Go workshops that work (Go Time #314)

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What makes a good, bad, and truly great workshop? How do you put together a Go workshop that works, and how do you get the most out of workshops you attend?

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Featuring:

• Angelica Hill – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
• Johnny Boursiquot – Twitter, GitHub, Website
• Kris Brandow – Twitter, GitHub

Show Notes:

• Go Bridge

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Chapters

1. It's Go Time! (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: FireHydrant (00:00:39)

https://firehydrant.com/signals

3. What makes a great workshop (00:03:00)

4. Flexibility (00:09:46)

5. Leveling (00:14:01)

6. Does size matter? (00:20:01)

7. Identifying classroom dynamics (00:28:15)

8. Sponsor: Speakeasy (00:33:25)

https://speakeasyapi.dev/

9. Good TAs (00:37:25)

10. Dealing with gotchas (00:44:57)

11. Putting a workshop together (00:47:57)

12. Staying on topic (00:52:16)

13. Johnny's growth (00:54:43)

14. Curating analogies (01:00:04)

15. Knowing when you're ready (01:08:16)

16. Being the best participant (01:11:37)

17. Unpopular opinions! (01:14:07)

18. Kris' unpop (01:15:00)

19. Angelica's unpop (01:21:46)

20. Outro (01:25:15)