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Speaker Mentorship Programme

As a diverse and inclusive community EuroPython offers support for potential speakers who want help preparing for their contribution. To achieve this, we are running the Speaker Mentorship Programme again.

At the moment we are looking for interested mentors who would like to help our mentees to create their proposals, and if accepted deliver their talk. If you are interested in helping mentees as their mentor, please register now.

1. One-to-One Mentorship Programme

A mentee needing help with their proposal will be matched with an experienced mentor. The mentor’s job is to facilitate and support the mentee so they are able to contribute to EuroPython with confidence. A mentor serves as the guide, supporter and source of help to the mentee; they are not expected to tell the mentee what their contribution should be (that’s for the mentee to decide).

Mentors

We expect mentors to have past speaking experience at conferences similar to EuroPython.

For mentors who take on a mentee, we expect you to provide 4 one-hour sessions with your mentee to:

  • Prepare their CfP submission.
  • Review their CfP before submission.
  • If your mentee is selected, help them prepare the talk. Otherwise, help them submit their talk to another meetup/conference should they wish to.
  • Help them rehearse for their talk.

You will also be invited to join the panel of the Webinar Workshops.

I would like to share my experience by being a “Mentor”.↗

Mentee

If you require help contributing to EuroPython, especially if you are from an underrepresented or a marginalised group in the tech industry, you are welcome to submit your application in the form below to become a mentee.

I would like to receive help by being a “Mentee”.↗

2. Workshops

Online Event: First Time Speaker’s Workshop

After the CfP, we will host an online panel session with 2–3 experienced community members sharing advice for first-time and returning speakers. At the end of the panel, there will be a QnA session to answer all the participants’ questions.

Date: TBD

Time: 60-90 mins (depending on the amount of questions)

You can watch the recording of the previous year’s workshop here:

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