our [Meetup Organizer Handbook](https://make.wordpress.org/community/handbook/meetup-organizer/).
    organizers, but the time is a little tough for me as I am based in Jakarta. Would
    there be similar training organized for people in UTC+7 time zone in the future?
    Cheers!
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     *  [jillbinder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jillbinder/)  3:51 am _on_ July
       10, 2020
     * Hi Devin, thanks for asking this! If you write in to us and let us know about
       your preferred time, we will try to make a training work for you. 🙂
     * Fill in the form here, please:
        [https://tiny.cc/wpdiversity](https://tiny.cc/wpdiversity)
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        -  [jillbinder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jillbinder/)  3:52 am _on_ July
          10, 2020
        - ^ cc [@angelasjin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/angelasjin/)
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        -  [Devin Maeztri](https://profiles.wordpress.org/devinmaeztri/)  3:13 am _on_
          July 17, 2020
        - Hi Jill! I have filled out the form. I’m looking forward to your response!
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     *  [Naoko Takano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nao/)  8:16 am _on_ July 22, 
       2020
     * I also filled out the form 🙂 [@jillbinder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jillbinder/)
       Thanks for offering these workshops I’ve read the contents while reviewing the
       translation and it looks a great course!

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