learning the new tech lingua franca: social media
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Hai
@ladyleet
You might be wondering about my outfit
@ladyleet
I don’t always dress up like a cow
@ladyleet
But when I do, it’s udder-ly amazing.
@ladyleet
Please meet @BenLesh
@ladyleet
Please meet @SoBenLesh
@ladyleet
Material DesignWarmup time!by andrew haskin
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So you’re here to learn about the internet
@ladyleet
The lingua franca of the tech industry
@ladyleet
How to be legen-dairy
@ladyleet
Tracy Lee
@ladyleet github.com/ladyleet
modern-web.org medium.com/@ladyleet
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
I get to do cool things like this
@ladyleet
And this…
Material Design
Now that you know a little about me,
I’m in the moo-d to get to know you people in the room.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
How many of you are developers?
@ladyleet
How many of you are business people?
@ladyleet
Regardless of who you are, we are all udder-ly excited about Angular
@ladyleet
But we’re not just moo-ved by the technology…
@ladyleet
We’re moo-ved by the people
@ladyleet
And, being at a conference, you’re probably here because it’s part of your job.
@ladyleet
You probably want to be successful at your job.
And life.
@ladyleet
Being successful is about being able to develop a regular dialogue
with the people you work with
and build real relationships
@ladyleet
So you can improve what you do and how you do it
Developer
Developer Advocate
Consultant
Startup Founder
Sales/Marketing
Recruiter
@ladyleet
This matters for everyone
Developer
Developer Advocate
Consultant
Startup Founder
Sales/Marketing
Recruiter
@ladyleet
This matters for everyone
Developer
Developer Advocate
Consultant
Startup Founder
Sales/Marketing
Recruiter
@ladyleet
This matters for everyone
Developer
Developer Advocate
Consultant
Startup Founder
Sales/Marketing
Recruiter
@ladyleet
This matters for everyone
Developer
Developer Advocate
Consultant
Startup Founder
Sales/Marketing
Recruiter
@ladyleet
This matters for everyone
Developer
Developer Advocate
Consultant
Startup Founder
Sales/Marketing
Recruiter
@ladyleet
This matters for everyone
@ladyleet
You are moo-re effective if you know how to co-moo-nicate with people you work with
@ladyleet
So, let me pour some knowledge on you
@ladyleet
About The Lingua Franca of Tech: Social Media
Material DesignFirst off, you must understand…by andrew haskin
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@ladyleet
JavaScriptLand is a hilarious place.
@ladyleet
It’s also very genuine and honest
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Our community is built on meaningful and strong relationships
with people doing really cool things.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Material DesignBut did you know
that is being enabled by one thing?by andrew haskin
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Material DesignSocial media.by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Material DesignThe real question is…by andrew haskin
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Material DesignAre you participating?by andrew haskin
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@ladyleet
Very social media
@ladyleet
We’re going to focus on Twitter & Github
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Use Case
@ladyleet
There are a lot of amazing people here
@ladyleet
People you probably want to meet
@ladyleet
But who is everyone? How do you meet them?
How do you get them to talk?
@ladyleet
How many people can you INDIVIDUALLY meet at this entire conference?
@ladyleet
Look at these anti-social scared baes.
@ladyleet
How many meaningful relationships
can you build?
Material DesignHere’s a little secretby andrew haskin
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Material DesignThese people are on the internetby andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Material Design…and?by andrew haskin
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Material DesignIntroducing
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbookby andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
Material DesignWhere do I find these internet people?by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
I found 49/54 AngularConnect speakers on Twitter
@ladyleet
https://twitter.com/ladyleet/lists/angularconnect-speakers
This is more people than you’d meet sitting here
@ladyleethttps://twitter.com/ladyleet/lists/angularconnect-speakers
@ladyleet
I also found 214 people talking about AngularConnect
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There are 328 contributors on angular & 65 members
Material DesignRemember, these are people you want to knowby andrew haskin
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@ladyleet
The familiar faces… sure
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But the unfamiliar faces are just as important
Material Design
Don’t discount people. Get to know them.
Be inclusive. Surprise yourself.
Let them surprise you.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
@ladyleet
Listen first to understand the landscape
Material DesignUnderstand the interactions and behavior
between peopleby andrew haskin
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Material DesignSee where you might be usefulby andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
Github
Material Design
What’s appropriate?
What’s not?
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
Material Design
Chime in and help where you can.
But make sure you’re useful.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
@ladyleet
Examples of being a useful human being
Material Design
Ways you can be useful
Help people solve their problems Be a nice person on the internet
Contribute your strengths to the ecosystem
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
The opposite of useful
@ladyleet
The opposite of useful
@ladyleet
The opposite of useful
@ladyleet
The opposite of useful
Material Design
You might be thinking…
Being a useful human being sounds like a lot of work.
…yep.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
@ladyleet
How this benefits you
Material Design
We are more likely to work with people we trust and have helped us in the past.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
How this benefits you
Material Design
Contributing to OSS can help you land jobs and change your career trajectory.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
How this benefits you
Material Design
Being positive and contributing makes people want to play with you.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
How this benefits you
Material Design
Being positive and contributing makes people want to play with you.
by andrew haskin
@ladyleet
@ladyleet
How this benefits you
Material DesignBe a badass like Caitlin Potterby andrew
haskin
@ladyleet
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
@ladyleet
Just start
@ladyleet
1. Find cool people related to things you care about.
2. Get to know them by listening 3. Be a useful human being by
conversing on Twitter and helping people on Github.
Find people
Listen
Be a useful human being
How this benefits you
Getting started
@ladyleet
The Tech Lingua Franca Playbook
@ladyleet
In Summary
@ladyleet
Social media is the language that our entire ecosystem is built on
@ladyleet
It’s where software is created and debated. It’s where companies are formed.
But remember too…
@ladyleet
Don’t take yourself too seriously
@ladyleet
Remember you are a human
@ladyleet
And we are all humans
@ladyleet
Be nice to each other
@ladyleet
And laugh a little
@ladyleet
Tracy Lee
@ladyleet github.com/ladyleet
modern-web.org medium.com/@ladyleet
@ladyleet
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