Title: Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on January 26, 2022
Author: jillbinder
Published: January 28, 2022

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# Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on January 26, 2022

**Attending:** [@jillbinder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jillbinder/), [@evarlese](https://profiles.wordpress.org/evarlese/),
[@juliarosia](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juliarosia/), [@katiejrichards](https://profiles.wordpress.org/katiejrichards/),
[@onealtr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/onealtr/), [@mysweetcate](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mysweetcate/),
[@wpfangirl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpfangirl/), [@patriciabt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patriciabt/)

**Start:** [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1643216526145700](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1643216526145700)

## **Summary**

 1. Welcome new members
 2. Updates on what you’re working on (Green: On plan. No help needed; Yellow: Not 
    on plan but I have a strategy to get there; Red: Not on plan, no plan to get there,
    I’m lost!)

 * Katie will be working on Marketing doc next week
 * Oneal is helping out with a number of items including upcoming workshops

 3. Our group zoom meeting in February

 * Likely the 4th Wednesday of February
 * To talk about the bigger picture about what we are doing, chat about creative
   ideas together for how to make our great new programs happen, and see where the
   interest lies for helping out
 * We will use it as an opportunity for more volunteer outreach

 4. Recent Allyship for WP Event Orgs coaching & accountability SlackSlack Slack is
    a Collaborative Group Chat Platform [https://slack.com/](https://slack.com/). The
    WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at [https://make.wordpress.org/chat/](https://make.wordpress.org/chat/)
    chat

 * It was another lively discussion. Very energizing!
 * We had: 14 attendees from 13 cities in 7 countries attend

 5. Upcoming Allyship & Diverse Speaker workshops in February

 * Wed, Feb 16: Allyship for WP event organizers accountability slack chat
 * Sun, Feb 27, 2022: Community Speaker workshop for Pacific NorthWest
 * Looking at dates for an Americas / Europe workshop in Feb or early March, particularly
   inviting upcoming WordCamps whose calls for speakers will still be open
 * [@patriciabt](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patriciabt/) let us know about the
   Geneva calls for speakers

 6. Taking a look at the [first draft of our new](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q55K21fPVBD7zfcUaZftEWjJyS1Mvoz2IBJ5RmDeoFg/edit?usp=sharing)
    [ volunteer kit](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q55K21fPVBD7zfcUaZftEWjJyS1Mvoz2IBJ5RmDeoFg/edit?usp=sharing)–
    taking into account suggestions from [@oneal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/oneal/)
    and [@heyyearl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/heyyearl/)

**End:** [https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1643220130228200](https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1643220130228200)

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