To benefit from a meetup
Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:29 am
Organizing a large event is an expensive process that requires a lot of effort, attention, and time. It is a responsibility. But when everything works out, when the participants leave charged, when everyone has benefited, there comes peace, a feeling of fulfillment, an understanding that you are in the right place and doing your job. For volunteers, this is an opportunity to share these feelings, to be involved in a big event.
you first need to decide why you are going there. If you want to find contractors or a new project, print out business cards to make it easier to establish communication. If you are interested in a specific topic of a report, find out more about the speaker, prepare questions, and take notes during the presentation. If there is a hitch in the project, you need help or advice, the breaks between reports are the best time. Usually, participants are divided into small groups and discuss something, look for a similar topic, ask questions, be sociable. Ideally, come with a laptop, make it so that the essence of the problem can be quickly seen, access the code and site settings. This way, the chance of getting help quickly is much higher.
— What should those who want to speak do and whatsapp number list what topics are relevant for meetups?
The doors are always open for speakers. To start a conversation, write to me in Telegram . I have exactly one criterion for reports - the topic must be interesting to the community audience.
If a person is speaking for the first time, we first conduct a test online run of the report. This helps to correct minor errors, correctly place emphasis, and practice the presentation of the material.
Very often people underestimate their knowledge and experience. I have heard a thousand times "well, what should I tell you, everyone already knows this". Often 2-3 interesting cases or a non-standard subject area are enough to prepare a good report.
Sometimes people actively resist and don't want to speak in public. So for the 19th meetup I had to use all my charisma and powers of persuasion to get speakers for the meetup.
you first need to decide why you are going there. If you want to find contractors or a new project, print out business cards to make it easier to establish communication. If you are interested in a specific topic of a report, find out more about the speaker, prepare questions, and take notes during the presentation. If there is a hitch in the project, you need help or advice, the breaks between reports are the best time. Usually, participants are divided into small groups and discuss something, look for a similar topic, ask questions, be sociable. Ideally, come with a laptop, make it so that the essence of the problem can be quickly seen, access the code and site settings. This way, the chance of getting help quickly is much higher.
— What should those who want to speak do and whatsapp number list what topics are relevant for meetups?
The doors are always open for speakers. To start a conversation, write to me in Telegram . I have exactly one criterion for reports - the topic must be interesting to the community audience.
If a person is speaking for the first time, we first conduct a test online run of the report. This helps to correct minor errors, correctly place emphasis, and practice the presentation of the material.
Very often people underestimate their knowledge and experience. I have heard a thousand times "well, what should I tell you, everyone already knows this". Often 2-3 interesting cases or a non-standard subject area are enough to prepare a good report.
Sometimes people actively resist and don't want to speak in public. So for the 19th meetup I had to use all my charisma and powers of persuasion to get speakers for the meetup.