 Hi, okay, so first of all welcome everybody in the city of lakes. I hope you have a really great long weekend This was not exactly the weekend that I was hoping for, but okay fine This is my first time presidenting at a world camp, so there's going to be a lot of stammering, a lot of sounds and little bit of knowledge of what I'm going to speak about it So please bear with me So the topic for today that I'm going to start off with is empowering self-expression with the word press I'm a writer and I've been in this field for almost five five years and recently I'm not exactly recently But it's been two three years that I started using WordPress as a mode of communication. I chose this topic because Lately I just realized that expressing yourself is the mode of the strongest communication that I can actually find in today's era Let's just move ahead and talk about what exactly self-expression really means The form in which you choose to express yourself isn't important. It could be writing. It could be music. It could be A demonstration. It could be a maybe a street play or anything that you wish to express yourself in is a form of expression and the most important part right now and this is actually and you know being activists and being Yourself is actually the most important aspect of Of this era and all of us of course. So Um Is uh, again, as I said that you being you well in this world. It is constantly trying to change you So how do you express yourself? Why do you feel that expressing ourselves is so important? Anybody from the audience? I wanted to have a kind of an interactive session So anybody in the audience can just give me I hope you don't express ourselves right We don't twitter facebook posts instagram posts or anything. So Anybody why why do you think self-expression is important or just expressing yourself? So Um anybody else You would want to speak anything express yourself maybe And I would it would have been a waste of my time and their time as well. So Thank you It's not You know constantly Like There are so many things that we can talk about, but it's very important right now that we can express ourselves because our opinions are constantly changing And lately, I don't know if you can realize this thing, but it's a new trend to start speaking about things that really matter Why should we express so much emphasis? A lot of mental issues are coming up on the surface, a lot of people are not able to express, a lot of people are having psychological problems A lot of people are suffering from their own selves, but we are not able to express But so why? Why suddenly? There is a quote that I read that will be in English, I'll try to translate it in Hindi There is no other being in the universe that we know of who has the unique genetic qualities and particular set of experiences that make each one of us who we are If you don't bring that unique human potential to fruition, who it? There are people who can express themselves in terms of a language which everybody and everybody can understand Even if the child is living, you can find out that he may be hungry or he may have some pain If you hear the sound of a bird, you will not know what it is saying So human beings are only those beings of the universe who are able to express themselves in numbers And if you have so much potential that you can influence a lot of people, so why not? Will you bring forth that potential of human beings that they have? Every person here has a different thought, a new point of view, an opinion which can influence or inspire somebody to do the right thing So why not use that expression? My friend who was constantly at my back said that I should start my own blog and finally I did And through whom I was having a little bit of problem that I should not write You know those fear of rejection, fear of being judged, fear of making a fool of yourself We restrict ourselves so much that we don't know if we should write or not We don't know if we should read or not, we don't know if a person will justify or not But ultimately as I started writing, I realized that it's very important to just express ourselves And not worry about the fear that is ruling all of us A little bit of fear is fine when you don't want to write about controversial topics But by the end of the day sometimes just speaking out helps a lot So there were some few bloggers that I started following One of them is Chris Lima, he's an author of several ebooks and he has his own online courses And he writes a lot about business, entrepreneurship and word press He's been working on his daily life and I heard his speeches and there's word camps around the world He writes about technology, social media, blogging and he's also a traveler So besides the person that he is out front, he's also a traveler and a martial arts fan So he talks about his own life as well and it gives you a reflection of what people really are And you know every person has variations and you get to know where there are people and there are a lot of layers of a person that can be reflected on through self-expression And there is another one that I would not mention is Daniel S. Peaking-Noza, I'm sorry if I pronounce it wrong So he is Daniel and he writes a lot of inspirational stuff He writes about anything and everything, it's not just based on quotes or word press or plugins He just writes about anything that comes out of his mind, it's what movies, book reviews, he has an opinion on anything and everything And that just helps, you know again, a reflection of yourself Not just as I'm talking about the word press bloggers, there are other, as I said before There are a lot of people here who are trying to get to know me in the century And we can say since last two years there has been a movement where a lot of celebrities, activists, politicians They all are expressing themselves out loud in the media So it becomes very important when you are at that position or where you are at that level in a society Where you can influence a lot of people And when you know this thing that you have the power, you choose the words correctly So there are celebrities like Amber Rose, Alicia Keys, Ashley Graham's Oprah, Lorde Or Rupi Kohar if you are into poetry And the trends that were going on today, it's like sludge shaming, body shaming, black lives matter, me too, hashtag And all these aspects are why they are gaining attention so much from people It's because they are helping everybody to express themselves constantly Right? Sometimes you can relate to them Sometimes I have also been able to relate to them All the matters that have happened Say for instance when you pick up a phone and express yourself about going through depression and anxiety and everything I suffered from it the last time and I express myself Maybe it's a foolish act to do it on the block or you know out there in the world But again, just like I told you, how one word or just something of yours After a stretch of it can help people And sometimes it will inspire someone After I decided to publish that blog on my website I was flooded by the comments of people who were suffering from the same problem And when it came out, a lot of people realized that yes, there is actually a problem Like mental issues and anxieties and psychological problems and bipolar disorders and everything About which people are not able to talk easily I have talked about body shaming I have talked about women empowerment And all those things that matter to somebody are being expressed I was being where I said something that I thought was right But a lot of people bullied me because of that But I realized it's very important that if 90 of 100 people are not understanding Or they are not with me, maybe those 10 people are actually with me And I felt really nice expressing myself And I chose to portray a reflection of me Or a sign of me which was going to apply And it felt right to me It made me feel more individual as I am And it helped me understand that self-reflection of what, why and what Is so much important in being so self-expressive for myself So if you are in that slight note of expressing yourself Or going to that discovery of self-expression I don't know how many times I've said this self-expression So if you are willing to go forward And let go of inhibitions, all the fear that comes out People anyway are going to church They will make a rag about you that you won't know People will give your voice and opinion But it is important to express yourself It is very important How do you start? First of all first, go to WordPress.org Set up would be a little challenging It has been always high on a friend like I did Thank you And it really helped me out to design my entire website I used to like it a lot first Because I am a complete non-tech person It took me at least 2-3 months to understand What all the functions work in my phone So I am so down in terms of technology But when I sat for a couple of days With my friend to understand how WordPress actually works I really found that it is very easy And it is very user friendly And even now, something like this I have to go to this technical aspect I do it on my self And I do it on my own And I understand that this is going to be an implication So WordPress has helped me a lot Apart from that Plus another thing is right Anything is breaking Boring is a boring thing If you go and write about it And just express I left the house in the morning I thought that maybe There would be a girlfriend Or something would be good Nothing happened It was the most dead day of my life Write about it People might just come forward And give you a great time after that You never know Also there are no rules of self expression There are absolutely no rules If you go by the rules You are done You will keep on thinking about how to impress people It's just go about with the fact that There are absolutely no rules Except in India A little bit of marginalised conditioning That you have to do That is the basic religion If you try not to hurt the sentiments of people Always ensure that That does not happen Not just in religion But in general also What you would like to read We always think that we keep on writing But we just want to know what we are reading So if you see anything About yourself or about anything You become an audience at the end of the day You have written everything And you read as an audience When you read like an audience And you will feel this thing That you are very relatable Because the moment you think You know it's exactly like how I feel Or what I say Me too This is exactly me This is exactly me It will help you gain a lot of A lot of attention from people A lot of traffic And not just that It's going to be a relatable content For the project And have fun It's your own WordPress site It is your own space Of yourself And have fun with whatever you can On your website Add videos Add images Goof up And do anything And just be there And express yourself Always remember You are Not everybody is going to Like what you are Because obviously you are not pizza So you are going to face everyone But that does not mean that you are going to stop writing And stop expressing yourself So everybody, this is your 2018 Please make an effort To express yourselves completely and wholly And let's see how we can inspire people Through self-expression Was it a little boring? You can say Any questions? Do we have any limitations To write a blog Which has content about 2000 words That will be bad pizza To a blog writer Something like that Okay, so Usually So, okay What is your traffic What kind of people are Reading your content If you are writing 500 words 1000 words Which content has more content Today Sorry to say this But in shots News also comes In just 60 words The definition of 140 characters Is everything We are a little used to That we do not like To read and write So much But ultimately How much or how expressive You can say the same thing Maybe in 500 words Or even in 2000 words Where you feel That more of Facts will be included Or open to interpretation Problems will come So it can be And there is never a limit There is never a limit If you keep on mixing 500 words It's all about it So no limit No rules as I said Yes One is like what do you suggest To people who are scared of expressing themselves And another thing is That's not a question But kind of like Like John earlier said That A lot of people should read So Because you learn so much You will see That's what I think Because I don't know I think Because Before J.K. Rowan I can't write it But He might have Filled this Or There are people But J.K. Rowan He can't learn So But people are not scared So First of all We have a lot of conditioning In our language We wear clothes We wear coat We wear proper jackets And I am a writer But There is a lot of our conditioning Problems We are expressing What will people think What will our neighbours think What will they think What are they doing They are doing nothing If you are saying this to yourself That you don't think That you are so good It is not about good or bad It is only about expressing yourself As I am saying it People don't like pizza But So it is not about How many writers Who After years After their death They were being recognized They didn't get any respect But maybe after years Somebody or the other Excavated those writing And they just Ultimately famous Is For me it is like You are writing something You are expressing So I don't think I am able to get talking I am not able to get money It is not my ultimate aim It is only my aim That I can express And I can say That maybe by saying It makes a difference to somebody Be it poetry Be it writing Be it script Be it writing By writing two lines This is how you express yourself You don't have to write an entire book Or you don't have to Write an entire script for a movie Or anything like that Important thing is just expressing Again, in impressions I absolutely accept this fact That we are very scared That If you say anything It may be wrong But somewhere or the other You have to understand What really matters At the end of the day That if you have a topic Which is a little controversial Or why are we talking about Controversy Which is an important topic To be discussed Write about it If I want to write about Indians being ok with tattoos Because obviously In the olden times People used to say That you are thinking it Nowadays it has become Everybody considers a woman With a lot of tattoos And you look at her Why she has so much of tattoos But that's the way of expressing That's the way of expressing herself Somewhere Either you Have to understand That it doesn't matter If you want to express You will have to read But I want to express myself There will be a little But eventually when you start writing Eventually when you actually get that That feel at the end of the day Satisfaction moment That if you read it for a minute Or you feel it's a kind of relatable topic Just go for it I hope you get rid of that fear You are going to be great I think Anything else? Anybody? The content If you are content The content is very interesting And directly connected To the user Then definitely it will Like the user more impact on us And the words of the content Are more than 1000 So definitely in the search engine In the language position You will see the improvement In the traffic The content It matters Like the way of connecting Your way of connecting If that is interesting Then it will matter Otherwise if you are in a boring And if you simplify it But if you are in a boring Then it will never connect And especially as a travel Traveler Obviously it matters a lot If you are in a travel Then for that The benefit is that The content will be more That it will present the interesting Reynolds It's a perception Whatever you are interested in It doesn't matter Whatever you are interested in It doesn't matter And every day It doesn't matter Let's face the reality Traveling Trust me When you are thinking What to do What to do It doesn't matter But it doesn't matter If you present it The most exciting The most exciting travel Trip Or something And then you start Automatically you know People will read Because it is going to be interesting Whatever interest Again It's all about perception Whatever you are interested in It doesn't matter Yes, anybody else?