two day public speaking workshop

This two day online workshop will take place on zoom.com, the link will be distributed to everyone that signed up for a ticket.

Does the thought of speaking at a Symfony event intrigue you? The focus of this hands-on workshop will be to generate topics to give a talk on, boost your speaking confidence, and allow you to practice speaking in a safe space. At the end of the workshop you will have a few ideas for talks, an outline on one topic, a title, a pitch/proposal, and a chance to practice speaking in a small group.

# Day 1 March 24th 10:00 PST / 19:00 CET

## Agenda

* Why speak at Symfony events? Why do we need more underrepresented people speaking at them?
* Workshop formats
* Dispelling some myths about speakers/speaking
* Coming up with topics and choosing one
* Refining and choosing a talk format
* Writing a pitch/proposal

## Objectives

* Create a safe space to talk about our experiences as minorities
* Have an understanding of why we need more diversity in our public speakers
* Identify many of the fears that have stopped you from public speaking
* Identify why you might like to do public speaking
* Understand commonly held beliefs about public speaking that are myths (aka overcome Impostor Syndrome)
* Come up with several ideas for topics you could speak about
* Understand the different types of talk formats
* Have a better understanding of what makes a successful pitch
* Begin to work on your pitch
* Practice speaking in front of the group
* Help you feel more interested in speaking at Symfony events

## Takeaways

* Topic
* Talk format
* First draft of pitch/proposal

## Materials

* Workbooks
* Slides (available upon request)
* Any part of the workshop script is available upon request

# Day 2 on March 31st 10:00 PST / 19:00 CET

## Agenda

* Coming up with a great title
* Writing your bio
* Writing the outline
* Tips to being a better speaker
* What makes great slides
* Practice giving a short talk Objectives
* Create a safe space to talk about our experiences as minorities
* Come up with a good title
* Start creating your bio
* Recognize the basics of a good outline
* Start creating your own outline
* Understand how to handle questions from the audience during the talk and the Q&A section after
* Have techniques to practise speaking
* Have techniques to handle impostor syndrome and nerves
* Recognize common pitfalls to avoid when creating a slide presentation
* Understand the principles of good slides design
* Practice public speaking in front of a small group to help build confidence

## Takeaways

* Title
* First draft of bio
* First draft of outline

## Materials

* Workbooks
* Slides (available upon request)
* Any part of the workshop script is available upon request