Both times I've presented, afterward I wonder if I'm any good at it. It is quite hard to separate form and content when it comes to speakers, and since I talk on topics I'm very passionate about, usually I don't have people leave because they are bored. Those who were expecting someone as good as one of the keynote speakers? Well, I think I let some of those people down.

So, I enjoy speaking, but does that make me any good at it? Compared to the keynote speakers, I am not good enough. I get nervous, I talk too fast, tell many stories, and am not as orderly as I intend sometimes. I sometimes say things I wish I hadn't in retrospect because I'm too candid. I'm politically imperfect, that's for sure, but I think I am a speaker with potential. I need more experience, I need more feedback, and I need to see more GREAT technical speakers who I admire and respect.

For my second time speaking in public ever and my first time presenting Reducing Test Case Bloat (dry run I had to cancel due to sudden surgery) I am very proud. I think I did very well. I don't know how good of a speaker I can be yet. However, I'm presenting Reducing Test Case Bloat version 2 at Microsoft on Friday the 13th of November. I'll be adding in more detail on the "how" part because most of the suggestions were already on my list, so I want to convey the techniques this time, not just get people to read the paper. This time I'll ask anyone to mention suggestions during the Q & A portion if they have them and write them down rather than taking time out.