What happens when you have a local WordPress workshop in Vancouver and scale it to the whole global WordPress community? The human factor. It turns out scaling to a much larger community has a lot more to do with people than it does with systems.
In this candid and personal talk, Jill shares the stories of 10 lessons learned over 5 years while facilitating WordPress public speaking workshops for 50 countries.
These aren’t lessons from textbooks. They’re hard-earned insights gained from real-world experience and real interactions. Mixing humour and gravity, Jill tells about the triumphs and missteps of being a polite Canadian navigating culture, identity, language, and emotion on the global stage alongside real people with real challenges and very real hearts.
You’ll leave with practical insights and surprising truths about collaborating thoughtfully across cultures and handling the unexpected in any community. Learn about popcorn words, poster conundrums, and how to say “Sorry, eh” in a global way.