{"id":439,"date":"2016-07-29T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T19:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2016.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/?p=439"},"modified":"2016-07-29T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T19:46:21","slug":"want-to-apply-to-speak-but-not-sure-what-topic-to-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/want-to-apply-to-speak-but-not-sure-what-topic-to-choose\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Apply To Speak, But Not Sure What Topic To Choose?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"440\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/want-to-apply-to-speak-but-not-sure-what-topic-to-choose\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/07\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"740,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Apply to speak at WordCamp Sacramento 2016\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/07\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/2016.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/files\/2016\/07\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016.jpg\" alt=\"Apply to speak at WordCamp Sacramento 2016\" width=\"740\" height=\"415\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/07\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016.jpg 740w, https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/07\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/files\/2016\/07\/apply-to-speak-wordcamp-sacramento-2016-500x280.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know for a fact that there are several of you that are considering the idea of applying to speak at WordCamp Sacramento 2016 &#8212; <em>and that is AWESOME<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>But, I know many of you haven&#8217;t yet submitted a speaking application simply because you&#8217;re not quite sure what topic to submit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s where can help!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out the list of potential topics below that our community has show interest in, find one that you have some experience with, and <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/07\/14\/call-for-speakers\/\">submit an application<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p><em>It&#8217;s not scary, I promise!<\/em> To be totally honest, the more specific, highly focused talks on one key topic or point are often the best.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Also, if you really want to apply to speak, but want some help crafting a talk title and description, we can help you with that too! Just fill out the <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a> with any ideas you may have (the more specific the better) for a topic and we&#8217;ll work with you to turn it into a great talk!<\/p>\n<h2>Here Are Sample Topics Our Community Wants To Learn About<\/h2>\n<h5>Development focused:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Facebook Instant Articles and Google AMP<\/li>\n<li>Learning management systems<\/li>\n<li>Ecommerce<\/li>\n<li>Rest API<\/li>\n<li>Theme development<\/li>\n<li>Plugin development<\/li>\n<li>Sass<\/li>\n<li>GIT and\/or version control workflows<\/li>\n<li>Custom fields and meta boxes<\/li>\n<li>Integrating Javascript\/React\/Angular into WordPress projects<\/li>\n<li>Multisite<\/li>\n<li>WordPress as a web application<\/li>\n<li>Intro to \/ using BuddyPress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Design and content focused:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Using and designing for custom post types<\/li>\n<li>Understanding the WordPress template hierarchy<\/li>\n<li>Theme design \/ responsive design best practices<\/li>\n<li>What is mobile first design<\/li>\n<li>Designing for accessibility and multi device types<\/li>\n<li>Using SVG in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Typography<\/li>\n<li>Content first design<\/li>\n<li>Content optimization and on page SEO<\/li>\n<li>Website Imagery &#8212; best practices, tools and resources, optimization\n<li>Content formatting for the web<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Business focused:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Choosing a niche in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>Pricing<\/li>\n<li>Contracts<\/li>\n<li>Sales conversations<\/li>\n<li>Systems and processes \/ business automation<\/li>\n<li>Client management<\/li>\n<li>Project management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Plugins and tools focused:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Compare and contrast different plugins with similar functionality to help the audience understand when it&#8217;s best to use each option &#8212; for example, compare plugins for ecommerce, forms, membership, social sharing, site backups, security, galleries, events, sidebars, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Share a variety of resources and tools specific to one outcome or for a specific task &#8212; an example would be tools and resources to find or create photos and imagery for websites and blog posts.<\/li>\n<li>Web design tools and resources beyond Adobe Photoshop<\/li>\n<li>WordPress page builders<\/li>\n<li>Alternative WordPress comment options<\/li>\n<li>Tools available for local development<\/li>\n<li>Plugins to improve the admin view\/experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope to see a <a href=\"https:\/\/2016.sacramento.wordcamp.org\/2016\/07\/14\/call-for-speakers\/\">speaking application<\/a> from YOU soon!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Call For Speakers will close at midnight on Friday, August 19, 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know for a fact that there are several of you that are considering the idea of applying to speak at WordCamp Sacramento 2016 &#8212; and that is AWESOME! 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