Slight Edit: I don’t want people to think that they are excluded from this; it doesn’t really matter if you’re speaking or not, if you’ve been to every TestBash or this is your first one. If you need a group to join, find us/me
Hey everyone,
This is my first TestBash as a speaker - it’s also my first ever public speaking engagement. I was thinking about it over the weekend and whilst this situation is completely alien to me and I’m a mixture of nervous and terrified I also understand that I’m not the only one in this position.
I wanted to put something out there for all the other people in this situation, speakers who feel nervous or alone, people who either haven’t spoken at TestBash before or haven’t publicly spoken before. Even if you have spoken before, if you’re feeling nervous and want a similar group to talk to, this might be something for you.
During the first part of the Wednesday meetup I thought it would be nice to gather together, get to know each other and generally reassure each other. I’m a big advocate for supporting each other and being a sufferer of mental health issues I know it can be difficult to shake that feeling that you’re all alone in this but you’re not. The Testing Community is there for you.
What: Meetup for people
When: Wednesday 3rd April - 18:00 onwards
Where: Clarendon Centre, Brighton (where the Wednesday Meetup is)
Who: I guess I’d be the point of contact for it. I’m mikesmith_sh on Twitter and I’ve tried to update all my profile pictures so they actually
