We lost Robert L Davis this week, unexpectedly. I’m far too short on words today, so I’m going to borrow from Kendra Little: Robert was that rare funny person who made jokes without malice. He had a super quick wit, and he could make a sharp joke about politics, but he was a very kind […]
I don’t think everyone should be a technical speaker. But I wouldn’t object if everyone spent a season trying. Why be a technology speaker? Simply put: You learn more about your subject. You will learn more about presenting yourself, which is good in general (and especially good for interviewing). You should give back to a good community. […]
I wrote an email to a group of PASS Summit first timers, and then realized this is good information for the world at large. This week’s first timer theme is “Tips for getting involved in the PASS community. Local Groups, Virtual Groups, SQLSaturdays, Twitter, Slack, volunteering and so on.” I have mentioned, I think, that you […]