{"id":81,"date":"2023-02-25T02:58:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T02:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vektor-inc.co.jp\/wca2023\/en\/?p=81"},"modified":"2023-03-08T19:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T19:07:13","slug":"about-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vektor-inc.co.jp\/wca2023\/en\/about-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"About speaking at WordCamp Asia 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About speaking at WordCamp Asia 2023<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

This time, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to be on stage, and I was able to gain a lot from actually being on stage.
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Reason for applying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I had been thinking about applying to be a speaker this time as well, but since I had a major problem with my English ability, I was not positive about speaking on stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, WordCamp Asia tickets were very popular that it sold out quickly\u2026\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I can’t say it out loud,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no other way to participate in WordCamp Asia other than applying as a speaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the case\u2026\uff08\uff1d\uff57\uff1d\uff1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About application<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Application<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Take myself to the next stage<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That said, I don’t think it would be possible for someone like me, who can’t speak English on a daily basis, to give a presentation in English. Seriously impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, another Japanese speaker, Mr. Okamoto from Stripe, has a track record of speaking at overseas WordCamps in the past, even though he cannot speak English.
* During the question and answer session, it seems that he was stuck because he couldn’t understand the question in English at all\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If he did it, but I didn’t, it would be an ‘escape’, wouldn’t it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I remember correctly, at that time, Mr. Koga, the CEO of Digital Cube<\/a>, which he belonged to at the time, told him something like, “If you’re going to be on stage, I’ll cover your travel expenses.”
But I’m old and I’m the company president, so no one would say that to me anymore.
That’s why I can’t move forward without jumping in from myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And those of you who read this and thought, “Oh, it might be interesting.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s your turn next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I want to show the presence of the Japanese community<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I had many friends on the organizers of WordCamp Asia. Of course, they don’t tell me the details at all, but along the way, I heard that there were a lot of applicants from English-speaking countries and there weren’t many Asian speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, WordCamp, if it’s a Flagship WordCamp, we have entries from all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, since it is conducted in English, the number of Asians naturally decreases sharply when it comes to people who can make presentations in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As someone who has been involved in the Japanese WordPress community for more than 10 years, it’s regrettable that there aren’t many Asian speakers at WordCamp Asia, let alone that there are no Japanese speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, the global lead is Naoko, and there are many Japanese on the organizers, so of course we can show the presence of the Japanese community, but I would like to see some Japanese speakers as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a little surprising to me, I had the mind that “Showing off the presence of Japanese community to the world!” rather than the mind of “I want to be a speaker at the session!”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the Japanese speakers Mr. Okamoto and Mr. Ogushi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The feeling of facing the stage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway, I’m a coward who admits to myself and others that I’m very negative about trying things for the first time. Before going on stage, I was scared and practiced all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I said things like, “No, no, I’m really nervous,” but everyone around me said, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“No, Mr. Ishikawa, you’re fine. You can go.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone had confidence in me and recommended me, saying, ‘You can do it, Mr. Ishikawa,’ and they sent me out, but I cannot expose the shame of Japan by making an unreliable presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, on a personal note, the day before I went on stage, my wife sent me the tragic result that “the test result for my second son’s cram school was a ‘deviation value’ of 23.5”, and I was dizzy…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My second son who usually plays games and watches YouTube and doesn’t study at all. I want to show him that your father, who is always at home and hangs around in his underwear, is actually a capable man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m a shy person, but at the same time I’m actually a show-off person, so I was thrilled to be on a stage like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it was quite good mentally because there was enough waiting time at the venue and I was able to practice all the time and was rather bored with the practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Details of the presentation are as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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