Want to Apply To Speak, But Not Sure What Topic To Choose?

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Apply to speak at WordCamp Sacramento 2016

I know for a fact that there are several of you that are considering the idea of applying to speak at WordCamp Sacramento 2016 — and that is AWESOME!

But, I know many of you haven’t yet submitted a speaking application simply because you’re not quite sure what topic to submit.

That’s where can help!

Check out the list of potential topics below that our community has show interest in, find one that you have some experience with, and submit an application!

It’s not scary, I promise! To be totally honest, the more specific, highly focused talks on one key topic or point are often the best.

Also, if you really want to apply to speak, but want some help crafting a talk title and description, we can help you with that too! Just fill out the contact form with any ideas you may have (the more specific the better) for a topic and we’ll work with you to turn it into a great talk!

Here Are Sample Topics Our Community Wants To Learn About

Development focused:
  • Facebook Instant Articles and Google AMP
  • Learning management systems
  • Ecommerce
  • Rest API
  • Theme development
  • Plugin development
  • Sass
  • GIT and/or version control workflows
  • Custom fields and meta boxes
  • Integrating Javascript/React/Angular into WordPress projects
  • Multisite
  • WordPress as a web application
  • Intro to / using BuddyPress
Design and content focused:
  • Using and designing for custom post types
  • Understanding the WordPress template hierarchy
  • Theme design / responsive design best practices
  • What is mobile first design
  • Designing for accessibility and multi device types
  • Using SVG in WordPress
  • Typography
  • Content first design
  • Content optimization and on page SEO
  • Website Imagery — best practices, tools and resources, optimization
  • Content formatting for the web
Business focused:
  • Choosing a niche in WordPress
  • Pricing
  • Contracts
  • Sales conversations
  • Systems and processes / business automation
  • Client management
  • Project management
Plugins and tools focused:
  • Compare and contrast different plugins with similar functionality to help the audience understand when it’s best to use each option — for example, compare plugins for ecommerce, forms, membership, social sharing, site backups, security, galleries, events, sidebars, etc.
  • Share a variety of resources and tools specific to one outcome or for a specific task — an example would be tools and resources to find or create photos and imagery for websites and blog posts.
  • Web design tools and resources beyond Adobe Photoshop
  • WordPress page builders
  • Alternative WordPress comment options
  • Tools available for local development
  • Plugins to improve the admin view/experience

We hope to see a speaking application from YOU soon!

The Call For Speakers will close at midnight on Friday, August 19, 2016.