Diverse Speaker Training Group

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Suggested by: jillbinder

Diverse Speaker Training Group (#WPDiversity):

5-Year Vision:

• By 2028, it will be the norm to have diverse speaker lineups and inclusive & diverse WP events. The contributor space will have a good mix of representation and be self-sustaining — a cycle that attracts and retains even more underrepresented contributors, speakers, organizers, leaders, audiences, etc.

3-year:

1. Our diversity workshops are easy for anyone in WordPress to pick up and run for their Meetup or WordCamp
2. Community members are empowered to make localizations and translations of the workshops
3. The Diverse Speaker Support channel continues to support speaker placement and speaker mentorship

1-year:

1. We are running both of our workshops (Diverse Speaker workshops and Organizing Welcoming and Inclusive Event workshops) quarterly, alternating times for AMER/EMEA and for APAC
2. We are training co-facilitators
3. We are testing and improving the Organizing Inclusive events workshop
4. We are answering community questions on how to run the speaker workshop
5. We are recruiting participants from the speaker workshops to join the Diverse Speaker Support Slack channel + helping speakers get placements at WordPress events + helping speakers get mentorship

Some of the stretch goals for which we need people to take the lead:

1. Organizers are required to take the self-paced lessons on creating welcoming and inclusive WordPress events
2. Our material is readily available in short, easily-digestible videos, articles, checklists, etc.
3. Recruit and guide a new Translations Coordinator
4. Coordinate, customize, and hold local workshops
5. Empower and guide people with new WPDiversity ideas, sometimes finding people to lead the initiatives
6. Guide and co-lead the APAC branch meetings with Oneal
7. Roles on the Diverse Speaker Support Slack channel: Community Engagement + Speaker Mentor Coordinator

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