{"pageProps":{"talkGroups":{"special":[{"title":"Spite-Driven Career Development","date":"2018-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"special","excerpt":"Talk given at an event at PSU in 2018.","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/psu-february-2018","external":true,"type":"slides"}],"titleSlide":null,"slug":"spite-driven-career-dev","content":"

Talk given at an event at PSU in 2018.

"},{"title":"Breaking Down Stereotypes About Computing","date":"2014-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"special","excerpt":"A short talk I put together to break down some stereotypes about computing for a group of middle school aged girls.","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/breaking-down-stereotypes-about-computing","external":true,"type":"slides"}],"titleSlide":null,"slug":"breaking-down-stereotypes-computing","content":"

A short talk I put together to break down some stereotypes about computing for a\ngroup of middle school aged girls.

"}],"talks":[{"title":"Mid-Career Survival for People Who Don't Want to be an Attrition Statistic When They Grow Up","date":"2016-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"talks","excerpt":"What if you don’t want to lean in or become an attrition statistic when you grow up? This talk is a pragmatic look at surviving the center of the leaky, acid filled pipeline delivered to you directly from the trenches.","talkResources":[{"title":"Transcript and slides - AlterConf Portland 2016","link":"/blog/2016/10/06/mid-career-survival-talk-transcript/","type":"notes","external":false}],"titleSlide":"/images/speaking/mid-career-survival/title-slide.png","slug":"mid-career-survival","content":"

It’s easy to feel lost as you advance in the tech industry when you are an\noutlier in a sea of homogeneity. Conventional wisdom ignores the cost of being\ndifferent. Guidance for people from underrepresented groups mostly focuses on\nthe early pipeline, leaving those who progress with empty catchphrases and\ndepressing statistics. What if you don’t want to lean in or become an attrition\nstatistic when you grow up? This talk is a pragmatic look at surviving the\ncenter of the leaky, acid filled pipeline delivered to you directly from the\ntrenches.

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A lot of my thoughts on this topic crystallized in early 2015 when I hit 10\nyears working in tech, saw several of my friends leave, and had a\nlife-threatening hospitalization that gave me plenty of time to think. In this\ntalk, I will discuss some of the unique challenges underrepresented people in\ntech may experience as they approach mid-career, provide suggestions for\nnavigating them, and sprinkle some supporting anecdata throughout. Some of the\ntalk will draw from my personal experiences as a queer woman with invisible\ndisabilities trying to navigate being a mid-career software engineer.

"},{"title":"It's Dangerous to Go Alone: Battling the Invisible Monsters in Tech","date":"2014-06-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"talks","excerpt":"It can be hard to focus on your love of coding when you are regularly battling invisible issues like insecurity, anxiety, and lack of confidence. In this talk, I'll identify invisible issues programmers struggle with, talk about their impact, discuss personal experiences dealing with them, and share some tools I found useful in fighting back.","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides - Open Source Bridge 2014 - opening keynote","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/its-dangerous-to-go-alone-battling-the-invisible-monsters-in-tech-osbridge-2014","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Slides - PyCon 2014","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/its-dangerous-to-go-alone-battling-the-invisible-monsters-in-tech-pycon-2014","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Video - PyCon 2014","link":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i8ylq4j_EY","external":true,"type":"video"},{"title":"Slides - NickelCityRuby13","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/its-dangerous-to-go-alone-battling-the-invisible-monsters-in-tech-nickel-city-ruby-2013","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Video - NickelCityRuby13","link":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYdR09pmYzw","external":true,"type":"video"},{"title":"Notes - NickelCityRuby13","link":"/blog/2013/11/02/it-s-dangerous-to-go-alone-battling-the-invisible-monsters-in-tech","external":false,"type":"notes"}],"titleSlide":"/images/speaking/its-dangerous-to-go-alone/title-slide.png","slug":"its-dangerous-to-go-alone","content":"

We talk a lot about the things people can do to get the most out of being a\nsoftware developer. We talk about testing, design patterns, contributing to open\nsource, and many other topics. All of these things are important, but for some\nof us there's an important piece of the puzzle being overlooked. It can be hard\nto focus on your love of coding when you are regularly battling invisible issues\nlike insecurity, anxiety, and lack of confidence. These issues create hurdles\nthat get in the way no matter how much you improve as a software engineer.

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It is important that we talk about these issues because an unwillingness to\nadmit they're real can make it worse. It makes them feel like the adult version\nof the monsters under the bed. It's scary and isolating because those around you\ndon't understand or actively deny what you're going through. It's dangerous to\ngo alone! Let's start talking about these issues, so people have the tools and\nsupport to fight back.

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You may have experienced these issues first-hand and need some help. You may\nwant to learn more, so you can help others. This talk is for all of you. I'll\nidentify invisible issues programmers struggle with, talk about their impact,\ndiscuss personal experiences dealing with them, and share some tools I found\nuseful in fighting back.

"},{"title":"Speaker Support of Awesomeness","date":"2014-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"talks","excerpt":"Want to start public speaking, but not sure where to start? Sick of seeing the same people speaking all the time? Frustrated with poorly prepared talks? Excited to improve the diversity of voices and ideas on stage? Then this is the talk for you!","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides - Open Source Bridge 2014","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/speaker-support-of-awesomeness-open-source-bridge-2014","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Notes - Open Source Bridge 2014","link":"/blog/2014/06/30/speaker-support-of-awesomeness/","external":false,"type":"notes"}],"titleSlide":"/images/speaking/speaker-support-awesomeness/title-slide.png","slug":"speaker-support-awesomeness","content":"

Once upon a time, I was terrified of public speaking. I went from having stage\nfright to being a stage presence who speaks at conferences. I run a support\ngroup for old and new speakers called the \"Tech Conf Speaker Support of\nAwesomeness.\" I want to talk about what we do, why we do it, and how well it's\nworked out so far. This talk is about speaking for the first time, improving\nyour talks, and how conference organizers and attendees can help too.

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Want to start public speaking, but not sure where to start? Sick of seeing the\nsame people speaking all the time? Frustrated with poorly prepared talks?\nExcited to improve the diversity of voices and ideas on stage? Then this is the\ntalk for you!

"},{"title":"I Am a Front-end Web Developer (and so can you!)","date":"2013-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"talks","excerpt":"Want to improve your front-end web development skills, but aren't sure where to start? Then this is the talk for you! We'll learn about HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web design. This crash course will give you a jumpstart and point you in the right direction to learn more.","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides - SCRC13","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/i-am-a-front-end-web-dev-and-so-can-you-scrc-2013","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Video - SCRC13","link":"https://vimeo.com/72682175","external":true,"type":"video"},{"title":"Slides - PghTechFest13","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/i-am-a-front-end-web-dev-and-so-can-you-pghtechfest13","external":true,"type":"slides"}],"titleSlide":"/images/speaking/i-am-a-frontend-web-dev/title-slide.png","slug":"i-am-a-frontend-web-dev","content":"

Want to improve your front-end web development skills, but aren't sure where to\nstart? Then this is the talk for you! We'll learn about HTML, CSS, JavaScript,\nand web design. This crash course will give you a jumpstart and point you in the\nright direction to learn more.

"}],"lightning-talks":[{"title":"I <3 SASS and Compass","date":"2013-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"lightning-talks","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides (lightning talk)","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/why-i-3-sass-and-compass-dot-dot-dot-and-you-should-too","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Video (lightning talk)","link":"https://vimeo.com/59278583","external":true,"type":"video"}],"titleSlide":null,"slug":"i-heart-sass-compass","content":""},{"title":"My Technology Will Be Intersectional or It Will Be Bullshit!","date":"2013-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"lightning-talks","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides (lightning talk)","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/my-technology-will-be-intersectional-or-it-will-be-bullshit-lightning-talk-edition","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Video (lightning talk)","link":"https://vimeo.com/46290539","external":true,"type":"video"},{"title":"Notes (lightning talk)","link":"/blog/2012/04/29/my-technology-will-be-intersectional-or-it-will-be-bullshit-lightning-talk-edition/","external":false,"type":"notes"}],"titleSlide":null,"slug":"my-tech-will-be-intersectional","content":"

People have been talking a lot about diversity in technology, but talking isn't\nenough. We need to move beyond focusing on one group and start getting everyone\ninvolved. It's not really diversity until we start to account for the\nintersections of different types of people and actively do something.

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In this talk, we will learn about intersectionality, discuss the importance of\ndiversity, and identify things that we all can do to improve the situation. This\ntalk will give you a reason to care about diversity and some tools to work\ntowards improving it. It might even inspire you to join me in my rallying cry of\n\"my technology will be intersectional or it will be BULLSHIT!\"

"}],"workshops":[{"title":"Speaking at Tech Events for Beginners","date":"2014-01-01","tags":null,"talkCategory":"workshops","excerpt":"Want to start speaking at tech events, but not sure where to start? Then this is the workshop for you! Our community needs new speakers, and I want to help you become one of them.","talkResources":[{"title":"Slides (speakerdeck) - September 2014","link":"https://speakerdeck.com/juliepagano/speaking-at-tech-events-for-beginners","external":true,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Slides (pdf) - September 2014","link":"/materials/speaking-at-tech-events-beginners/slides.pdf","external":false,"type":"slides"},{"title":"Worksheet - September 2014","link":"/materials/speaking-at-tech-events-beginners/worksheet.pdf","external":false,"type":"notes"}],"titleSlide":"/images/speaking/speaking-at-tech-events-for-beginners/title-slide.png","slug":"speaking-at-tech-events-for-beginners","content":"

Want to start speaking at tech events, but not sure where to start? Then this is\nthe workshop for you! Our community needs new speakers, and I want to help you\nbecome one of them.

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This hands-on, collaborative workshop will take you through the entire process\nof speaking at a tech event including:

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We will practice this process with very short presentations called “lightning\ntalks” that are five minutes or less.

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\n \n These workshop materials are licensed under a \n Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0\n International License\n \n .\n \n \"Creative\n \n
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