SF Tech Events - GarysGuide | The #1 Resource for SF Tech

LOCATION

EVENT DETAILS

Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner #145 is dedicated to media training girl geeks on Wednesday, September 27th, 2017 at First Round Capitals office in San Francisco! 
Whether youre pitching your new startup idea, or giving an interview on behalf of your company or non-profit, learn how to develop strong narratives & avoid tricky questions, so you can master your next press interview!
During the media training, participants will put together a media briefing document with key messages & customer examples. We will work with this throughout the session, reviewing questions reporters typically ask & talking about the best ways to give quotable soundbites that put you in the best light. Youll also have a chance to practice your newfound skills & get instant feedback during mock interviews.
You will leave this media training with a deep understanding of how to develop your story, communicate it clearly, & control even the toughest press interview. And these skills will come in handy well beyond press interviews use them when youre speaking on a panel, interviewing for a new job, or presenting to a team of executives or potential investors.
<A HREF="http://www.bayareagirlgeekdinners.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow"> Check out full headshots & bios on Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners website!</A> 
AGENDA:
6:00pm 6:30pm Registration, Networking, Food & Drinks 6:30pm 8:00pm Welcome from Faryl Ury, Create Media Briefing Documents, Learn Tips & Tricks To Ace Press Interviews 8:00pm 8:30pm Mock Interviews & Feedback Session 8:30pm 9:00pm Final Q&A & Networking
FACILITATING:
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/farylury" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Faryl Ury</A>has a decade of experience in marketing, communications, & journalism. She currently works in product marketing at Dropbox & before that, helped lead communications at Square & Uber. Faryl has worked with all types of clients, from politicians to executives & engineers, using a media training program based on her years as a journalist at the Associated Press & NPR. Previously, she lived in Washington, D.C. where she served as the Press Secretary for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen. Faryl earned her masters degree from Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism & graduated with honors from Harvard College. She loves traveling & eating bagels. Follow her on Twitter at<A HREF="https://twitter.com/farylury" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">@FarylUry</A>.
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillericketts" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Camille Ricketts</A>is the head of content & marketing at First Round Capital, where her primary focus is The First Round Review delivering actionable insights from wise tech experts to a popular audience of founders, aspiring founders, & many more. A common thread of Camilles career has always been storytelling as a journalist (at The Wall Street Journal & VentureBeat), for organizations (Tesla Motors & Kiva Microfunds). Camille earned her BA in History from Stanford University, where she served as Editor in Chief of The Stanford Daily. Follow her on Twitter at<A HREF="https://twitter.com/camillericketts" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">@CamilleRicketts</A>.
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitahossain" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Anita Hossain</A>leads the Knowledge Program at First Round Capital, unleashing the information trapped inside the best & brightest minds in tech, & curating meaningful experiences ranging from intimate salons to major summits. Her goal is singular: to bring tech leaders together to share what they know. From coaching tech luminaries to generating original talks for First Rounds CEO Summit, from hosting dinners where people can air what keeps them up at night, to connecting First Rounds 300+ founders with the information they need to make progress, Anita is always learning. Anita joined First Round team after earning her MBA from Wharton, but before that she was an Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank, where she managed over $400M in Latin American investment portfolios. Follow her on Twitter at<A HREF="https://twitter.com/ahossain24" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">@ahossain24</A>.
<A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisgirlangie" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Angie Chang</A>leads Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners, having launched the series in 2008. Previously, she was Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Hackbright Academy, a womens engineering school which has graduated over 500+ female software engineers. She built valuable hiring partnerships with Uber, Slack, GoDaddy, Redfin, Indiegogo & more. She also created the mentorship program, which enlisted 700+ industry engineers as volunteers over 4 years, & connected countless women to new jobs in tech. Prior to that, she co-founded Women 2.0 in 2006, a media company which promotes women in high-tech entrepreneurship. She was named in Fast Companys 2010 Most Influential Women in Technology & more recently Business Insider named her one of 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech. She holds a BA in English & Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. Follow her on Twitter at<A HREF="https://twitter.com/thisgirlangie" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">@thisgirlangie</A>.
TICKETS:
Eventbrite registration begins on Monday, September 4, 2017 at 12pm noon (PST).
DISCLAIMER:
We may take photographs and/or video activities at the Girl Geek Dinner event for many purposes. By attending the Girl Geek Dinner, you consent to your image being used in all marketing collateral & communications unless you let us know by writing in advance.