 Says I'm Jessica. I'm an introvert and I want to share with you my experiences of the I made at five word camps so far So let's start. What is an introvert an introvert is as an introvert you enjoy having time with yourself it often comes along with Diving into another world like reading a book so you really get into and forget everything around Around it or watching a movie or watching TV series Or it can be also coding a website Getting into WordPress core a plug-in or a theme how it works You prefer written conversations over face-to-face conversations or Using a telephone you better write on Twitter or an email instead of going up to the person say hi I am Jessica Um Small talk is something you better want to avoid, but you sometimes it just can't avoid it But if there's a topic you really really like and there's so much you can talk about you talk about it like I don't know Other people describe you often as very quiet Reserved and even shy, but the thing is shyness is not introversion. There are two different things Shyness is the fear of negative judgment You think a lot From the moment you wake up to the moment you sleep in you think about everything For me, it's mostly So when I wake up, what's going on which day is it? What's going on today? What I have to do is there any deadlines what I have to do at work what I had to have to do at home and all that stuff and And you get exhaust really quickly when there's too much stimulation like too too many people too much noise too much new Location surroundings like a work camp or any other conference So how do you survive on a conference as an introvert? The main thing is get enough rest Get time off make breaks and recharge It already starts before you get there so come a day early Get to know the city get to know where this little occasion and maybe if you can get in the location Take a look around there and Don't stress yourself of being late So I have to rush and being stressed and it's all I had that really so I'm Really like to be early here When you are at the conference again take time off Don't try to visit every Every session so leave for some some out Because at work camps at least almost every session gets recorded and it's available later online So you can watch it afterwards Also try to find a quiet spot for you To get away from all that noise if you can't find any there's at least one A Location where always can go to it's the restrooms. This sounds funny, but this works And after conference days or conference over and often people get around hey, let's go out to a restaurant get something to eat or so Also take a break from this you don't have to be at every party But you can go of course. There's nothing wrong with that but it's also okay if you leave early then to get enough sleep and rest and Most people will understand that if you go want to go early Took it rest, but if they don't just don't care about those people because they don't understand Yesterday I stayed in the hotel for the entire evening. I didn't meet up with anyone else I was just alone there and well, of course preparing my talk Make a schedule which talks you want to attend and where your breaks are and In this breaks do whatever is best to you for recharging take a walk Read a book listen to music do a meditation whatever But some of you may now say but there are people people everywhere Don't worry. You don't need to introduce yourself to everyone And have a small talk with them If you're completely new and don't know anyone Go and become a volunteer It's the easiest thing to get to know people and you have to do something You're just not standing around and doing nothing and this also helps you to get more into the community and Get to know people So if you know a person or two Already and you get along well with this is very great and stay together with them And maybe they know other persons you might be interested talking to so it's for an introvert It's really easy. Well, it's easier to To get into conversation When someone else starting it off If you have if you want to have a conversation with a speaker an interesting person get in touch with them before So write them a tweet. Hey interesting topic or whatever Just start off. Maybe they will respond to you and when you are at the conference go and Go up to the person after the talk and say hi we talked earlier about Twitter and then you start off the conversation and Last if you want to speak to people want but don't know whom to exactly Become a speaker Because after talk people will come to you and will speak to you about the topic so in really short prepare yourself for work camp and So we're kind of find a kind spot which talks should I attend do I want to speak to someone in particular and You can check everything before because Speakers are online that list of attendees is online and networking opportunities and so on and Where the location is Also set goals and just prepare to reach those So that's it Surviving a conference or a word camp as an introvert. Thank you