Introduction to Wordpress Theme Development Nile Flores
This document provides an introduction to WordPress theme development. It discusses the skills needed to build themes from scratch or customize existing frameworks, including WordPress functions, PHP, CSS, accessibility, and client needs. Example themes and tips are presented for designing themes that draw visitors in and are optimized for search engines and usability. The document also provides suggestions for explaining WordPress benefits to clients and includes a client questionnaire template and book and website resources for theme development.
Originally presented at WordPress Developer night in Bangkok.
We explain to freelance developers and graphic designers how to find clients and key things to customer satisfaction and gain repeat business.
In this presentation, David Jenyns will talk about on how to do landing page optimisation. He will teach strategies that will surely help your webpages get the attention that it needs in a very competitive online marketplace.
Want to learn more on how you can optimise your website? Visit http://www.melbourneseoservices.com/seo-products/seo-training-course-dvds/
The document outlines the typical steps involved in developing a website, including briefing, information architecture, design, development, testing, publishing, and optimization. It provides brief descriptions of the key activities at each step, such as gathering requirements during briefing, wireframing pages for structure during information architecture, designing mockups and getting client approval, developing the pages, testing functionality and rendering, optimizing for search engines after publishing, and continuously improving based on usage.
The document discusses the importance of wireframes in the user-centered design process. It explains that wireframes help focus on key elements like content, functionality, interaction and user experience before visual design. The process described includes identifying user goals, brainstorming rough wireframe ideas, evaluating concepts with colleagues, fleshing out the best wireframes, refining through multiple iterations, and testing wireframes with end users. The overall goal is to work through design concepts early to identify gaps and get feedback to avoid costly mistakes and ensure the final design meets user needs.
Second webinar in the 3 webinar master class, Secrets of a WordPress Web Designer Revealed. One of the reasons aspiring web designers stay swirling around feeling less than competent is that they never stay with a theme and learn to customize it. Of course, they do need to start with the right theme framework for their skills.
Branding Essentials for Developers presentation at TEC2012Sentri
This document provides an overview of branding essentials for SharePoint developers. It discusses what branding means for SharePoint, the different ways to brand SharePoint from themes to custom master pages and page layouts. It also covers topics like getting a design into SharePoint, common custom components, deployment, tools, and key details to focus on for a successful branded solution.
The March offering for TechTuesday, the monthly romp through the world of nonprofit technology presented by Trish Perkins of HandyCapable Network for members of the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium...and others.
Introduction to Wordpress Theme Development Nile Flores
This document provides an introduction to WordPress theme development. It discusses the skills needed to build themes from scratch or customize existing frameworks, including WordPress functions, PHP, CSS, accessibility, and client needs. Example themes and tips are presented for designing themes that draw visitors in and are optimized for search engines and usability. The document also provides suggestions for explaining WordPress benefits to clients and includes a client questionnaire template and book and website resources for theme development.
Originally presented at WordPress Developer night in Bangkok.
We explain to freelance developers and graphic designers how to find clients and key things to customer satisfaction and gain repeat business.
In this presentation, David Jenyns will talk about on how to do landing page optimisation. He will teach strategies that will surely help your webpages get the attention that it needs in a very competitive online marketplace.
Want to learn more on how you can optimise your website? Visit http://www.melbourneseoservices.com/seo-products/seo-training-course-dvds/
The document outlines the typical steps involved in developing a website, including briefing, information architecture, design, development, testing, publishing, and optimization. It provides brief descriptions of the key activities at each step, such as gathering requirements during briefing, wireframing pages for structure during information architecture, designing mockups and getting client approval, developing the pages, testing functionality and rendering, optimizing for search engines after publishing, and continuously improving based on usage.
The document discusses the importance of wireframes in the user-centered design process. It explains that wireframes help focus on key elements like content, functionality, interaction and user experience before visual design. The process described includes identifying user goals, brainstorming rough wireframe ideas, evaluating concepts with colleagues, fleshing out the best wireframes, refining through multiple iterations, and testing wireframes with end users. The overall goal is to work through design concepts early to identify gaps and get feedback to avoid costly mistakes and ensure the final design meets user needs.
Second webinar in the 3 webinar master class, Secrets of a WordPress Web Designer Revealed. One of the reasons aspiring web designers stay swirling around feeling less than competent is that they never stay with a theme and learn to customize it. Of course, they do need to start with the right theme framework for their skills.
Branding Essentials for Developers presentation at TEC2012Sentri
This document provides an overview of branding essentials for SharePoint developers. It discusses what branding means for SharePoint, the different ways to brand SharePoint from themes to custom master pages and page layouts. It also covers topics like getting a design into SharePoint, common custom components, deployment, tools, and key details to focus on for a successful branded solution.
The March offering for TechTuesday, the monthly romp through the world of nonprofit technology presented by Trish Perkins of HandyCapable Network for members of the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium...and others.
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR NON-DESIGNERS
Have you ever wondered what graphic designers know that makes their work look so great?
Our panel shares their secrets so that you can make your own posters, brochures and other print materials. Anyone can make effective and attractive materials with the right knowledge. You'll come away with tips and advice that can noticeably improve your desktop publishing or do-it-yourself design and a get better sense of when to use the talents of a trained graphic designer.
Panel:
Amy Allen-Muncey, Cober Evolving Solutions
Nathan Robertson, Communitech
Brendan Waller, dsgn network
The document outlines Rebecca Wardlow's workshop on creating a blog content plan. The workshop agenda includes discussing the customer journey on social media, creating a content plan, distributing content on social platforms, and retargeting readers. The document provides tips for generating blog post ideas such as surveying audiences, being inspired by others, creating themes, and sharing how-to, case study, FAQ, and other types of posts. It encourages distributing content across multiple channels and retargeting audiences with questions.
This document summarizes various WordPress tools, tips, and hacks that were presented at a DFW WordPress meetup. It provides brief descriptions of tools for proposing, managing projects, designing websites, creating videos, engaging clients, and publishing content. Tools mentioned include Book Like a Boss and Better Proposals for proposing, Basecamp and Google for project management, Elementor and Adobe Spark for design, Shakr and Adobe Spark for video, Soapbox for engagement, and Designrr for publishing. The document concludes with an invitation for any questions.
Nov. 15, 2011 dani nordin talking to clients about drupal projectsO'Reilly Media
This document provides guidance on how to discuss Drupal projects with clients. It recommends speaking in the client's language rather than "DrupalSpeak". The document also suggests breaking down projects into logical chunks and sections of content or functionality. It stresses the importance of being clear about estimates, budgets, timelines, and scope. The goal is to understand the client's needs and communicate the project requirements and process effectively.
Barcelona Digital Designers: Portfolio Workshop DeckAdam Sadowski
This is an export of a presentation given at the latest workshop hosted by the Barcelona Digital Designers group. We developed this deck to communicate portfolio best practices based on our experiences in the design industry.
The workshop began with the following presentation and ended with live portfolio reviews from the audience (as well as some examples found online).
Although some of the content seems super obvious, many designers continue to exclude basic information that can help get them more work. We hope beginners and veterans alike will find it useful!
Credits:
Adam Sadowski
Dario Stefanutto
Bart Goselink
Importance of Content Writing & Marketing for Plugin DevelopersVishal Kothari
We live in a virtual world. It’s important for everybody to connect, especially for Developers.
If Development is your strength, then Marketing & Content Writing can only magnify that strength. For anyone, it’s important to open new avenues & that’s where Developers lack behind.
Whether you’re a Freelancer or an Agency, this session will take you through some tips that will help you maximize your reach & take it to a larger audience.
This talk discusses the importance of having a Content Strategy for your products. It also explains how essential it is to have an About Us page that has a personal touch.
It's all about Loving Your Website.
This document discusses using WordPress.com for business purposes. It outlines some key benefits of WordPress.com such as free hosting, built-in social media integrations, included contact forms, and guaranteed performance, security and scalability. It notes that WordPress.com focuses on content creation and does not require technical skills. However, it cannot support full-fledged e-commerce sites, custom themes/plugins, or third-party ad services. The document encourages applying for jobs at Automattic, the company that develops WordPress.com.
Practical, short course on how to deploy your static html/CSS/Javascript site using cpanel or ftp. Seminar presented in collaboration with Many Roads Academy and BrainStation.it.
This document discusses information architecture and site strategy for websites. It provides steps for determining what content to include on a site, defining visitors and success points, creating a path to purchase, wireframing pages, and testing the site. The steps include determining key information, calls to action, navigation and important pages. It also discusses using tools like sidebars, forms and plugins to improve workflows and testing sites using analytics.
A successful landing page does only one thing - it persuades a targeted visitor to perform an action (a conversion).
Successful actions could be: subscribing to a newsletter, buying a product, entering a competition, following on Facebook, engaging in a survey and everything else in between.
There is an art to creating a successful landing page and in this talk we'll outline the important parts that need to be included, what not to put on a landing page and some tools that will help you to start building them in your existing WordPress website.
This document discusses branding Office 365 and SharePoint. It covers how Office 365 has evolved from SharePoint 2013, methods for branding like themes, CSS, JavaScript, and add-ins. While everything is possible, not everything is recommended for branding. Branding should focus on the content and business value, avoid customizations like master pages, and use techniques like alternate CSS and JavaScript injection. The document also demonstrates branding techniques and discusses challenges of branding sites like MySite, Delve and Sway.
WordCamp Lancaster - Choosing WordPress Themes and Pluginsryanduff
This document provides guidance on making good decisions when choosing WordPress themes and plugins. It recommends selecting themes and plugins from WordPress.org, reputable developers, and marketplaces to minimize risks. Some reputable plugin developers mentioned include Gravity Forms, WP Migrate DB Pro, and SearchWP. Recommended theme developers include StudioPress, ThemeFoundry, and WooThemes. The document stresses choosing options from trusted sources to avoid issues down the road.
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Optimizing Design Inputs for Successful PrototypesKamaria Campbell
We’ve all heard the phrase “Garbage in, Garbage out”. The quality of a product or service is often linked to the quality of the underlying components. When it comes to prototypes, the truth is that much of the important work happens before we ever create a prototype artifact. This may include brainstorm sessions, creating requirements documents, analyzing an existing system, etc. More often than not, the effectiveness of the prototype is linked to how effectively these different aspects are managed in the pre-design process. Whether you are a designer, business representative, project manager or developer, this session will provide you with effective techniques for managing design inputs to create better prototypes.
Making a website is more then making pretty picture and some sales jargon. You have to fully understand the project, your audience, current traffic trends and the even more important – the business goals before every writing a line of code.
Are you ready to fire your current business website because it isn’t performing the way you think it should? Or, maybe you just want to see if you can get more out of it (better return on investment). Even if you don’t have a website yet, this workshop is for you!
In this workshop for small business owners, we will cover important elements every website needs to be powerful. We will also discuss how to avoid the common pitfalls and how to correct them if you have fallen into them. There will be many examples and everyone should be able to leave with actionable items they can put to work right away!
This interactive workshop will include worksheets, some fun, and lots of time for Q&A. Bring your pen and a willingness to learn!
GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR NON-DESIGNERS
Have you ever wondered what graphic designers know that makes their work look so great?
Our panel shares their secrets so that you can make your own posters, brochures and other print materials. Anyone can make effective and attractive materials with the right knowledge. You'll come away with tips and advice that can noticeably improve your desktop publishing or do-it-yourself design and a get better sense of when to use the talents of a trained graphic designer.
Panel:
Amy Allen-Muncey, Cober Evolving Solutions
Nathan Robertson, Communitech
Brendan Waller, dsgn network
The document outlines Rebecca Wardlow's workshop on creating a blog content plan. The workshop agenda includes discussing the customer journey on social media, creating a content plan, distributing content on social platforms, and retargeting readers. The document provides tips for generating blog post ideas such as surveying audiences, being inspired by others, creating themes, and sharing how-to, case study, FAQ, and other types of posts. It encourages distributing content across multiple channels and retargeting audiences with questions.
This document summarizes various WordPress tools, tips, and hacks that were presented at a DFW WordPress meetup. It provides brief descriptions of tools for proposing, managing projects, designing websites, creating videos, engaging clients, and publishing content. Tools mentioned include Book Like a Boss and Better Proposals for proposing, Basecamp and Google for project management, Elementor and Adobe Spark for design, Shakr and Adobe Spark for video, Soapbox for engagement, and Designrr for publishing. The document concludes with an invitation for any questions.
Nov. 15, 2011 dani nordin talking to clients about drupal projectsO'Reilly Media
This document provides guidance on how to discuss Drupal projects with clients. It recommends speaking in the client's language rather than "DrupalSpeak". The document also suggests breaking down projects into logical chunks and sections of content or functionality. It stresses the importance of being clear about estimates, budgets, timelines, and scope. The goal is to understand the client's needs and communicate the project requirements and process effectively.
Barcelona Digital Designers: Portfolio Workshop DeckAdam Sadowski
This is an export of a presentation given at the latest workshop hosted by the Barcelona Digital Designers group. We developed this deck to communicate portfolio best practices based on our experiences in the design industry.
The workshop began with the following presentation and ended with live portfolio reviews from the audience (as well as some examples found online).
Although some of the content seems super obvious, many designers continue to exclude basic information that can help get them more work. We hope beginners and veterans alike will find it useful!
Credits:
Adam Sadowski
Dario Stefanutto
Bart Goselink
Importance of Content Writing & Marketing for Plugin DevelopersVishal Kothari
We live in a virtual world. It’s important for everybody to connect, especially for Developers.
If Development is your strength, then Marketing & Content Writing can only magnify that strength. For anyone, it’s important to open new avenues & that’s where Developers lack behind.
Whether you’re a Freelancer or an Agency, this session will take you through some tips that will help you maximize your reach & take it to a larger audience.
This talk discusses the importance of having a Content Strategy for your products. It also explains how essential it is to have an About Us page that has a personal touch.
It's all about Loving Your Website.
This document discusses using WordPress.com for business purposes. It outlines some key benefits of WordPress.com such as free hosting, built-in social media integrations, included contact forms, and guaranteed performance, security and scalability. It notes that WordPress.com focuses on content creation and does not require technical skills. However, it cannot support full-fledged e-commerce sites, custom themes/plugins, or third-party ad services. The document encourages applying for jobs at Automattic, the company that develops WordPress.com.
Practical, short course on how to deploy your static html/CSS/Javascript site using cpanel or ftp. Seminar presented in collaboration with Many Roads Academy and BrainStation.it.
This document discusses information architecture and site strategy for websites. It provides steps for determining what content to include on a site, defining visitors and success points, creating a path to purchase, wireframing pages, and testing the site. The steps include determining key information, calls to action, navigation and important pages. It also discusses using tools like sidebars, forms and plugins to improve workflows and testing sites using analytics.
A successful landing page does only one thing - it persuades a targeted visitor to perform an action (a conversion).
Successful actions could be: subscribing to a newsletter, buying a product, entering a competition, following on Facebook, engaging in a survey and everything else in between.
There is an art to creating a successful landing page and in this talk we'll outline the important parts that need to be included, what not to put on a landing page and some tools that will help you to start building them in your existing WordPress website.
This document discusses branding Office 365 and SharePoint. It covers how Office 365 has evolved from SharePoint 2013, methods for branding like themes, CSS, JavaScript, and add-ins. While everything is possible, not everything is recommended for branding. Branding should focus on the content and business value, avoid customizations like master pages, and use techniques like alternate CSS and JavaScript injection. The document also demonstrates branding techniques and discusses challenges of branding sites like MySite, Delve and Sway.
WordCamp Lancaster - Choosing WordPress Themes and Pluginsryanduff
This document provides guidance on making good decisions when choosing WordPress themes and plugins. It recommends selecting themes and plugins from WordPress.org, reputable developers, and marketplaces to minimize risks. Some reputable plugin developers mentioned include Gravity Forms, WP Migrate DB Pro, and SearchWP. Recommended theme developers include StudioPress, ThemeFoundry, and WooThemes. The document stresses choosing options from trusted sources to avoid issues down the road.
Garbage In, Garbage Out: Optimizing Design Inputs for Successful PrototypesKamaria Campbell
We’ve all heard the phrase “Garbage in, Garbage out”. The quality of a product or service is often linked to the quality of the underlying components. When it comes to prototypes, the truth is that much of the important work happens before we ever create a prototype artifact. This may include brainstorm sessions, creating requirements documents, analyzing an existing system, etc. More often than not, the effectiveness of the prototype is linked to how effectively these different aspects are managed in the pre-design process. Whether you are a designer, business representative, project manager or developer, this session will provide you with effective techniques for managing design inputs to create better prototypes.
Making a website is more then making pretty picture and some sales jargon. You have to fully understand the project, your audience, current traffic trends and the even more important – the business goals before every writing a line of code.
Are you ready to fire your current business website because it isn’t performing the way you think it should? Or, maybe you just want to see if you can get more out of it (better return on investment). Even if you don’t have a website yet, this workshop is for you!
In this workshop for small business owners, we will cover important elements every website needs to be powerful. We will also discuss how to avoid the common pitfalls and how to correct them if you have fallen into them. There will be many examples and everyone should be able to leave with actionable items they can put to work right away!
This interactive workshop will include worksheets, some fun, and lots of time for Q&A. Bring your pen and a willingness to learn!
Wireframing and Prototyping PresentationMike Carson
This document discusses tools and techniques for wireframing and prototyping websites. It recommends starting with sketches to get ideas on paper, then creating wireframes using simple layouts before making a prototype. Wireframes use basic design elements to show page structure, while prototypes add interactivity to test usability. The presentation promotes sketching, wireframing and prototyping to improve client communication and catch issues early in the design process. It also provides resources for templates, software reviews and an Axure demo.
Are you ready to fire your current business website because it’s not performing the way you think it should? Or, maybe you just want to see if you can get more out of it (better return on investment). Even if you don’t have a website yet, this workshop is for you!
In this workshop for small business owners, we will cover important elements every website needs to be powerful. We will also discuss how to avoid the common pitfalls and how to correct them if you have fallen into them. There will be many examples and everyone should be able to leave with actionable items they can put to work right away!
Ian started tinkering on the web the same year that Google debuted, so he has lots to share. His talk will detail everything he’s learned about about designing for the web hosting industry in a nutshell.
The AREP framework provides a process for search engine optimization (SEO) projects that includes four main steps:
1) Audit - Creating a baseline by identifying any issues using tools like Screaming Frog and Google Search Console. Potential issues uncovered include crawling, site architecture, and on-page problems.
2) Research - Finding opportunities and assessing competitors using tools like Ahrefs and SEMrush to identify keyword gaps and backlink gaps. Keywords are clustered thematically.
3) Execution - Creating an execution plan with start and end dates using tools like Gantt charts and Clickup to fix issues and capture opportunities while factoring in bandwidth, holidays, and ad hoc work.
4) Projections - Prior
StartupWeekend organizer Marsh Sutherland's formula to win StartupWeekend events. From Friday night pitches to secure your team with an emotional connection to your idea to crafting a final Sunday pitch to win the hearts and minds of the judges. Check it out!
This document provides an overview and agenda for a website bootcamp on building a better WordPress website and copy in 1 hour. It covers planning content and choosing a platform, with a deep dive on content questions and layout. It recommends WordPress for its ease of use and features. The document discusses aligning copy, design, and development, defining the target customer, prioritizing content, and incorporating keywords. It provides tips on writing headlines and how much copy is too much. It also discusses choosing themes, testing and iterating content, and creating a content calendar for continuous learning and improvement.
The document provides tips on how to build a career in software engineering. It discusses building a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, creating a portfolio to showcase skills and projects, preparing for interviews by practicing coding and learning about companies, and continuously learning through reading books and participating in online communities. The speaker shares their career journey from junior to lead engineer and emphasizes treating software development as an engineering discipline rather than just coding.
Webinar Slide Deck - Promoting Your Self Service Portal BetterTOPdesk
Discover pointers to increase customer engagement and ways to ensure your Portal is being put to best use.
We’ll be covering:
Best practice Self-Service Portal designs
Our top tips for continuously engaging your customers
Reducing Call volumes with the Portal
This document provides advice for aspiring web developers. It discusses the author's background and expertise in user experience, front-end development, and conversion optimization. It recommends learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and frameworks like Angular and React. It also provides tips for getting started in the field such as building personal projects, contributing to open source, and using tools like Git, text editors, and front-end build systems.
Wondering why you should blog?
How you should blog?
Wondering how often you should blog?
Which platform you should use?
Wondering how to increase your blog traffic?
- The document discusses various business development processes including subtraction, multiplication, division, task unification, and attribute dependency change as ways to modify a product. It then discusses prototyping and getting customer feedback as important parts of the development process. Specifically, it recommends creating minimum viable products and landing pages to test assumptions with customers before fully developing ideas. The key messages are that business plans should evolve based on customer feedback, prototyping allows early testing of ideas, and pivoting a business model based on learning is normal.
This document outlines the course objectives and requirements for a website development course that focuses on planning, designing, and building websites for real clients while managing resources and ensuring client satisfaction. The course will teach students the full web development process from concept to launch, including design, content creation, coding, and dealing with client needs and constraints. Students will work on group projects to design and build websites for mock clients.
This document discusses behavior driven development (BDD) and the use of SpecFlow, an open source BDD tool for .NET. It begins by explaining some of the communication problems that can occur in traditional waterfall software development approaches. It then introduces BDD as a way to improve communication through the use of examples and acceptance criteria specified in a shared language like Gherkin. SpecFlow is presented as a tool that supports BDD for .NET projects by allowing executable specifications to be written in Gherkin and linked to test frameworks. The document demonstrates SpecFlow and discusses how it helps automate scenarios to establish a common understanding and ensure requirements are properly implemented.
Preparing your profile free code camp londonJay Gohil
XL Engine is a specialist digital technology recruitment company founded in 2016 that places candidates in leadership, product, mobile, web, and data roles. The document provides tips for job searching including preparing a CV by keeping it concise, tailoring it for each role, and including examples from projects. It also recommends contributing to open source software, using social media and job sites to find roles, and deciding whether to approach companies directly or work with a recruiter.
This document summarizes Matt Roberts' favorite SEO tools for various tasks. It discusses tools for broad domain intelligence like Searchmetrics and Ahrefs, deep intelligence and reporting with Linkdex and AnalyticsSEO, link prospecting with Ontolo and Local Citation Finder, outreach with Buzzstream and Scream CRM, site optimization with Screamingfrog and Linkdex, team management with Desktime, Linkdex and AnalyticsSEO, and Evernote for note taking. The document emphasizes that tools are just aids and quality insights are needed to shape effective SEO strategies.
XP 2024 presentation: A New Look to Leadershipsamililja
Presentation slides from XP2024 conference, Bolzano IT. The slides describe a new view to leadership and combines it with anthro-complexity (aka cynefin).
This presentation by Nathaniel Lane, Associate Professor in Economics at Oxford University, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by Juraj Čorba, Chair of OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO), was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
Carrer goals.pptx and their importance in real lifeartemacademy2
Career goals serve as a roadmap for individuals, guiding them toward achieving long-term professional aspirations and personal fulfillment. Establishing clear career goals enables professionals to focus their efforts on developing specific skills, gaining relevant experience, and making strategic decisions that align with their desired career trajectory. By setting both short-term and long-term objectives, individuals can systematically track their progress, make necessary adjustments, and stay motivated. Short-term goals often include acquiring new qualifications, mastering particular competencies, or securing a specific role, while long-term goals might encompass reaching executive positions, becoming industry experts, or launching entrepreneurial ventures.
Moreover, having well-defined career goals fosters a sense of purpose and direction, enhancing job satisfaction and overall productivity. It encourages continuous learning and adaptation, as professionals remain attuned to industry trends and evolving job market demands. Career goals also facilitate better time management and resource allocation, as individuals prioritize tasks and opportunities that advance their professional growth. In addition, articulating career goals can aid in networking and mentorship, as it allows individuals to communicate their aspirations clearly to potential mentors, colleagues, and employers, thereby opening doors to valuable guidance and support. Ultimately, career goals are integral to personal and professional development, driving individuals toward sustained success and fulfillment in their chosen fields.
Suzanne Lagerweij - Influence Without Power - Why Empathy is Your Best Friend...Suzanne Lagerweij
This is a workshop about communication and collaboration. We will experience how we can analyze the reasons for resistance to change (exercise 1) and practice how to improve our conversation style and be more in control and effective in the way we communicate (exercise 2).
This session will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
Abstract:
Let’s talk about powerful conversations! We all know how to lead a constructive conversation, right? Then why is it so difficult to have those conversations with people at work, especially those in powerful positions that show resistance to change?
Learning to control and direct conversations takes understanding and practice.
We can combine our innate empathy with our analytical skills to gain a deeper understanding of complex situations at work. Join this session to learn how to prepare for difficult conversations and how to improve our agile conversations in order to be more influential without power. We will use Dave Gray’s Empathy Mapping, Argyris’ Ladder of Inference and The Four Rs from Agile Conversations (Squirrel and Fredrick).
In the session you will experience how preparing and reflecting on your conversation can help you be more influential at work. You will learn how to communicate more effectively with the people needed to achieve positive change. You will leave with a self-revised version of a difficult conversation and a practical model to use when you get back to work.
Come learn more on how to become a real influencer!
This presentation by Professor Alex Robson, Deputy Chair of Australia’s Productivity Commission, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by Yong Lim, Professor of Economic Law at Seoul National University School of Law, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Artificial Intelligence, Data and Competition” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/aicomp.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the 77th meeting of the OECD Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
This presentation by OECD, OECD Secretariat, was made during the discussion “Pro-competitive Industrial Policy” held at the 143rd meeting of the OECD Competition Committee on 12 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found at oe.cd/pcip.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
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15. Finding aTopic
Intro to WP
• Intro to WPWorkshop
• How to pick a theme
• How to pick a plugin
• Blogging best practices
• WP.com vs. Self-hosted
• Security
• Writing for the web
• Beginner Q&A
“General”Topics
• Content Strategy / Content
Marketing
• “How I built X”
• The Future ofWordPress
• Social Media integration
• Accessibility& {Themes/Plugins/
Design/Content}
• Presentations on Drupal, Joomla!,
SquareSpace, etc.
• Page Builder Panel (pro & con)
• Custom PostTypes
• Planning a successful website
project
• Building sites that last
• Social and Email Marketing
• WooCommerce
Business Owners
• SEO
• Work with clients
• Pricing / project structure
• How to hire your 1st employee/contractor
• Building sites that last
• Maintenance plans / Recurring Revenue
• [Non-Sleazy] Affiliate marketing/income
• Managing lots of sites
• GoogleAnalytics
• SSL certificates (What, why, how)
16. Finding aTopic
Theming
• Getting Started with
Theming
• Managing Local
Development
• CurrentThemeTrends
(Elements of Modern
Design Looks)
• Anatomy of Underscores
• SVG
• SASS
• Grunt / Gulp / Webpack /
etc.
• Anatomy ofTwenty
Seventeen
• Speed / Performance
• Anatomy of aWordPress
Theme
• CreatingYour First
Premium / Commercial
Theme
For Designers
• How Designers Can Contribute to
WordPress
• 2017 DesignTrends
• Design Workflow
• Getting Client Feedback on Designs
• UnderstandingTheming for
Designers
• Wireframing vs. Prototyping vs.
Mockups
• Using CSS Animations
• Flexbox Primer
• The BestWay to Optimize Images
So Google Page Speed Stops
Complaining About It
For Developers
• REST API
• How to Build a Plugin
• How to Contribute Code to Core
• Coding Securely
• Intro to the Customizer
• WP-CLI
• Speed / Performance
• GIT – how and why to use it
• JavaScript
• Agile Development / Project Management
Name
WordPress experience
What they expect to get out of this workshop
What is one topic you’d like to learn more about at WordCamp?
A disproportionately large number of the speakers at WordPress meetups and WordCamps (and tech events in general) are white men.
Diverse group – culturally, racially, gender, experience levels
One of the ways in which WordPress is being shaped is by the people who speak about it publicly. People by nature of having had different life experiences, would approach problems differently. Just as a developer’s point of view is different from a user’s point of view.
Power users who use WordPress in interesting ways, front-end developers, business people who use plugins to make specific kinds of sites, typographers who use WordPress to do crazy things with typography; all bring something different to the table.
Specific, unique point of view
Engaging topics
Some sort of proof that you know what you’re talking about
Typically some type of tie-in to WordPress
Broad/diverse audience and range of topics
This year – loose theme of ‘leveling up’ (tentative) – leveling up your skills / business / involvement
Choosing process sometimes takes some time – make sure if you’re going to submit that your presentation is in pretty good form – don’t wait to the last minute for this!
Deadline for applying is 8/5; notifications by 8/21
Blind review process and vetting
You just need to know more about your topic than your audience knows
Many communities have surveyed their members to ask what kind of information they want to learn at meetups and WordCamps, and most people request beginner topics
One area where you are always an expert is your own experience. Case studies make great talks – talk about how you did something, how you learned something, how you overcame an obstacle, the process you went through to create something or to solve a problem.
Your audience understands that not everyone knows everything, and it can be hard to think on your feet – the audience is sympathetic.
If you don’t know the answer, there are several things you can do:
You can ask if anyone in the audience has the answer.
You can tell them you will look up the answer and get back to them. Tell them you’ll post the answer on your blog – then you get more visitors to your website!
Sometimes people ask questions that are off topic – feel free to tell them their question is off-topic and you would be happy to discuss it with them later.
Also, remember that it’s okay to say, “I don’t know” – people will think more highly of you if you admit you don’t know than if you try to make up an answer.
The more you practice – in front of pets, family, friends, the mirror, small audiences – the less nervous you will be.
Making a little joke at the beginning about being nervous will dispel the nervous energy in the room.
If you’re really nervous, don’t start by speaking at an event where you will have a big audience. Start at a smaller meetup.
Audiences generally sit with neutral faces, so if they aren’t smiling and nodding and cheering, that doesn’t mean they aren’t engaged.
If they are using their phone/tablet/laptop/another device, it might mean they are writing down your every word.
And no matter how good a speaker you are, you will not connect with everyone in the audience. That’s okay – no speaker can connect with everyone. Expect that, don’t take it personally, and be happy with the people who do connect with you.
Actually encouraging alternative formats this year:
Lightning talks
Panels
Ask Me Anything
Workshop
Networking Facilitation
Ask the question and then share these:
Be seen as an authority in your field
Share your knowledge with others
Build your confidence – it scares me
Give back to the community
Meet people – be part of the community
Travel
Learn at conferences – speaking teaches you more
It’s fun!
Rewarding, feeling of accomplishment
Career building
Role model for newer/younger folks/women, other under-represented groups
Networking
Brainstorm Your Topichttps://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/speaker-training/finding-a-topic-for-a-wordpress-talk/#big-braindump
What got you into WordPress?
What keeps you in it?
What do you love about it?
What do you want to learn next?
First time you: child theme, wrote plugin, etc.
Biggest challenge in WordPress in the last year or two
The last thing that you learned? How did you learn it?
Biggest block you’ve ever had with WordPress? How did you overcome the biggest block?
What are you most passionate about when it comes to WordPress? What most excites you?
What sorts of things do you love sharing with others about WP?
What question about WordPress do you get asked about most by clients, friends, and family?
A list of what you want to learn
Favorite plugin?
A cool thing you’ve created?
Favorite resources?
Cool tricks you use all the time?
What could you talk about without slides?
What prompt did we not ask which you wish we did?
Topic Selection
Story-based talk about something you may not know a lot about but have had some success with
Topic you are confident about and could lead a how-to presentation
Topics that are your favorite
Topics that you think you could teach to others in a hands-on manner
Refine Topic - apply “Who, What, Why, How, When, Where” to your topic.
Topic Selection
Story-based talk about something you may not know a lot about but have had some success with
Topic you are confident about and could lead a how-to presentation
Topics that are your favorite
Topics that you think you could teach to others in a hands-on manner
Refine Topic - apply “Who, What, Why, How, When, Where” to your topic.
Types of Formats
https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/speaker-training/finding-a-topic-for-a-wordpress-talk/#talk-formats
Give people specific examples of talks we’ve seen that worked well before
https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/speaker-training/writing-the-pitch-for-your-wordpress-talk/#writing-a-pitch-and-bio
What makes a good pitch
(generally good examples at https://2016.seattle.wordcamp.org/sessions/)
Consider:
write first for attendees, but also consider the organizers. Opportunity to revise blurb after accepted.
Don’t cram in too much, make the subject narrow enough but not too narrow
Research the event – are there different tracks? Who is the audience? Lots of devs? Mostly for users? Design-heavy? Different WordCamps have different personalities. Are they short on really technical presentations? Light on talks for beginners? Try to fill a need. (i.e podcasting)
Get someone else to look over your proposal before submitting. Spelling & grammar count.
Group exercise: give everyone 10 minutes to try drafting a talk proposal for the idea they brainstormed earlier, tell them they will be reading them to the group
Ask everyone to read theirs aloud
Feedback: What did everyone think was good about this proposal? / What would make this proposal even better?
https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/speaker-training/becoming-a-better-speaker/
Do’sSpeak slowly.
Have water available and drink it.
Vary your voice.
Look at your whole audience.
Make sure the audience can hear you.
Keep your hands above your waist.
Remember to breathe.
Practice without notes.
Don’ts
Drink too much coffee.
Turn away from the audience.
Use filler words like “um.”
Read your slides or notes directly.
Handling Nerves
Practice!
Sleep.
Exercise.
Breathe.
Dress comfortably.
Take time before you speak for yourself.
Know the stage.
Use your own devices.
Adopt a persona.
Handling Q&A
Ask for Questions
Repeat the Question Back