Invite a public speaker

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To invite a public speaker for a Wikipedia presentation has some posivite effects. He can explain the special Wikipedia culture of your prefered Wiki, answer questions in the point of the community and his presentation is authentic. A presentation is helpfull to explain delicate problems like copyright and what's up if a student breach it. There are three field-tested ways to recruit such a public speaker:

Recruit one of your facilitators.

Invite a person from the Public speakers list.

You can also ask a Wikimedia chapter to support or if they know anyone in the local area.

In particular the first option is worth considering. A facilitator knows, beside the other elements, the specific profile of your project. So he can give an individual presentation, can answer a lot of the individual questions and how to realize the goal of the course.

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v t e Best practices in public outreach
Giving a presentation	Tell people about our vision – Tell people how you have benefited from contributing to Wikipedia – Tell people why Wikipedia needs their help – Some themes that might be interesting to build your presentation around
Building a content partnership	Building a content partnership with a cultural institution in a nutshell – Don't liberate, help GLAMs to emancipate content
Assigning articles as coursework	Create a timetable for your project – Recruit facilitators – Goals for your students – Teach important basics about Wikipedia – Invite a public speaker
Setting up a booth	Use eye-catchers to attract attention – Interact with the visitors