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< Own Your Expertise / Writing >

Intro: Just write! (2 min)

Something to note throughout the majority of this session: just barf it out, and edit it later. The focus for this should not be perfection, but just flow. Shush your inner critic.

This session will be a timed dictatorship to get you to write, write, write.

Step 1: Pick a Topic & Outline (8 min)

You have a list of 20 topics to write or speak about - choose one! Choose a few if you can't narrow it down

Suggestions on what to write about

  • reflections on the learning process,
  • bugs you’ve come across and how you’ve fixed them,
  • tutorials on lesser-known languages and technologies,
  • updates on your progress on your coding projects.
  • “Every time you spend more than five minutes fixing a bug, you should write about it" -Debra Williams Cauley at WSC 2013 (more)

Step 2: Get Feedback (10 min)

Get in a pair and discuss your choosen topics or the few you are considering. Help each other flesh out the idea.

Spend 5 mins on each person's work.

Step 3: Write (15 min)

Start writing your blog post or article. Just do it!

Step 4: Get Feedback (10 min)

Get in a different pair and discuss your choosen topics or the few you are considering. Help each other flesh out the idea.

Step 5: Write (15 min)

Keep writing!

Step 6: Let's share our work! (5 min)

Go around and have each person say the topic they are writing about and brief description.

What do I do after today?

  • Tweet about your blog post
  • Submit your article to an online publication
  • Turn your blog posts into a talk, workshop or a book