Marketing/Public Speaking
The most effective way to get people involved and introduce them to Mozilla products is really face-to-face and as a passionate Mozilla community member you're really the best person to do this! Sharing your story on how and why you make time to volunteer for Mozilla, or what got you started, is the best topic of all. Further, there is nothing better than showing the diversity and distributed nature of our community than having the people in the Mozilla community speak for themselves.
Please do help us take advantage of all the opportunities to speak about Mozilla at industry conferences, technology user groups and community-focused venues, such as schools and senior centers, all over the world.
How To Get Started
There is really no requirement for being a speaker other than being passionate about Mozilla. Speaking experience is a plus, but knowledge, involvement and enthusiam for Mozilla go a long way. Please make yourself known by dropping a line to the Events Director or posting in the Spread Firefox Events forum with the topic and events (if applicable) that you're interested in speaking on.
Possible Speaking Topics
The Mozilla project is extremely broad and full of many facets, but here are a few suggestions for topics and activities:
- Tutorials on using Mozilla software
- The many ways people can get involved in the Mozilla project
- Technical tutorials on Mozilla technologies
- The Mozilla Manifesto and what it means
- Localization, how to get involved, why it matters
- Tell your own story about how you were inspired to get involved with Mozilla
The Mozilla Presentations Library has many ideas and information for speaking, and the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank, is a digital archive of Mozilla history, but we would also like [mailto: to hear from you] on what else might be useful.
Honing Your Speaking Skills
If you are preparing for your first speaking event, the Mozilla team is happy to offer tips to help you prepare, and there are some very useful resources online:
The speaker tip sheet provides some advice on how to calm your nerves and give a stellar presentation.
The Mozilla Presentations Library offers the most current Mozilla presentations ranging from the history of Mozilla to Firefox 3.
The Mozilla and Firefox messaging cards will help you explain the value and mission behind the organization, as well as the key benefits and history of the Firefox browser. Both feature key tidbits about both, such as important dates and metrics.
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