Throughout our careers we develop guiding principles, often based on the principles of others that resonate with us, perhaps coupled with our workplace experiences. Often […]
Software-Testing Blogs

Postmortem Top Ten Tips
A postmortem (or post-mortem) is a process intended to help you learn from past incidents. Some examples may include a service went down in production […]

Ten Takeaways from a Darknet Diaries Binge
Often we binge on our favourite shows on Netflix and or podcasts such as Serial. A recent binge was the podcast Darknet Diaries which focuses […]
Public Speaking Blogs

Having a Laugh – From Toastmasters to Stand-up
From a young age I enjoyed comedy, raised on a comedy feast of such shows such as Fawlty Towers and Monty Python. For John Cleese fans, […]

How open do we need to be as speakers?
Some time ago I was enjoying the music of a Singer-songwriter, between songs she spoke so openly to the audience. Her openness seemed to endear […]

Speech Challenge: Gone in 60 minutes
A member of my toastmaster’s club recently set me a challenge, deliver a 5-7 minute speech on a topic with just 60 minutes preparation, rather […]