{"id":2430,"date":"2018-06-22T15:21:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T15:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2018-06-21T13:23:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T13:23:00","slug":"create-connections-and-learn-more-during-lunchtime-table-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/create-connections-and-learn-more-during-lunchtime-table-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Connections and Learn More During Lunchtime Table Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Creating lasting connections with people and investing in being helpful with and for those people will create a solid foundation for your unique success.<\/p>\n<p>WordCamp Birmingham does more than talk about WordPress and all the amazing plugins, widgets, themes, and uses that are available through and for WordPress. The organizers, speakers, and attendees come together in a community of inspiration and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best parts of the new WordCamp Birmingham is the table talks. Attendees can choose to sit at any table with any speaker to discuss a topic of interest from the conference or from the speaker\u2019s expertise.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s table talks offer some continued discussion from sessions earlier in the day. They also provide a taste of sessions yet to come. Some take you down a path you may not have thought about before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" style=\"margin-top: 15px\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/tickets\">I want to buy WordCamp Birmingham tickets!<\/a><\/div>\n<p>All the talks offered will be great opportunities for creating lasting connections and investing in being helpful.<\/p>\n<h2>Lunchtime Table Talks<\/h2>\n<p>Adam Silver: Podcasting<br \/>\nAdam Warner: Website security<br \/>\nAida Correa: Unique voice<br \/>\nAlonso Indacoshea: Gutenberg<br \/>\nAnna Blanch Rabe: Copyright<br \/>\nApril Wier: Sales<br \/>\nBobby Kircher: SEO<br \/>\nChris Edwards: Analytics, Conversation Rates Optimization<br \/>\nCindy Cullen: Working with WordPress Remotely<br \/>\nDavid Zimmerman: SEO, web analytics, client management<br \/>\nHelen Rittersporn: Brainstorming Blogging Topics<br \/>\nJacob McKinney: WP-CLI<br \/>\nKathryn Lang: Write and Publish Your Book<br \/>\nKerry Putman: Setting up a podcast Website<br \/>\nKyle B. Johnson: Product Development, mentoring developers<br \/>\nMarc Gratch: Freelancing, community development<br \/>\nMelanie G Adcock: Hiring a VA<br \/>\nMicah Wood: WordPress development, business<br \/>\nMickey Trivett: Web Business, Outsourcing, standing out<br \/>\nMike Demo: Open source, Traveling Full Time for Work<br \/>\nRachel Cherry: Higher Ed, Accessibility<br \/>\nSandy Edwards: Project Management Tools\/Organization<br \/>\nSteve Schwartz: Video, Photography, WP Security<br \/>\nWilliam Jackson: Community, content creator<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full schedule <\/a>for all the amazing talks, sessions, and workshops that will be presented during the two days of WordCamp Birmingham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" style=\"margin-top: 15px\" href=\"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/tickets\">I want to buy WordCamp Birmingham tickets!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.birmingham.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_9728-e1529587133450.jpg\" alt=\"table talks\" width=\"992\" height=\"392\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_9728-e1529587133450.jpg 992w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_9728-e1529587133450-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_9728-e1529587133450-768x303.jpg 768w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_9728-e1529587133450-500x198.jpg 500w, https:\/\/birmingham.wordcamp.org\/2018\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_9728-e1529587133450-624x247.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating lasting connections with people and investing in being helpful with and for those people will create a solid foundation for your unique success. 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