Wikipedia:WikiProject Consumer Reports/presentations

This page stores information about presentations done to introduce aspects of Wikipedia to Consumer Reports staff. Much of the information here could be applied to doing outreach to any organization.

The format of presentations is to be scheduled for an hour, including 15 minutes of lecture with visual aids followed by 45 minutes of discussion with audience participation.

Presentations at Consumer Reports' office

Presentation topics have been usually set in response to some participant's request for information on a particular topic.

Notes for outlining these presentations is at User:Bluerasberry/presentation.

Upcoming presentations

Life of a Wikipedia article - creation to maturity

How to teach someone else to begin editing Wikipedia, even if you do not know how to do it yourself
10 ways to ask a question about editing Wikipedia
Characteristics of high-quality Wikipedia articles
Process flow for resolving a contentious editorial issue; examples of the general case and most complicated case
Articles for Deletion: The criteria for Inclusion in and Exclusion from Wikipedia
Wiki Gnomes - the people who do odd, low-profile tasks which make everything else work

2012 Past Presentations

Wednesday July 18 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia that Anyone Can Edit
Friday, August 17 Dispute Resolution on Wikipedia
Friday, August 31 User roles on Wikipedia
Friday, September 7 Tour of the Wikipedia Web Site
Friday, September 14 User reputation hierarchies on Wikipedia: what causes a Wikipedian to have credibility, and be held in esteem by his/her colleagues?
Friday, September 21 Wikipedia's public controversies - when the outside world has had conflict with Wikipedia
Friday, September 28 Wikipedia's internal social network - how do people use Wikipedia to meet like-minded others
Friday, October 5 Free: The difference between free speech and free kittens - Licensing and copyright on Wikipedia
Friday, October 12 Faults of Wikipedia - What Wikipedia does poorly; a comparison of information platforms
Friday, November 9 The Wikipedia community's outreach to the public: what Wikipedia does to support people outside the website