June 6, 2020 — Education doesn’t stop at the textbook. In fact, it rarely even starts there. The best education is in life experiences. But you have to learn how to recognize them. There is a lesson in everything. This talk explores how you can grow from the most unlikely of places.

January 17, 2020 — Since founded in 2003, WordPress has touched millions of lives and businesses. Young and old people have learned skills that have connected them to jobs and opportunities they never thought they could have. Businesses have been created, innovations of plugins and apps have also been birthed. Telling our WordPress stories will inspire the next generation.

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February 26, 2019 — Nikto z nás nevie, koľko si má vypýtať.

Každý z nás sa bojí vypýtať si viac.

A každý z nás si zrejme pýta málo.

Naučím ťa nebáť sa pýtať si.

A keď nie, aspoň sa zasmeješ na všetkých mojich trápnych zlyhaniach.

A to je tiež niečo.

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October 10, 2017 — Most, not all bloggers hit the dreaded wall called Bloggers Block. You blog, but you either fall into one of the following:

1. You’ve reached a plateau with your site, and just cannot seem to write any more.
2. You really are not sure what you can cover on your site. (For those with businesses, you might be scared of spamming.)
3. You are afraid you might be copying other sites in your niche, that may be covering the same topics.
4. Juggling family or personal issues.

There’s a solution for all of these!

I am going to go over some tips to help you overcome Blogger’s Block, and get you to think outside the box when coming up with loads of topics for you. Don’t let search results scare you- your blog voice and your knowledge can do wonders for you!

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September 25, 2017 — S’inspirer du code de conduite des WordCamps dans la vie de tous les jours et inspirer les autres pour tendre vers un monde meilleur.

Le code de conduite stipule : un environnement convivial, sûr et accueillant pour tous les participants, sans distinction de genre, d’orientation sexuelle, d’handicap, d’origine ethnique, ou de religion.

Imaginons un instant que les gens autour de nous appliquent ceci, par exemple lors d’entretien d’embauche.

La communauté WordPress et, plus largement la communauté open-source, peut inspirer les autres autour d’elle. Les mécanismes psychologiques/physiologiques des sentiments d’acceptance et d’appartenance seront aussi abordés.

October 27, 2016 — All businesses and stories start as a idea. WordPress is a democratized platform for that inspiration, where ideas are empowered to evolve into meaningful products and stories that shape and create the world we want.

December 13, 2015 — I had a writer’s block and it was horrible: I felt uncreative, watched my blog dry up, crawled in the corner and cried. I felt like a loser. But I’m NOT a loser. So I fixed it. I created a blogging plan that involved only 10 minutes each day. My writer’s block disappeared, my blog stats climbed, and I now know how to turn it around when I find myself neglecting my site.

Whether you are a personal blogger or run a business website, this talk will give strategies for adding content without huge time investments. Learn how to eliminate writer’s block, create material relevant to your site’s purpose, compile content for later publication, and build a regular publishing habit.

November 9, 2015 — Attendees at WordCamp Columbus in July , 2105 are asked what value they received from attending WordCamps.

November 3, 2015 — Davide explains how to present like a BOSS.

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August 3, 2015 — In this talk, we look at the parallels between being a musician, and being a developer. I’ll share my story of how I transitioned from music to development, and how the skills I learned from being a musician helped me succeed in the development world.