Le 11/09/2018 à 05:00, shirish शिरीष a écrit : > Reply in-line :- > > On 10/09/2018, Sicelo <absi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I would like to add my humble point of view on this issue ... >> >> Background: first time attendee & speaker at DebConf16 >> > I went through the same situation myself in Debconf16 . > > When I had given my proposal for the talk I wasn't prepared it to be the first > talk to Debconf and that too close to lunch-time in. My talk was > geared mostly towards > people who were just beginning to get into FOSS and would have been > more to the motivational side of things, but when faced with experienced DD's > changed the talk to something they probably hadn't known about, how India > experienced Internet and vice-versa which was a very different topic then > what I had prepared. > > I did say as much in the beginning as well as there was > no point in denying the truth. This was in a hugeish auditorium as well. > > I felt very much like a fraudster > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome > which when talking with people especially those who were new at giving talks > at > Debconf also felt the same thing. > > I dunno whether it would be a good idea or not but I feel it might be better > if the first few talks are given by Debconf regulars and then newbies > are given in. > > I did make slides after the 'talk' but was absolutely petrified of Q&A > because - > > a. I am a bit hard of hearing (90% deaf in left ear and some loss of > hearing on the right ear as well.) > > b. I was afraid of the accents and fast-talk of some people while > other people whose first language was not English were easier to > understand as they took time to organize and deliver their questions > not just in Q&A but also afterwards. That made for some more rewarding > experiences for me personally. > > One idea or suggestion (probably unworkable though, I dunno) might be > to have a community kitchen, woodworking, singing, drum/djembe > workshops etc. during Debconf some activity besides the wine & cheese > activity would be a good idea to get to know the community in a > non-threatening manner. I have been lucky enough to be able to attend > sessions such as the ones outlined above and fount it to be more > participative as well. > > Personally it would have been nice if there was a vegetarian cooking > scene in Debconf 2016 so we could get ingredients for a recipe/s and > do the slicing and cooking therein. > I hope something like that could be done for the 2019 debconf.
You can always volonteer to cut the cheese for the cheese & wine party. Also, volonteering for any task (videoteam, food, beertender, frontdesk...) is a nice way to meet people, trust me ! CathylafourmiCheeseMaster
