I made this short, simple, walrus-themed deck to explain what a Community Manager does to Middle Schoolers in 5 minutes! We enjoy giving tours to local students, and explaining our jobs :)
2. I’m a Community Manager
We have a large community of people who use and
contribute to our product
The people who use our product make it possible for us to
continue making the product
3. What does a Community Manager do?
Facilitation: Moderate online conversations, help community
members find the right resources
Appreciation: Help show great community members and
contributors that they’re valued. ★
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4. What does a Community Manager do?
Content Creation: Blog posts, tweets, talks at conferences.
Tell the Community about what resources are available.
Community Events, Talk Selection
5. What does a Community Manager do?
Planning: What will the community be like in a year? In 5
years? What does it need in order to grow? What resources
will community members want to have access to?
6. Puppet Labs Community Online
Question / Answer Site
Mailing Lists (Google Groups)
IRC Channels
Also on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+
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7. Puppet Labs Community In-Person
Puppet User Groups
Puppet Hack / Triage events
Contributor Events
Talks at Conferences
1-Day Conferences (Puppet Camps)
3-Day Conference (PuppetConf)
9. Notes...
This deck was made to explain Community Management to
visiting Middle Schoolers. Please excuse its many
informalities and generalizations! :)
Images:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus
https://www.flickr.com/photos/melvinrobertw/