During the pandemic, the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) has been delivering our Diverse Speaker workshop to the global WordPress community online directly.
Each month, we are reporting at the tag #DiverseSpeakerWorkshopsReports how these workshops and trainings are going.
February 2021
Workshop / “Learn” Watch Party Hybrid
In February, we tried out a new format for the first time: A 1.5 hour “Interactive, Transformational Watch Party” for WordPress event organizers and their underrepresented community members. We played the video on Learn, paused for exercises on camera, and held discussions in the text chat.
We got a great response from attendees. It was a successful format!
Number who attended: 7
From number of cities: 7
From number of countries: 3 (United States, Philippines, and Italy)
Increase in public speaking confidence after taking the workshops: 40%
March 4, 2021
Workshop for Ontario and New York (Great Lakes)
For March 4, 2021, I worked with Hamilton, Ontario, Canada meetup 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. organizer @tantienhime to put on an event for the Great Lakes Area, including Ontario and New York meetups 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.. (Hamilton, Buffalo, Rochester, Niagara, Toronto, Mississauga, London, Kingston, Durham, and any other meetups that may wish to include their members).
Members of the Diverse Speaker Training group @volkswagenchick and @sparklingrobots facilitated the live workshop.
Number who attended: 13
Not all let us know where they are from, so this is the info we were able to gather:
From number of cities: 5
From number of countries: 2 (United States and Canada)
March 18, 2021
Impromptu Panel / Discussion
We scheduled the workshop / watch party hybrid again for March 18, 2021. The only attendees were 3 volunteers from the Diverse Speaker Training group. We turned it into a panel / discussion about what organizers can do to help more people from marginalized and underrepresented groups to speak at events, especially regarding:
– what immediate actions organizers can take
– reaching more people with our team’s workshops
– helping to create a more direct path from our workshops to speaking at meetups/WordCamps
Plans for May 2021: Philippines
In May 2021, Diverse Speaker Training team member @onealtr is planning to hold a hybrid workshop / watch party for the Philippines and countries that work in similar time zones!
How to Own Your Expertise & Start Speaking at WordPress Events
The potential date may be Sunday, May 16, 2021 in the afternoon.
Please watch https://make.wordpress.org/community/tag/wpdiversityworkshops/ for this workshop announcement soon!
Thank you
A lot of people contribute to making these workshops successful. Thank you to each and every one!
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