On November 1st I got a very nice surprise in my inbox from Microsoft. I was being awarded an MVP in the ‘Visual Studio and Development Technologies’ category. This is an achievement that I am extremely proud of and very excited about. It’s an honour and honestly quite daunting to join such an amazing group […]
.NET South East November 2017 Meetup With guest Michael Newton
Last night we held our November .NET South East meetup at Madgex HQ with the amazing Michael Newton speaking. Here’s a brief summary… Intro and news At 7pm I opened the evening with my introduction, including thanking our fantastic sponsors. I then went on to discuss some of the news items I had gathered. I […]
.NET South East October 2017 Meetup With guest Rabeb Othmani
Last night we held our third .NET South East meetup at Madgex HQ with special guest Rabeb Othmani. Here’s a brief summary of the evening… Preparation Planning for this meeting felt a lot easier than past events as I have built a few lists of things to do and have a bit of experience with […]
How To Not Hate Public Speaking (Part 2)
This is a continuation from part 1 of my story about my personal speaking career journey so far. I recommend you read that post first as otherwise you’ll lack some important context needed to understand the full journey. Fair warning once again: This is a long blog post. I plan to create short, more digestible […]
How To Not Hate Public Speaking (Part 1)
I hate public speaking! I HATE public speaking! I HATE PUBLIC SPEAKING! That would have been my emphatic and unwavering response only eight or nine months ago if you had asked me about my thoughts on having to speak in public. The idea of speaking in front of even a small group of people whom […]