{"id":1372,"date":"2015-09-01T17:25:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T00:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015-beginner.seattle.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=1372"},"modified":"2015-09-02T14:39:25","modified_gmt":"2015-09-02T21:39:25","slug":"example-presentations-topic-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/speak-at-wordcamp\/example-presentations-topic-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Example Presentations &amp; Topic Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Expected Audience<\/h2>\n<p>We expect some attendees will know what WordPress is but have minimal experience using it. More advanced users are likely experienced bloggers and \u201cpower users\u201d but probably have never modified a theme or manually moved a WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking for speakers who can teach WordPress best practices, open people\u2019s eyes to what WordPress can be, and speak about all the other things that come up when running a WordPress site (social media, analytics, business, consulting, collaboration, and whatever else you can think of) at an introductory level.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we\u2019ve compiled example WordCamp talks and topic ideas to help you understand the types of topics we have in mind and help you think of the presentation you can give to this audience.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Don\u2019t let this limit your imagination!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Samples &amp; Ideas<\/h2>\n<h3><b>General Topic Ideas<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress Getting Started &amp; How-Tos\n<ul>\n<li>How to choose a theme \/ plugin<\/li>\n<li>WordPress.com vs. Self-Hosted WordPress<\/li>\n<li>How to ___________ with WordPress, e.g.\n<ul>\n<li>__manage users__<\/li>\n<li>__master categories &amp; tags__<\/li>\n<li>__change your theme__<\/li>\n<li>__upload, edit, and use images__<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Social media and WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Accessibility and WordPress<\/li>\n<li>WordPress Security<\/li>\n<li>How to select a host for your WordPress site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Personal Experiences\n<ul>\n<li>Lessons learned from doing __________ with WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Show off a particularly interesting feature or use of WordPress<\/li>\n<li>WordPress for business\/nonprofits\/government<\/li>\n<li>WordPress as a blog\/cms\/membership site\/store\/intranet\/social network\/etc.<\/li>\n<li>YOUR WordPress story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Business Topics\n<ul>\n<li>Open source business models<\/li>\n<li>Hiring people to help with WordPress<\/li>\n<li>The business of building WordPress websites for others<\/li>\n<li>Networking in the world of WordPress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>And More!\n<ul>\n<li>Open source philosophy, community, citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Contributing to WordPress \/ getting involved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Examples from WordPress.tv<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>These are all talks that probably would fit well with the intended audience for WordPress Seattle: Beginner Edition.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><b><i>Getting Started With WordPress<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/11\/17\/adam-soucie-everything-i-wish-i-knew-about-wordpress-before-i-started\/\">Everything I Wish I Knew About WordPress Before I Started<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/03\/27\/christoph-trappe-getting-started-with-wordpress-for-beginners\/\">Getting Started With WordPress For Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2013\/08\/14\/bob-dunn-the-beginners-guide-to-choosing-a-theme\/\">The Beginner\u2019s Guide to Choosing a Theme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/11\/14\/andrea-napierkowski-getting-started-what-you-should-do-before-you-buy-your-first-theme\/\">Getting Started \u2013 What You Should Do BEFORE You Buy Your First Theme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/09\/27\/jonathan-daggerhart-introduction-to-using-wordpress\/\">Introduction to using WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/05\/21\/carel-bekker-introduction-to-self-hosting-wordpress\/\">Introduction To Self-hosting WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b><i>Maintaining WordPress<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/08\/05\/syed-balkhi-clever-ways-to-keep-your-old-blog-posts-alive\/\">Clever Ways to Keep Your Old Blog Posts Alive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2013\/11\/27\/steph-yiu-vip-tools-for-writers-and-editors-2\/\">VIP Tools For Writers And Editors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2011\/09\/29\/mike-lewis-how-to-manage-multiple-contributors-and-content\/\">How To Manage Multiple Contributors and Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/06\/13\/jenny-beaumont-maintenance-matters\/\">Maintenance Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b><i>Editorial \/ Blogging<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/04\/20\/tom-tortorici-awesome-images-on-your-wordpress-site\/\">Awesome Images On Your WordPress Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/05\/16\/jen-jamar-keyword-mapping-developing-a-content-strategy-that-supports-seo\/\">Keyword Mapping \u2013 Developing a Content Strategy That Supports SEO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2013\/02\/09\/cliff-seal-content-strategy-no-one-cares-about-your-content-yet\/\">Content Strategy \u2013 No one cares about your content (yet.)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><b><i>Integrations<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/02\/17\/david-bird-google-analytics-and-wordpress-for-beginners\/\">Google Analytics and WordPress for Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/07\/16\/jen-hooks-why-jetpack-is-essential-for-the-casual-blogger\/\">Why Jetpack is Essential For the Casual Blogger<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/07\/11\/david-bisset-buddypress-101\/\">BuddyPress 101<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b><i>Other Use Cases<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/03\/27\/carolyn-sonnek-podcasting-with-wordpress-getting-started-and-best-practices\/\">Podcasting With WordPress: Getting Started And Best Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2013\/02\/21\/aaron-hockley-an-introduction-to-making-money-with-a-blog\/\">An Introduction To Making Money With A Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/07\/14\/sherryl-wilson-bbb-beyond-basic-blogging\/\">BBB ~ Beyond Basic Blogging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/04\/08\/david-cowan-before-the-shopping-cart-a-primer-on-ecommerce-business-models\/\">Before the Shopping Cart \u2013 A Primer on eCommerce Business Models<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b><i>And More<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/07\/05\/walter-breakell-design-for-your-audience-using-ux-stories-and-wordpress-to-connect-with-your-customers\/\">Design for Your Audience \u2013 Using UX, Stories and WordPress to Connect With Your Customers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2015\/01\/01\/melissa-eggleston-what-we-know-about-website-users\/\">What We Know About Web Users<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.tv\/2014\/09\/17\/jason-woolliscroft-how-to-find-hire-manage-designers-developers\/\">How to Find, Hire &amp; Manage Designers &amp; Developers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b><i>Technical Skills (possibly too advanced?)<\/i><\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a 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More advanced users are likely experienced bloggers and \u201cpower users\u201d but probably have never modified a theme or manually moved a WordPress site. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/speak-at-wordcamp\/example-presentations-topic-ideas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"assistive-text\">Example Presentations &amp; Topic Ideas<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7358376,"featured_media":0,"parent":1344,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1372","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6ppIO-m8","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7358376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1372"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1388,"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1372\/revisions\/1388"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seattle.wordcamp.org\/2015-beginner\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}