Hi Everyone,
I know it's been a while since you heard from me. The summer has been a busy one. Busy as in catering to others.
So, I have been thinking for years about working on my public speaking capabilities. Interestingly when I was a child growing up in Sierra Leone, I was on the school play every year. I was such a good public speaker. I had no fear. Somehow, as an adult that changed.
So, after I became a manager, I realized how much I needed to grow in this area. So, I took a few one-hour classes here and there just to get me to start thinking the way I should.
In August, I spoke at Modern Web, Atlanta about the importance of QA at every stage. Many people loved it, and I was asked to share my slides as several other people wanted to use the information I had provided.
Here are a few pictures from that talk.
I also have another talk in October at another IT event. Wish me luck.
In July, I was on a Podcast. The name of the podcast is 'Why didn't you test that'. It's a UK based podcast by a company called Curiosity Software. I talked about Software Quality, How to build a Software Quality Team, The challenges, Best Practices and many more.
Please watch the episode by clicking on the link below.
How to Build a Successful QA Team with Natalie Cole
If I can say so myself - I think it was an interesting talk.
As I end this article, I will leave you with this quote “Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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