Starting and Running a Successful User Group
Pluralsight
Course Summary
User groups are a way to allow people to connect with peers. Running a successful user group is a lot of work and requires some management skills. Let this course be your manual for creating and running your user group successfully.
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Course Description
User groups have been around for decades. Making sure that attendees and speakers feel at home at the group isn't always an easy task. In this course, we look at all the aspects evolving around a user group. If you want to start your own group or already have a group today and want to know tips and tricks on making it more successful, this course will be your manual.
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Course Syllabus
The Startup Phase- 52m 21s
—Module introduction 2m 45s
—What is a User Group? 6m 16s
—What is a Good User Group? 5m 34s
—Typical Questions From a Future User Group Lead 8m 10s
—Thinking About the Technology and Name for Your User Group 2m 57s
—Demo: Finding a Name for Your User Group 1m 56s
—Thinking About Visuals and Your Website 4m 57s
—Demo: Using Meetup.Com 2m 4s
—The Board of Your User Group 4m 4s
—Financial Aspects 11m 38s
—A Quick Look at My User Group 1m 17s
—Summary 0m 37sEvents and Speakers- 38m 50s
—Module introduction 1m 52s
—Events for a User Group 4m 19s
—Finding Speakers 10m 4s
—Finding Locations 5m 11s
—Organizing Events: Before the Event 6m 53s
—Organizing Events: At the Event 7m 15s
—Organizing Events: After the Event 2m 20s
—Summary 0m 51sBuilding a Community- 50m 12sA Step Further: Organizing a Conference- 30m 51s