Report: #WPDiversity Inclusion and Diverse Speaker Workshops July to August 2023
In July and August 2023, the #WPDiversity group held several DEI workshops and knowledge-sharing events. July 2023 July 2, 2023: “How to Own Your Expertise & Start Speaking at WordPress Events APAC” We held a 2-hour interactive watch party to help boost speaking confidence, which included exercises for speaking topics and real-time feedback. The attendees were supported by speaker mentors who shared their expertise through the experience. Facilitator: @jillbinder Number who attended: 15 From number of cities: 12 From number of countries: 9 (Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, India, Italy, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, USA) Self-reported increase in public speaking confidence: 72%! July 20, 2023: “Organizing Diverse & Inclusive WordPress Events #WPDiversity” An interactive watch party workshop to help Meetup and WordCamp organizers, as well as anyone in WordPress who would like to champion this work, create diverse and inclusive events. We added new material: 1. Why do we care about diversity in WordPress? 2. What does diversity look like in your part of the world? 3. How do we move towards that? Facilitator: @jillbinder Number who attended: 21 From number of cities: 21 From number of countries: 11 (Canada, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Nepal, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, The Netherlands, United States) Self-reported…
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