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Advocate reading path

Every advocate page in a sensible reading order, in seven stages from orientation to leadership, with a rough reading time per stage, so a new advocate can work through the whole section step by step.

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Advocate reading path

This page is for advocates who want to read the whole advocate section in a sensible order. Read a stage, then do something with it before the next one: answer a question, write a post, give a demo. Every page of the section is listed below, in the order of its place in the section.

Stages

StagePages (order)Reading time, roughly
1. Orientation1 to 91 hour
2. What to say10 to 252 hours
3. Answering doubts30 to 371 hour
4. Showing and writing40 to 582 to 3 hours
5. Social media and channels60 to 741 to 2 hours
6. Events and newcomers80 to 941 to 2 hours
7. Contributing, values, ethics and tools100 to 1452 to 3 hours

The reading times are estimates for planning.

Every page, in order

#Page
1Advocates: start here
2What an Exponential advocate is
3The advocacy ladder: user, advocate, leader
4Your first week as an advocate
5A 90-day advocate plan
6Knowing the product family
7The story of Exponential in two minutes
87x and the Exponential Foundation, explained for advocates
9Where the facts live: sources every advocate cites
10Talking points: the core set
11Talking points for editors
12Talking points for developers
13Talking points for administrators
14Talking points for decision makers
15Talking points: open source and licensing
16Talking points: security
17Talking points: accessibility
18Talking points: languages and right to left
19Talking points: speed and Velocity
20Talking points: Exponential Layouts
21Talking points: Exponential Intelligence
22Talking points: hosting, databases and freedom
23Talking points: the help and free documentation
24Talking points: longevity and history
25Claims you must not make
30Answering objections as an advocate
31Objection: "Is it still alive?"
32Objection: PHP and modern technology
33Objection: "Can we find people who know it?"
34Objection: "Why not another CMS?"
35Objection: "Is open source secure?"
36Objection: "What about the AI features?"
37Handling hostile threads
40Giving demos as an advocate
41Lightning talk script
42Twenty-minute talk slide outline
43Hands-on workshop outline
44Presenting at a user group or class
45Live demo safety
46Recording a screencast
47Accessible slides and visuals
50Writing a blog post
51Writing a tutorial that works
52Writing a community case study
53Writing about a release
54Writing history posts
55Citing sources and licensing your writing
56Publishing on Share and Projects
57Contributing to eZpedia
58Improving the help
60Social media guidelines
61Naming rules quick card
62Writing about the history correctly
63Social post templates
64Disclosure and conflicts of interest
65Responding in public
70The community channels
71Working in the forums
72The Telegram chat
73GitHub for advocates
74Which tracker for which report
80Proposing a meetup
81Running an online meetup
82Event checklists
83Proposing a contribution sprint
84A table at someone else's event
90Welcoming newcomers
91Answering questions well
92Newcomer FAQ
93Pointing to the right help page
94Mentoring a first contribution
100Helping with translations
101Reviewing a machine-assisted translation
102Reporting bugs well
103Reproducing and confirming issues
104Security reports stay private
105Testing the development line
110Advocating for accessibility
111Advocating for security
112Advocating for open source
113Advocating for free documentation
114Advocating for sustainable funding
120Advocate conduct and ethics
121Honesty and accuracy
122Respecting other projects and companies
123Protecting people's privacy
130Recognition ideas
131Tracking your contributions
132Measuring advocacy honestly
140The advocate toolkit
141Advocate checklists
142One-page fact sheet
143Glossary for advocates
145Advocate FAQ
144Advocate reading path (this page)

After the path

Climb the next rung of the advocacy ladder, and read the leadership side: Becoming a leader in the Exponential community.

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