Public Speaking

Since I was a child I always loved to tell stories, to entertain people, to share my knowledge, and to act and perform.

But it took a pretty long time until I realized that presenting at conferences or meetups is or can be – at least for me and in the way I do it – nothing else than story-telling and acting in a professional work-setting.

Since I did my first public talk at DOAG 2018 I’ve spoken at several usergroup meetups and conferences – and I have always enjoyed it!

The Stage is my Shelter

Yes, I got a bit of stage fright like most speakers do. I’m nervous when I start and I worry before a talk that things might go wrong. But I’m a different person when I give a talk, when I stand in front of an audience. That relieves me of a lot of insecurity I sometimes have in groups. The stage is my shelter. I like being there. I like playing my role.

The funny thing with nervousness is, that it has the same body response as being excited. Since I learned that, I embrace this feeling of excitement, which feels a lot like nervousness, but still so very different.

Upcoming Talks

🇬🇧 Workshop: How To Make Team Meetings Not Suck – ATD Open Air, May 17th – 19th

🇬🇧 Testing in the Imperial Database – TestBash World, June 22nd – 23rd

🇬🇧 Trouble in the Old Republic (Keynote) – Agile Testing Days, Nov 21st – 24th

Talks I’ve done