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feat: Add Spring 2025 Quarter Challenge to the website (#1315)
* feat: add spring-2025 to monthlychallenges * feat: update monthly challenge homepage * chore: add completed challenge alert to jan-2025 * fix: year of spring quarter challenge in the homepage * Prettified Code! * fix: remove className text-justified from p tags in LeadText * fix: adjust padding for h2 and p tags in LeadText * feat: add more copy * fix: typo and wording * Prettified Code! * fix: restructure sections * feat: add links to cfp form * fix: move talks time into each section * feat: add table of contents * Prettified Code! * fix: punctuation * Add blog for challenge * Prettified Code! --------- Co-authored-by: adiati98 <adiati98@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Meg Gutshall <meghan.gutshall@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: BekahHW <34313413+BekahHW@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: BekahHW <BekahHW@users.noreply.github.com>
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‎src/app/monthlychallenges/(challenges)/jan-2025/page.tsx‎

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export default function Challenge() {
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return (
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<>
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<div className="alert alert-success">
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This monthly challenge is complete. Congratulations! Please join us for
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the <Link href="/monthlychallenges/spring-2025">next challenge</Link>!
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</div>
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<h1>
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<small>Monthly Challenge for January, 2025:</small> New Year, New Goal!
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</h1>

‎src/app/monthlychallenges/(challenges)/spring-2025/page.tsx‎

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import { createMetaData } from '@/util/createMetaData.server';
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import Link from 'next/link';
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import LeadText from '@/components/content/LeadText';
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import TextContainer from '@/components/content/TextContainer';
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const handle = {
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listTitle:
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'Virtual Coffee Spring 2025 Quarter Challenge: From Idea to Stage 🎤',
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meta: {
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title: 'Spring 2025 Quarter Challenge: From Idea to Stage!',
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description:
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"Spring 2025 Quarter challenge -> Let's get ready for our first Virtual Coffee Community Conference!",
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},
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dates: ['2025-02-01', '2025-03-01', '2025-04-01'],
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hero: {
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heroHeader: '',
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},
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};
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export const metadata = handle.meta;
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export default function Challenge() {
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return (
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<>
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<h1 className="mb-5">
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<small>Virtual Coffee Spring 2025 Quarter Challenge:</small> From Idea
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to Stage! 🎤
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</h1>
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<TextContainer background="light" showBackToTopLink={false}>
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<LeadText>
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<h2 className="pl-5 pr-3">Celebrating 5 Years of Community Growth</h2>
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<p className="px-5 mt-4">
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As Virtual Coffee celebrates its 5th anniversary, we're excited to
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launch our <strong>first-ever quarterly challenge</strong>! This
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special initiative embodies what makes our community unique:
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supporting developers at all stages, creating opportunities for
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growth, and fostering genuine connections.
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</p>
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<p className="px-5">
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Since our first coffee in April 2020, we've grown from a small group
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of developers meeting for virtual coffee to a thriving community
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that supports and elevates each other. This quarter, we're
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channeling that spirit into helping members step into speaking and
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community leadership roles.
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</p>
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</LeadText>
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</TextContainer>
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<hr />
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<Link href="#overview">Challenge Overview</Link>
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</li>
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<li>
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<Link href="#support">Community Support</Link>
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</li>
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<li>
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<Link href="#format">Talk Formats</Link>
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</li>
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<li>
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<Link href="#monthly">The Journey: Month by Month</Link>
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</li>
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<li>
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<Link href="#participation">How to Participate</Link>
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</li>
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<li>
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<Link href="#join">Join Us!</Link>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<hr />
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<h2 id="overview" className="mb-3">
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Challenge Overview
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</h2>
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<p>
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Over the next three months, we'll work together to bring our internal
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conference to life, creating opportunities for both speakers and event
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organizers. Whether you dream of sharing your knowledge on stage or want
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to learn the ins and outs of running tech events, this challenge is for
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you!
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</p>
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<h3 className="mb-3">How This Fits Into Virtual Coffee</h3>
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<p>This challenge embodies our core values:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Supporting growth and mentorship at all levels</li>
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<li>Creating meaningful opportunities for learning and leadership</li>
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<li>Building a closer community through participation</li>
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<li>Meeting people where they are in their journey</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="support" className="mb-3">
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Community Support
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</h2>
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<p>Throughout this challenge, you'll have access to:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Experienced speakers and organizers</li>
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<li>Dedicated Slack channels</li>
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<li>Regular feedback sessions</li>
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<li>One-on-one mentorship</li>
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<li>A supportive community cheering you on</li>
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<li>Format-specific guidance and resources</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="format" className="mb-3">
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Talk Formats
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</h2>
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<p>
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We offer multiple formats to suit different speaking styles and content
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types.
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</p>
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<h3>Lightning Talks</h3>
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<p>
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Perfect for focused, high-impact presentations on a specific topic.
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Great for first-time speakers or concentrated technical demonstrations.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Time:</strong> 7 minutes
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</p>
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<h3>30-Minute Talks</h3>
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<p>
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Ideal for deeper dives into technical topics, career journeys, or
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comprehensive tutorials. These talks allow time for detailed examples
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and thorough explanation.
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</p>
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<h3>Panel Discussions</h3>
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<p>
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Join other community members to share different perspectives on a common
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theme. Great for those who prefer conversational formats and
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collaborative discussion.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Time:</strong> 30 minutes
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</p>
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<h3>Group Discussion Lead</h3>
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<p>
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Similar to our coffee chat format, lead an interactive discussion on
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your chosen topic. Perfect for those who excel at facilitating
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conversations and building community engagement.
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</p>
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<p>
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<strong>Time:</strong> 30 minutes
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</p>
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<h2 id="monthly" className="mb-5">
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The Journey: Month by Month
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</h2>
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<h3>February: Finding Your Voice 📝</h3>
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<h4>Focus: Call for Proposals (CFPs)</h4>
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<li>Workshop your talk ideas with the community</li>
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<li>Learn how to write compelling CFPs</li>
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<li>Get feedback from experienced speakers</li>
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<li>Submit your proposal for our internal conference</li>
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<li>Explore which talk format best suits your topic and style</li>
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</ul>
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<h4>Resources & Support</h4>
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<li>CFP writing workshops</li>
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<li>Proposal review sessions</li>
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<li>Community feedback opportunities</li>
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<li>Access to experienced mentors</li>
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<li>Format selection guidance</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>March: Crafting Your Story 🎨</h3>
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<h4>Focus: Presentation Development</h4>
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<li>Learn slide design principles</li>
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<li>Develop your presentation</li>
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<li>Get feedback in a supportive environment</li>
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<li>Refine your message and delivery</li>
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Practice format-specific skills (for example, facilitation for
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discussion leads, timing for lightning talks)
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h4>Resources & Support</h4>
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<li>Slide design workshops</li>
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<li>Private Slack channel for speaker support</li>
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<li>Feedback sessions with experienced presenters</li>
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<li>Q&A with conference organizers</li>
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<li>Format-specific mentoring</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>April: Bringing It All Together 🌟</h3>
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<h4>Focus: Technical Setup & Rehearsals</h4>
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<li>Perfect your delivery</li>
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<li>Master the technical setup</li>
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<li>Practice with your mentor</li>
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<li>Prepare for the big day!</li>
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<li>Format-specific rehearsals and timing practice</li>
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<h4>Resources & Support</h4>
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<li>One-on-one mentorship</li>
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<li>Technical setup assistance</li>
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<li>Rehearsal opportunities</li>
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<li>Final presentation review</li>
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<li>Format-specific technical guidance</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="participation" className="mb-3">
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How to Participate
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</h2>
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<h3>For Aspiring Speakers</h3>
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<ol>
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<li>
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Join the challenge by{' '}
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<Link href="/l/vc-conf-cfp-form">submitting your CFP</Link>
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</li>
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<li>Choose your preferred talk format</li>
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<li>Attend relevant workshops and support sessions</li>
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<li>Connect with mentors and fellow speakers</li>
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<li>Give and receive feedback</li>
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<li>Prepare for your moment on stage!</li>
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</ol>
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<h3>For Event Organization Enthusiasts</h3>
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<li>Learn about conference organization</li>
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<li>Help review proposals and provide feedback</li>
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<li>Support speakers in their journey</li>
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<li>Gain hands-on event planning experience</li>
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<li>Be part of creating an unforgettable community event</li>
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<h2 id="join" className="mb-3">
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Whether you're drafting your first CFP or helping others shine on stage,
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you're playing a crucial role in our community's growth. This challenge
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is about more than just speaking—it's about building confidence, sharing
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<h3>Ready to Start?</h3>
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<Link href="/l/vc-conf-cfp-form">Sign up</Link> for the challenge
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<li>Join our dedicated Slack channel</li>
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<li>Attend our kickoff meeting</li>
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<li>Start your journey from idea to stage!</li>
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</ul>
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<strong>Remember:</strong> Every expert was once a beginner. In Virtual
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Coffee, we believe that everyone has something valuable to share, and
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we're here to help you share it with confidence! 💝
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</p>
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</>
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);
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}

‎src/app/monthlychallenges/page.tsx‎

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subtitle: `Let's brainstorm those ideas, submit that CFP, and bring them to the stage!`,
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description: (
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organizers.
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<a href="https://dev.to/virtualcoffee/finding-your-voice-why-speaking-matters-in-tech-439a">
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To view all of the details of this year&apos;s challenge,{' '}
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check out the Spring 2025 Quarter Challenge page
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.
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const currentItem = challengeList.find((item) => item.current);

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