“When I signed up to take the beginner Get Speaking workshop, my intention was to start warming up to the idea of speaking in public. I kind of planned to lurk. I was possibly maybe considering a goal of speaking at a WordCamp the following year. The workshop was so inspiring, and assuaged so many of my fears, that I came right out of the gate and applied to a WordCamp the following month. My application was accepted, and I will be speaking an entire year ahead of when I planned to. The Get Speaking workshop persuaded me that I have something valuable to share, and it gave me the confidence to stand up and share it.”

Andrea Badgley

Program Manager, Contractor Support
Automattic

“As a WordCamp organizer, I’ve always been on the organizing side of public speaking. You read a lot of applications and talk to a lot of public speakers. But it’s another thing to be THE public speaker. I was already thinking of speaking when I went to the Get Speaking workshop. That said, the workshop made me realize that I knew a lot already. I was the one holding myself back. I could be THE public speaker myself. It was just the little push I needed! Since then, I’ve gone on to speak at multiple WordCamps (including WordCamp US!). If you’re curious about public speaking, it might be the little push you need as well!”

Carl Alexander

Web Developer