Tag: speaking
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Potential Tech Conference Talks
I am constantly thinking of new potential talks that I would want to either give or convince others to give. Some of these have been on my list for almost a decade, while others are relatively recent ideas. Roles on a web team There is a big difference between roles, jobs, and titles. I cosider […]
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Random Thoughts on… Keynotes and WordCamps
Dave Bisset shared some of his thoughts in response to my random thoughts on travel and WordCamps post. One paragraph stood out to me: Some organizers associate keynotes with āheadline speakersā. I personally donāt like keynotes as a speaker organizer and in 12+ years with WordCamp Miami I only did two official planned ones. Iāve […]
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A Sabbatical from Speaking in 2018
Normally, when a year comes to a close I start to brainstorm about talks and presentations I want to give in the coming year.Ā I copy over a doc in Simple Note and start pruning off talks I've already given or ideas that no longer excite me and add in new ideas where I feel […]
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Fall Conferences – PHP Madison and WordCamp NYC
Today I get to announce two conferences that I’m speaking at this fall. The first is here in NYC and is the 2015 WordCamp NYC. Ā I’ll be giving a talk entitled: Lessons from Science Fiction and Fantasy we can use in Creating Websites. Ā Here is a short synopsis. Science Fiction and Fantasy can teach web […]
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The Benefits of a Good Conference Introduction
Many technical conferences have no speaker introductions or very poor introductions. Ā “Next up is, um *look at phone* Aaron who will be talking about, um *look at screen* The Next Big Thing”. Ā While this does serve the benefit of helping people make sure they are in the room they intend to be in, it doesn’t […]
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Portland WordPress User Group Presentation Upcoming
I’m going to be speaking at the March Portland WordPress User Group Meeting on March 18th at 6:00pm at Webtrends and demonstrating some of the features that are coming up in 3.0. I’m aiming for this to beĀ beneficial for both users and developers. Right now, I plan on covering: What the Multisite features mean to […]