I’m on the train going home from Gliwice, where Quality Excites conference was held this year. I was giving Testing Microservices Architecture talk here and it was my biggest event so far. Over the past few months I was fulfilling my personal goal, which was to participate in IT events as a speaker. I started as a complete beginner, and despite I still consider myself as one, I manage to gain some experience and learn important lessons. Busting stress Stress is on the top of the list of obstacles to speak in public. There’s no silver bullet – you gonna face it. Before my first talk, I catch myself asking question: What am I doing here, waiting to give a talk in front of 100 people? Stress can symptom physically – in muscle tensions, headaches or anxiety, and mentally – mostly in run away feelings. It’s a standard body response, and there are some practices to fool your body and reduce those symptoms . I usually felt it only before walking on stage. After I start speaki...
