{"id":5,"date":"2017-05-31T18:11:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T18:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2017.sanantonio.wordcamp.org\/?p=5"},"modified":"2017-07-18T22:01:50","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T22:01:50","slug":"call-for-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanantonio.wordcamp.org\/2017\/call-for-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Speaker deadline has past. We are currently reviewing the applicants and will be announcing final choices soon. Thanks!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Please consider applying next year<\/h2>\n<p>Did you miss the application window? Please consider us for next year. We appreciate you offering to share your WordPress knowledge with the WordPress community. Here are some things to keep in mind when preparing:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes, you can!<\/strong> Whether you\u2019re a user, designer, or developer, WordCamp is an event where you can share what you\u2019ve learned about WordPress and how you\u2019re working with it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Local first.<\/strong> WordCamps are local-focused events that are asked to shoot for an 80% local \/ 20% visiting speakers ratio. You might get picked as one of the few out-of-town speakers on a WordCamp schedule, but the chances are smaller the farther you get from home, unless you\u2019re the definitive expert on your proposed topic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Volunteers only.<\/strong> WordCamps are 100% organized and staffed by volunteers, and WordCamps don\u2019t pay speakers or cover speaker travel\/accommodations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Share &gt; pitch.<\/strong> WordCamps are educational events, not marketing opportunities, so proposing a product pitch will not get you very far with the speaker selection team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No \u201cpay for play.\u201d<\/strong> WordCamps never, ever provide a speaking opportunity in exchange for sponsorship or anything else. Please don\u2019t ask.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make it unique.<\/strong> WordCamp sessions are all recorded and posted to WordPress.tv for everyone to watch, so it\u2019s redundant to have speakers give the same talk at multiple events. WordCamps pride themselves on having unique content.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tell a story.<\/strong> The web is full of tutorials, and most people won\u2019t remember most of the instructions from your instructional talk in a few days (or hours!). The human brain is hard-wired to be engaged by stories, and WordCamp organizers are looking for sessions that will inspire attendees to do more with WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker deadline has past. We are currently reviewing the applicants and will be announcing final choices soon. Thanks! Please consider applying next year Did you miss the application window? Please consider us for next year. We appreciate you offering to share your WordPress knowledge with the WordPress community. 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