What I Learnt From Event Organising

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What I learnt from event organising

What do I want to be when I grow up?

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12 years later computer science

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2008

FutureLearn

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So what changed?

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Event organising

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A long time ago…

in 2007…

there was a girl.

hi! I’m Melinda!

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melinda had just moved to london…

So many events!

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In 2008…

i need to do something

You know what?

I’ll help out

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In 2008…

Hackathons are awesome!

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geeks of london

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hacked

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and I’m an event

organiser

I’m a developer

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LessonsSkills

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Skills

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Developer

Evangelism lead

Line manager

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Developer

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Work within product team

Design & build experiences

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Design & build experiences

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Manage stakeholders

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Evangelism lead

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Encourage team to share what they do

public speaking

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public speaking

nothing i do is worth

sharing

I get too nervous

I’m not a good

speaker

I can’t present

I’m not an expert

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public speaking

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Understand what story to tell

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Understand what story to tell

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Organise company events

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Organise company events

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Line manager

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Responsible for the well-being and development of team members

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Managing a team

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Managing a team

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Primal leadership

Daniel Goleman Richard Boyatzis

Annie McKee

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Skills

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LessonsSkills

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Lessons

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Never stop learning

Never stop learning

Fixed mindset

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Growth mindset

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If you only do what you can do, You’ll never be better than what you are

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”~ Master Shifu

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Mindset Carol S. Dweck

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Be courageous

courage |ˈkʌrɪdʒ| noun the ability to do something that frightens you

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Say yes

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Becoming fearless isn't the point.

That's impossible.

It's learning how to control your fear, and how to be free from it.

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”~ Veronica Roth, Divergent

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Embrace failure and candour

failure is a manifestation of learning and exploration.

If you aren’t experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake:

You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.

~ Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc.

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Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something

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”~ Jake

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candour |ˈkandə| noun the quality of being open and honest; frankness

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Ask WHY?

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answer, they’re the one who asks the right questions.

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”~ Claude Levi-Strauss

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There are no stupid questions

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Tell & champion stories

You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose.

That tale will move them and drive them and who knows that they might do because of it, because of your words.

That is your role, your gift.

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”~ Erin Morgenstein, The night Circus

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Lessons

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What do I want to be when I grow up?

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What next?

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What have you learnt from

organising events?

Thanks for listening…

Melinda Seckington

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Goal: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tisvet/15161469566/

Learning: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/15903347764

North by Northwest: https://www.flickr.com/photos/blackzack00/21976036458/

Lego Stormtrooper: https://www.flickr.com/photos/clement127/12411080645/

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