learning the new tech lingua franca: social media

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

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Please meet @SoBenLesh

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Material DesignWarmup time!by andrew haskin

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So you’re here to learn about the internet

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The lingua franca of the tech industry

@ladyleet

How to be legen-dairy

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Tracy Lee

@ladyleet github.com/ladyleet

modern-web.org medium.com/@ladyleet

@ladyleet

http://github.com/ladyleet

http://modern-web.org

http://medium.com/@ladyleet

@ladyleet

I get to do cool things like this

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And this…

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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

@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

@ladyleet

@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

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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

@ladyleet

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

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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

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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

@ladyleet

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

@ladyleet

But the unfamiliar faces are just as important

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Don’t discount people. Get to know them.

Be inclusive. Surprise yourself.

Let them surprise you.

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

Find people

Listen



Getting started

@ladyleet


@ladyleet

Listen first to understand the landscape

Material DesignUnderstand the interactions and behavior

between peopleby andrew haskin

@ladyleet

Material DesignSee where you might be usefulby andrew haskin

@ladyleet

@ladyleet

Twitter

@ladyleet

Github

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What’s appropriate?

What’s not?

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

Find people

Listen



Getting started

@ladyleet


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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

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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

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You might be thinking…

Being a useful human being sounds like a lot of work.

…yep.

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

Find people

Listen



Getting started

@ladyleet


@ladyleet


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We are more likely to work with people we trust and have helped us in the past.

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

@ladyleet


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Contributing to OSS can help you land jobs and change your career trajectory.

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

@ladyleet


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Being positive and contributing makes people want to play with you.

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

@ladyleet


Material Design

Being positive and contributing makes people want to play with you.

by andrew haskin

@ladyleet

@ladyleet


Material DesignBe a badass like Caitlin Potterby andrew

haskin

@ladyleet

Find people

Listen



Getting started

@ladyleet


@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



Getting started

@ladyleet


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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

http://github.com/ladyleet

http://modern-web.org

http://medium.com/@ladyleet

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