179: Conference Magic with PJ Hagerty

About this Episode

02:43 - PJ’s Superpower: Convincing people that karaoke is a good idea.

• PJ’s Karaoke History
• Why Karaoke is Awesome

07:13 - The DevRel World (DevRel = Developer Relations)

• Jim Weirich

13:42 - Online vs In-Person/Live Conferences

• Body Language and Delivery
• Hallway Track: Is not a literal 'track.' It's all the interactions, conversations, talk follow-up, etc. that happen at a conference outside of the formal schedule. Hallway tracks are when people interact socially about the issues being discussed at the event. For instance, between talks or over lunch. Most hallway track conversations are open and casual. Sometimes hallway track conversations inspire a future lightning talk, Ignite talk, panel discussion, or full talk.
• Can you emulate an in-person conference online?
• Luck and Visibility

25:54 - Making Conferences Diverse & Inclusive

• Putting People on Stage That Don’t Look Like You
• Passing on “Lucky” to Others

33:01 - Prompt and Talking About Mental Health

• Ed Finkler on Open Sourcing Mental Illness at Distill (this was the talk that launched Prompt)
• Greg Baugues: Devs and Depression
• OSMI = Open Sourcing Mental Illness
• CodeDaze 2016 - Paying Off Emotional Debt by Justine Arreche
• Madalyn Rose Parker: Overcoming Mental Health Hurdles at Work
• Mental Health Summit - php[tek] 2014

43:10 - Making Conferences Diverse & Inclusive (Cont’d)

• Being Seen -- White Cis Men
• The Colored Musicians Club
• Aggressive Inclusion
• Micro Opportunities
• Lightning Talks

54:14 - Accessibility

• Time and Monetary Expenses
• Conferencing in the time of COVID-19

PJ's First Ever Full Talk at RubyMidwest: Act Locally - Think Globally

Reflections:

Carina: The exaggerated visual of putting a hand down and throwing people into the air to lift them up.

Jamey: Holding onto the feeling of being lucky while feeling awful.

Jessica: Getting pushes to make output.

PJ: Be a Jim Weirich. Have a “Hello World” attitude. Human connection is important.

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