{"id":226,"date":"2019-11-07T02:20:14","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T02:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/?p=226"},"modified":"2019-11-15T01:38:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T01:38:54","slug":"wordpress-speakers-become-greenville-thought-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wordpress-speakers-become-greenville-thought-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Speakers: Become Greenville Thought Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you passionate about a topic related to WordPress? Then our growing Greenville, SC, community wants to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are accepting applications for speakers for our WordCamp Greenville 2020 conference on Saturday, March 7.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are searching for speakers who can discuss educational WordPress topics at all user levels, such as (but not limited to) topics around:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Themes<\/li><li>Plugins<\/li><li>Elementor<\/li><li>Gutenberg blocks<\/li><li>Page builders, WPML and ACF<\/li><li>Google AMP<\/li><li>Speed optimization<\/li><li>Translations<\/li><li>Search optimized content<\/li><li>Podcasting<\/li><li>Freelance pricing<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits of speaking at WordCamp Greenville<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a speaker at WordCamp Greenville, you will build your authority and credibility as an expert in our South Carolina WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are a first-time speaker with knowledge to share or a seasoned speaker with lots of conferences under your belt, we want to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will have the opportunity to speak to an audience of more than 100 people who range from beginner to advanced levels. Presenters will have 45 minutes or longer to speak about each topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After each session, speakers will get time to answer questions from and network and engage with our growing community.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wZ0ISWXcFw0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Check out some of the other topics our presenters tackled in 2019 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWABH6tVaqW92nXFMDceeFQ\">our WordPress Greenville YouTube page<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reasons you should be a WordPress speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Inspire likeminded WordPress professionals<\/strong> \u2013 Share your knowledge and expertise to contribute to the growth happening in Greenville. You will be speaking to entrepreneurs, small business employees and staff who work for large corporations in the community.<\/li><li><strong>Position yourself as a thought leader <\/strong>\u2013 Speaking at WordCamp Greenville provides you with the opportunity to showcase your passion. It also allows you to highlight your expertise and develop trust and credibility on a local level.<\/li><li><strong>Connect with the Greenville WordPress community<\/strong> \u2013 You will have the potential to meet more than 100 local WordPress users face-to-face at our event. But you also can connect with our community year-round in our Facebook group that\u2019s more than 200 members strong.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss this chance to get your authority and brand noticed. Send in your submission today!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/2020.greenville.wordcamp.org\/2019\/11\/07\/call-for-speakers\/\">Call For Speakers<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you passionate about a topic related to WordPress? Then our growing Greenville, SC, community wants to hear from you! We are accepting applications for speakers for our WordCamp Greenville 2020 conference on Saturday, March 7.&nbsp; We are searching for speakers who can discuss educational WordPress topics at all user levels, such as (but not &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/wordpress-speakers-become-greenville-thought-leaders\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WordPress Speakers: Become Greenville Thought Leaders&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17661375,"featured_media":224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/files\/2019\/11\/WordCamp-2020-Spearkers.jpg?fit=1000%2C521&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":186,"url":"https:\/\/greenville.wordcamp.org\/2020\/coming-soon-wordcamp-greenville-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":226,"position":0},"title":"Coming Soon: WordCamp Greenville 2020","author":"Heather Cygan","date":"October 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Are you ready to grow your WordPress knowledge? 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