Category Archives: Training Workshops

jillbinder 8:30 pm on October 11, 2023
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Report: Diverse Speaker Workshop September 2023

In September 2023, the #WPDiversity group held a 2 day workshop for women in India (and other countries) who were thinking about speaking at a 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. or 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. to help them to own their expertise and generate WordPress-related topics to give a talk on.

September 2023

Diverse Speakers Program

Speaker Workshop for Indian Women in the WordPress Community, September 23 & 24, 2023.

Facilitator: @jillbinder, @pastelito, and @annagargioni

  • Number who attended: 28
  • From number of cities: 14
  • From number of countries: 2 (India and Costa Rica)
  • Self-report increase in public speaking confidence after taking the workshops: 27%

Testimonials

“To the women who feel they aren’t good enough, attend this workshop to know about how we can help and encourage each other! Boost your confidence to become a speaker through this workshop. Everything worked well! From the zoom setup to great coverage of myths and why one should speak. We brainstormed ideas, discussed them, encouraged which topic is good and more appealing, and much more to learn from this workshop!”

Nikita Sawarkar, Blogger, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

“I’ll encourage everyone who has already spoken at 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. or WordCamps or at some event to attend this workshop. This will leave you with simple steps on how to structure, approach the topic and clarify some myths. This is also a good opportunity to learn from other members about their experience. The setup, clear instructions, Interactive sessions are good.  The exercises in the workshop were to help us to apply the knowledge right after we learned it were an excellent help!

Akshaya Rane Wed Developer, Thane, Maharashtra, India

“This foundation workshop is very insightful and helps gain confidence to speak at WordPress events.  The Speaker Workshop is very well structured and helps both beginners or experienced speakers. The experience of brainstorming together helps refine our ideas and build up a solid talk. The workshop was well structured and covered all aspects right from choosing a topic to guidelines for becoming a good speaker.”

Shamali S, Web Developer, Maharashtra, India

“This workshop will be useful even beyond WordPress events, though it focuses on WordPress-related themes and the community. Another benefit is interacting with very different people than the ones at the top of the organiser groups of local events. It helps make WordPress more accessible and welcoming.  This workshop is a good module if you have no experience at all in speaking and want help in conceptualizing a talk, through to tips on delivery. 

Idea Smith, Wed Developer and Blogger, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Thank you

A lot of people contribute to making these workshops successful. Thank you to each and every one!

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jillbinder 7:16 pm on August 23, 2023
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Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on August 23, 2023

Attending: @coachbirgit , @franrosa, @jillbinder, @martatorre, @onealtr

Host: @jillbinder

Start: wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1692810111358429

Summary

0 – Check-ins (everyone)

1 – First time here

Information for newcomers

2 – Who we are (@jillbinder)

Our goals, our 3 initiatives, how people can help

3 – WPDiversity Member Updates (everyone)

@martatorre starting to prepare material for diversity in Spain

4 – New DEIB group (@jillbinder on @coachbirgit’s behalf)

Please join #deib-working-group

5 – Setting you up for my time away (@jillbinder)

6 – Bonus meeting next week! Zoom call (@jillbinder )

  • @jillbinder will be holding a Zoom call next week
  • Walk-through of all of the #WPDiversity workshops, systems, and resources.
    • All of the material is available for the whole WordPress community to keep doing our material in 2023 and beyond.
  • Wednesday, August 30, 2023 @ 5pm-6:30pm UTC  (just in case there are a lot of questions)
  • Ask me for an invite. I also might put it up on Meetup Learn.

7 – Workshops (@jillbinder)

8 – Comments, questions, ideas (anyone)

End: wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1692813789894869

jillbinder 11:18 pm on July 13, 2023
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Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on July 12, 2023

Attending: @coachbirgit, @franrosa, @jillbinder, @martatorre, @onealtr

Host: @jillbinder

Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1689181333018259

Summary

1 – First time here

2 – Who we are (@jillbinder)

3 – WPDiversity Member Updates (everyone)

4 – Workshops (@jillbinder)

5 – 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. Speaker Selection & wpspeakers.com (@jillbinder)

6 – Volunteer Dashboard! (@jillbinder)

7 – Marketing (@bjmcsherry)

8 – Diversity in Spain projects (@martatorre)

9 – Comments, questions, ideas (anyone)

End: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1689184876915369

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jillbinder 11:20 pm on June 29, 2023
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Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on June 28, 2023

Attending: @askdesign, @bjmcsherry, @coachbirgit, @franrosa, @jasonways, @jillbinder, @onealtr, @sumitsingh, @tantienhime

Host: @jillbinder

Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1687971683314019

Summary

0 – Check-ins (everyone)

1 – First time here

2 – Who we are (@jillbinder)

  • Our goals, our 3 initiatives, how people can help

3 – WPDiversity Member Updates (everyone)

  • Jason wrote about our work in his blog
  • Oneal will be speaking at 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. Iloilo next week
  • Italy will dedicate part of their Community Day in September to diversity speakers
  • @coachbirgit is working on 4 big DEIB projects

4 – Workshops (@jillbinder)

  • June 16/17, 2023: We held a great follow-up Slack discussion to our last Organizing Inclusive WordPress events APAC. A great way to learn about diversity & inclusion issues in #WordPress in Asia:  https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQC7RN/p1686977040555579

5 – Volunteer Dashboard! (@jillbinder)

@jillbinder presented a new, experimental dashboard to help orient volunteers/contributors to the WPDiversity work. See what things we are working on so that anyone can get ideas and jump in.

6 – Project statuses (@jillbinder)

@jillbinder gave updates on:

  • Speaker selection doc for WordCamp organizers: in progress
  • diverse-speaker-support Brainstorming how we can make the channel more effective: working with ideas from last 2 meetings
  • @juliarosia‘s set of questions for organizers to think about diversity and inclusion at their events: @martatorre working on first draft
  • Organizing Inclusive & Welcoming Events – new format:  initial steps to working with Training Team to make workshop shorter, easier to digest, evergreen

7 – Marketing (@bjmcsherry)

  • @bjmcsherry #WPDiversity campaign launching on social media this week. This Friday at 12:17 p.m., Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). It would be great if we could receive a friendly share.

8 – Diversity in Spain projects (@martatorre)

9 – Comments, questions, ideas (anyone)

End: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1687975398845689

Sam Suresh 11:12 pm on May 3, 2023  

Community Team Training #8: Boosting WordPress Meetup engagement with Meetup.com

We are excited to invite the community members to attend our upcoming Training Session scheduled as follows:

TitleBoosting 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. engagement with Meetup.com
Date11th May 2023
Time & RSVPSession 1: 2023/05/11 12:00 UTC (1 Hour) 
Session 2: 2023/05/11 21:00 UTC (1 Hour) 
Open toWordPress Meetup organizers & community members
LocationZoom (RSVP: https://forms.gle/9Z26EEBa4VjuPPEp7)

Training Brief

The agenda for the event includes tips and techniques to improve the engagement rate and convert more RSVPs into show-ups. The training also covers features such as the contact members tool, mailing list, direct messages, discussions, event chat, attendee manager, and event check-in.

Attendees are reminded that the event will be recorded. Questions can be submitted using the Q&A feature and closed captioning is available.

The head of customer success of Meetup.com, Marie-Lou Gauthier, leads the training.

Please RSVP, so you will receive an invitation in your email that will include the Zoom link. If you have any questions, feel free to email support@wordcamp.org or simply comment below.

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/9Z26EEBa4VjuPPEp7

Sam Suresh 3:24 pm on November 28, 2022
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WordPress Community Team Training #5: Active Listening

As part of WordPress Community Team Training series, we are excited to invite the community members to attend our upcoming Zoom Training Session scheduled as follows:

TitleActive Listening
Date8th December 2022
Time2022/12/08 12:00 UTC (1 Hour)
Open toAll WordPress Community members 
LocationZoom Video Conference
RSVPhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkf-mvrTgiH9LrA66GF33cXNYfsxDDGaoG

Active Listening – Hear What People are Really Saying

Communication is also one of the most challenging and important facets of our work, and we sure do a ton of it! In this workshop, we’ll explore how to communicate empathetically through active/reflective listening so that we accurately hear, validate, and respond to what others are saying, whether it’s a community member, a client or customer, or a teammate. We’ll also examine different instances where active/reflective listening techniques can be utilized. You’ll learn enhanced listening skills that can be applied to everyday conversations, and will bolster trust and strengthen relationships.

MentorEvent Supporter Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues.: Angela Jin

Angela Jin is the Head of Programs and Contributor Experience at Automattic. She is a dedicated volunteer with a passion for building strong, inclusive communities. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Angela is currently trying out Madrid, Spain, where she delights in learning Spanish, exploring by eating, and reading a good book.
View Angela’s WordPress Profile. 

RSVP

Please RSVP using the link above, so you will receive an invitation in your email that will include the Zoom link. If you have any questions, feel free to comment here.

#community-team, #training

Oneal Rosero 5:21 pm on July 4, 2022  

5th biweekly APAC #WPDiversity Network Building (July 14, 2022)

We would be honored if you would join us for the biweekly APAC #WPDiversity Network Building. Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 0300H UTC, in the #community-team channel on Make WordPress SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..

Agenda:

  1. Check-ins (everyone)
  2. First time here
  3. Offering attendees to help with notetaking 
  4. WPDiversity at WordPress events
    • WordPress Speaker Workshop for Women Voices in India, September 2022
    • 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. Kathmandu, Nepal, September 3-4 2022 
    • WordCamp US, San Diego, September 9-11 2022
    • WordCamp Kolkata, West Bengal, India, December 2, 2022
    • WordCamp Asia 2023, Bangkok, February 17-19 2023 
  1. Outreach to get more participants of our meeting 
  2. Updates, comments, questions, ideas  (anyone)
  3. Reminder of next meeting and facilitator (anyone)

We are looking forward to having you all!

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Julia Golomb 7:31 pm on March 30, 2022
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Proposal: Steps to Integrate #WPDiversity into WordPress Event Organizing

Context

To fulfill WordPress’s mission to democratize publishing, the Community team seeks to actively reduce barriers to current and future participation, engagement, and sense of belonging in WordPress events.

People who experience marginalization in broader society are more likely to experience barriers to full participation in their WordPress community. As community contributors, we have the ability and responsibility to actively counteract these forces to build a thriving, inclusive community.

The WordPress community is diverse and global. The power of open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. is that anyone can contribute from anywhere at any time, regardless of their background.

The more diverse our community is, the stronger it becomes. With different perspectives come new innovations, ideas, and solutions. This results in better user experiences for all, from bloggers setting up sites to organizers and attendees of our in-person community events.

Inclusive environments don’t happen overnight – or without effort. As our community grows, so have ideas and efforts to help welcome more diverse voices into the fold.

WPDiversity Programs

#WPDiversity programs are designed to empower WordPress community members with skills and resources to organize and contribute to diverse and inclusive WordPress events. This proposal offers a pathway to introduce all 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. and 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. organizers to #WPDiversity programs, with the aim of helping to strengthen their events from inception.

By proactively sharing information about these programs and an invitation to participate with new and existing event organizers, we can shape a culture in which awareness of and action toward diversity and inclusion are embedded in events from the planning outset.

Proposal

Existing WordCamp and Meetup Organizers

All WordCamp and meetup organizers would receive an email inviting and encouraging them to take the following actions in preparation for their upcoming or ongoing WordPress events:

  • Participate in the Allyship training (interactive video watch party or watch the prerecorded video on their own);
  • Organize an Allyship and/or Diverse Speaker training for their local community, or invite their community to join one of the regularly-scheduled global trainings.
  • Join the #DiverseSpeakerSupport SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel, participate in the channel discussions, and share their event’s calls for organizers and speakers; and request that their Speaker WranglerWrangler Someone, usually a person part of event organizing team, who looks after certain things like budget or sponsors. do the same.

New WordCamp and Meetup Organizers

All new WordCamp and meetup organizers would automatically receive the invitation described above as they are onboarded.

All WordCamp and Meetup Organizers

Further, all event organizers would be required to:

  • Read handbook pages that cover key concepts and practices for creating a welcoming and inclusive event;
  • Demonstrate comprehension through the completion of a quiz.

An effective starting point would be to add new lessons to the Meetup Organizer Training and WordCamp Organizer Training. The required reading would include links to optional resources to go deeper.

Share Your Feedback!

Please share your thoughts on this proposal by Friday, April 8! I would be interested to know:

  • How might this approach impact your community?
  • What do you like about this approach?
  • What’s missing?
  • What other ideas do you have?

Kudos to @angelasjin, @mysweetcate, @alliennimmons, @wpfangirl, @devinmaeztri, @peiraisotta, @jillbinder, @nao, @tacoverdo and @planningwrite for contributing to this post.

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Courtney Robertson 1:00 am on February 15, 2022
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Tuesday Training: Topical Resources for Meetup Organizers

Tuesday Trainings is back, after a brief hiatus! Going forward, you will see more learning content related to the WordPress Community published in this blog on Tuesdays. If there is a question you would like to see answered or a topic you would like to see discussed, please share it in the comments or email support@wordcamp.org with the subject line “Tuesday Trainings”. Now onto this week’s topic!

Have you ever felt stuck planning topics for your 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.? Do you have people interested in presenting, but would like support in preparing the topic?

The Training team is eager to help! The Make WordPress Training team began during WordCamp San Francisco 2013 with the goal of helping Meetup organizers and other training providers. The mission and goals of the Training team have expanded over the years, but helping 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. is the foundational level of all content we create on Learn.WordPress.org.

What resources are available?

Learn.WordPress.org has several types of content available:

  • Lesson plans – A walkthrough how-to guide about WordPress features and topics, including suggested exercises and questions for participants.
  • Workshops – On demand video for the direct learner. These can be presented to an audience.
  • Courses – An in-depth study in a topic, with quiz questions. Suggest these to attendees interested in studying specific topics further independently.
  • Social Learning Spaces (formerly Discussion Groups) – similar to an online Meetup. Topics are presented with live questions and answers.

Want to see all our topics and formats in a suggested order? See the Learning WordPress Pathways.

How do I use a lesson plan to organize a WordPress Meetup?

Lesson plans are excellent resources for Meetup Organizers! A lesson plan is basically a script on how to organize a workshop or a meetup on a topic. For a meetup organizer, lesson plans provide step-by-step instructions on how to organize an event on a certain topic. Think of it as a script or a playbook for your meetup event!

preview of learn.wordpress.org/lesson-plans

Do you know what the most exciting thing is, though? You can use a Lesson plan as a guide to organize a WordPress Meetup! Here’s how!

  1. Go to Lesson plans
  2. Review recent lessons and filterFilter Filters are one of the two types of Hooks https://codex.wordpress.org/Plugin_API/Hooks. They provide a way for functions to modify data of other functions. They are the counterpart to Actions. Unlike Actions, filters are meant to work in an isolated manner, and should never have side effects such as affecting global variables and output. based upon your audience
  3. Select one or several lesson plans (as time permits) to present to your Meetup group
  4. Share the topics with the presenter (if other than you)
  5. Familiarize yourself with the topic, practice the exercises suggested
  6. Present the topic to your group. You can even share the lesson plan on your screen.
  7. Share your feedback about the lesson plan and how presenting the topic went.
preview of https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson-plan/how-to-style-your-site-with-global-styles/

Topics as a series

Several Meetup groups, such as the Hartford CT group, have found success in following a series of topics month to month. You can review the Learning WordPress Pathways to view topics in a sequential series.

You can string together multiple lesson plans in a single event, or continue these topics month after month. New content is available related to recent releases here as well, and it can be a great opportunity to conduct a series of sessions getting familiar with Full Site Editing and more.

preview of https://learn.wordpress.org/pathways-to-learn-wordpress/

Recent Lesson Plans

Feeling excited already? Here are some of the latest Lesson plans from Learn that you could use for an upcoming meetup!

Get Involved

Would you, or Meetup attendees, like to share ideas for content? Would you like to feedback about the materials? Or would a participant like to help create the content? You can visit #training Slack channel and explore additional ways to contribute.

Contribute

Do you have any more ideas on how to find excellent topics for your WordPress meetup OR using the Learn WordPress platform? Please share them with us in the comments!

#tuesdaytrainings

jillbinder 11:33 pm on November 24, 2021
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Diverse Speaker workshops (#WPDiversity): November and December 2021

We have workshops for people from underrepresented communities in WordPress in November 2021 and December, 2021. Please join us and please help us spread the word!

If you are a 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. or 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. organizer, please invite your community to either of these events to help you have a larger speaker pool — especially speakers from underrepresented groups.

How to Own Your Expertise & Start Speaking at WordPress Events #WPDiversity

Does the thought of speaking at one of our 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. or WordCamps intrigue you? Do you identify as a person from a marginalized and underrepresented group (in terms of gender, race, class, caste, sexuality, ability, age, etc.) who is thinking about speaking at a WordPress Meetup or WordCamp in the Philippines, India, Indonesia, or other nearby timezone? Do you think you don’t know or have anything worth speaking about?

This workshop is for you!

This interactive watch party workshop will be held in English.

We are holding the same workshop for two areas:

Southeast to Southern Asia

Saturday, November 27, 2021
0700H-0830H UTC / 1500H-1630 GMT+8 / 1230H-1400H IST

Register now

Americas and Europe

Thursday, December 9, 2021
6pm-8pm UTC / 1pm-3pm ET / 10am-12pm PT

Register now

(rescheduled to January 2022 – date TBD)

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