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Getting into Open Source: Nadia Odunayo Dec 05, 2017

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Ever wondered how to take that first step into open source?

Nadia Odunayo joins us to talk about 24 Pull Requests, her work with open source and speakerline.io, her project to make public speaking more accessible. We'll look at what newbies need to know, as well as how open source projects friendlier and more welcoming for folks new to open source.

Making Your Passion Project Pay: Suw Charman-Anderson Nov 28, 2017

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Love your side project, but still need to pay the bills? This week we talk with Suw of Ada Lovelace Day She talks us through the process of experimenting to find what works and monetizing your projects to become stable, income producing work. Learn more about her work with findingada.com and share in the learnings from her path to make her passion for inclusive representation her full time job.

Navigating Tech Bureaucracy: Terence Eden Nov 21, 2017

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Bureaucracy can be soul destroying. Finding ways to navigate (or even to subvert) it before it destroys you is the only way forward. Terence Eden talks us though his battle with the Unicode Consortium as part of a bid to have new emoji/characters added. Did he succeed? Did he survive? Listen to find out.

Writing and Accessibility: Ashley Bischoff Nov 14, 2017

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Ashley Bischoff joins us this week to look at accessibility in writing for the web and across technology. Writing in ways that can be easily understood by readers and users of varying literacy skill levels, from different language backgrounds and cognitive challenges allows as many people as possible to share your vision and access what you've built. We'll examine techniques and tooling for writing accessibly, including bit.ly.com/readabilityanalyzer

Ashley can be found on the web at handcoding.com/ and on Twitter at @handcoding

Tech Without A Degree: Harry Roberts Nov 07, 2017

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International speaker, consultant and lauded CSS expert Harry Roberts joins us to talk about his experiences in entering the tech industry without a degree. He talks us through the value of blogging as a way to build an audience, the challenges of getting into the tech industry and more.

Management Skills with Davide Casali Oct 31, 2017

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Ever wondered if you have the skills to make the jump into management? We're joined by Davide Casali of Automattic to learn about the skills and motivations a good manager bring to their team. Davide is a speaker, writer, mentor and technologist of many talents currently working to design better product experiences. You can find more of Davide's wisdom at https://intenseminimalism.com/

The Founder Experience: Safia Abdalla Oct 24, 2017

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This episode we're joined by international speaker, open source maven and startup founder Safia Abdalla. She walks us through her experiences founding and running Tanmu Labs and the challenges behind delivering Zarf, her subscription content platform. Safia offers her advice for new and hopeful startup founders, looking at work/life balance, user feedback and more.

Tips and Tricks for Public Speaking: Andrew Lightheart Oct 17, 2017

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Last week we talked about writing and researching a talk to get you onto a tech conference stage. This episode we're joined by speaking coach and leadership consultant Andrew Lightheart to talk about his work and how to confidently get through your first talk. Andrew walks us through what makes a great talk and small hacks to make your talk pop on stage as well as looking at leadership, coaching and the pressures of writing a book. If you wanted more of Andrew's advice his book on speaking skills Presentation Now is available on Amazon.

Public Speaking in Tech: Stuart Langridge Oct 10, 2017

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Ever wanted to get on stage and share what you know with the world? Guest Stuart Langridge joins us to talk about writing, researching and giving your first talk. We look at the value of meetups and local community events in your speaking career, how to get up on that first conference stage and how to stay cool up there. Stuart is a web expert, writer, consultant and podcaster based in the UK. Our next episode will look at tips and tricks for giving a great talk once you've gotten to that big stage. Join us next Tuesday as we're joined by Andrew Lightheart.

Tech Without a Degree: Katie Cunningham Oct 03, 2017

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Katie is the Last Nerd Standing (CTO) at a startup that focuses on language and education. She spoke with us about dropping out of college, working as a NASA contractor and becoming a CTO. Katie offers a perspective on getting into and staying in tech without a degree based on incredible talent, great timing and hard work. When she's not coding or trying to remember what the heck a gerund is, she knits, sews, and writes fantasy novels that will probably never see the light of day. She lives in the DC area with her husband, two kids, and a very spoiled dog and can be found online at therealkatie.net

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