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Looking for attention: A Talk on Self-Advocacy and Building Platforms
- 1. Hi! I’m Amy. Looking for Attention: A Talk on Self Advocacy And Building Platforms @theAmyCode
- 2. My 1st Intro to CS Class December 2013 CS Club
- 3. “You’re not a *real* software engineer.” “She’s just getting the attention because she’s a woman.” “You’re condescending.” “You’re just looking for attention” Taking away credit for things I’ve done.
- 4. Failing Classes Imposter Syndrome Depression / Burn Out Dropping out of college
- 6. Graduated Jan 2017 Trave l Salsa Dancing @theAmyCode
- 7. SOFTWARE ENGINEER OPEN SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE CONTAINERS @theAmyCode STARTU P I really love computers
- 9. 2017 Conferences Where I’m Speaking @theAmyCode
- 10. What is self-advocacy and how does it pertain to building platforms?
- 12. Do I sound promotional?
- 13. No one will listen to what I have to say.
- 14. Tell people your goals Target a vertical Study other people Make Friends Join online communities Perfection is unrelatable
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- What is self-advocacy and how does it pertain to building platforms? The action of representing oneself or one’s views or interests This can include talking about… Things you’re interested in Your goals Problems you face Give example about Conferences + Job search Building a platform is building an audience invested in you.
- This sounds promotional: "Are you of X-demographic? Are you facing Y-problem? Then you should use Z-product!" I have definitely faced this concern. To avoid sounding promotional, direct the problem and audience to yourself. Make the support of something you create an investment in your success and trust in your reputation. “Hey! Look at Z-product I made. I made it because I faced Y-problem. I would really appreciate if you supported by doing W-thing."
- Its okay. Keep creating. Building an audience takes time. The more content you create the more you will curate both the content itself as well as your audience. In the next section, I'll also talk about how to build an audience. Your perspective is important. People are always looking for examples. Overcoming problems Achieving success People will appreciate new perspectives or solidarity in a shared one
- Tell people your goals (Conference + Job example) Target a Vertical Go, Containers, Container Orchestration, Distributed Systems Study people you admire Make friends Can do more for you than acquaintances Join online communities Facebook groups (Women’s groups) Community Slack Channels; Private women’s channels. Women are amazing at networking (Kubernetes, Go) Be honest with your audience. Perfection is unrelatable.
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