1. User Group Best Practices
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User Group Best Practices
Karuana Gatimu
Community Leader &
Microsoft Teams Engineering
#THR1076
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2. User Group Leadership Community Content & Speakers Sponsors Locations
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User Group Leadership
Community
Content & Speakers
Sponsors
Locations
Marketing
Consistency
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3. Example Best Practices
Community
Content & Speakers
Sponsors
Locations
Marketing
Consistency
Develop a Board or organizing committee
Develop content for your audience (dev, business, both?)
Microsoft sponsors via use of facilities (campus & stores)
Select a central location for your audience
Develop an opt-in mailing list
Select a consistent time, date & location
Ask your attendees about their interests
Balance sponsor vs real world examples
Develop food/refreshment sponsors
Provide networking time before/after meetings
Utilize Meetup, EventBrite or other registration service
Ask your organizers to commit
Develop new speakers from attendees
Utilize Microsoft speaker referral site
Have a Plan B
Investigate providing virtual meetings
Send out agenda 2-3 weeks in advance; repeat prior to meeting
Develop a standard agenda
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4. TechnicalCommunity.com Resources for all UG leaders
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TechnicalCommunity.com
Resources for all UG leaders
Register yourself & your group
Get Office 365 for your organizing committee
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5. SharePoint Saturday’s (SPSEvents.org)
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SharePoint Saturday’s (SPSEvents.org)
Day long training, free for attendees
Worldwide events
Includes other Office 365 workloads & developer tracks
Volunteer driven, usually with local UG
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6. Skype for Business User Groups
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Skype for Business User Groups
Resources for Skype UG leaders
Plug into the group near you
Content is centrally managed to simplify your group’s experience
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