Reminder: I’m speaking on Wednesday, October 20 #TechCon2021

I will be speaking at the Quicken Loans/Rocket Mortgage TechCon 2021 on Wednesdauy, October 20, at 3:45 pm EDT.

I will do my session about how to talk the language of technology to those who don’t understand it, called “Whacha just say?!?” This is the same presentation that I gave this past Saturday at Data Saturday #13, Minnesota!

Hope to see people there!

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Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 10/4/2021) #ProfessionalDevelopment #TechCon21 #PASSDataCommunitySummit #DataSaturday #SQLSaturday #Networking #SQLFamily

I’ve had quite a bit of movement in my speaking engagements list in the past few months! Here are my scheduled speaking engagements that are coming up. And I’ll admit that I’m posting this as a reminder to myself as much as anything else!

Confirmed

I am confirmed to be speaking at the following events. Note: these are all virtual events, so I will not be traveling anywhere to do these talks, other than to my home office.

• Saturday, October 16: Data Saturday #13, Minnesota: I am scheduled to speak at 4:30 pm (Eastern — my — time). I will be doing my presentation about talking the language of technology to non-techies.

• Wednesday, October 20 or Thursday, October 21 (exact date/time TBD): TechCon ’21: If you miss my talk at Data Saturday #13, you can catch it at TechCon ’21, as I am giving the same talk!

• Wednesday, November 10 through Friday, November 12 (exact date/time TBD): PASS Data Community Summit: This will be my third consecutive year speaking at PASS Data Community Summit (or its equivalent)! If you’re trying to survive a jobless situation, fear not; I have tips and tricks to get you through!

I’ve also asked about speaking at my own user group; it’s been a while since I’ve spoken there. Stay tuned!

I’m in for a busy couple of months. Hope to catch you at one of my sessions!

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 8/30/2021) #ProfessionalDevelopment #TechCon21 #PASSDataCommunitySummit #DataSaturday #SQLSaturday #Networking #SQLFamily

Now that I have a couple of confirmed speaking engagements, I figured that this was a good time to update my upcoming speaking schedule!

Confirmed

These engagements are confirmed. I don’t have exact dates or times for either of these (and I might not for a little while); all I know is that these events are confirmed, and I am definitely speaking at them!

Note: these are both virtual events. To the best of my knowledge, they are both free to attend (well, I know PASS Data Summit is, anyway), so check the links for more information and to register.

All my presentations (so far) are professional development sessions, so feel free to register for these, regardless of whether you’re a techie or not. Don’t let the “technology” conferences scare you!

• October 20-21: Rocket Companies TechCon ’21 — I am doing my “original” presentation about how to speak the language of technology to non-techies!

• November 10-12: PASS Data Community Summit 2021 — This is the third straight year that I’ve been picked to speak at PASS Data Summit (or its equivalent)! If you’re out of a job or are looking for a new one, I will do my presentation about unemployment called “I lost my job! Now what?!?”

Still waiting to hear

I’ve submitted to speak here, but as of right now, I don’t yet know whether or not I’ve been picked to speak.

• Saturday October 16 — Data Saturday #13, Minnesota (virtual)

So, that’s my speaking schedule so far. These are all virtual conferences; I don’t yet have any in-person ones scheduled. Hope to see you at a conference sometime soon!

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 8/6/2021) #DataGeeksSaturday #ProfessionalDevelopment #DataSaturday #SQLSaturday #TechCon21

I figured this was a good time to post an update of my upcoming speaking engagements…

Confirmed

I will definitely be speaking at the following events.

• Saturday, August 7 (tomorrow)!: Data Geeks Saturday (virtual) — I will do my presentation on networking! And as an added bonus, the South Florida Data Geeks will also have a networking room available where you can practice your new-found networking skills!

• Wednesday, October 20 or Thursday, October 21 (exact date and time TBD): Rocket Companies TechCon ’21 (virtual) — I will present my talk on how to talk the language of technology to those who don’t understand it!

Still waiting to hear

I’ve submitted to these events, but I’m still waiting to hear whether or not I’ve been picked to speak (so if you’re expecting to hear me at these events, don’t book them just yet).

• Saturday, October 16: Data Saturday #13, Minnesota (virtual)

• Week of November 8-12: PASS Data Community Summit (virtual)

• Some CASSUG meeting in 2022, TBD — I told Greg that I was available to speak, and I haven’t spoken at our local user group in a while, so I figured I was due. Stay tuned!

I present on professional development topics for various conferences. Hope to see you at one soon!

Rocket Companies TechCon ’21 — I’m speaking!

The speaking gig train keeps rolling!

I received an email this evening saying that I have been selected to speak at Rocket Companies (formerly Quicken Loans) Tech Con ’21! This is a virtual conference scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, October 20 and 21!

I will be doing my “original” (as in the one that started it all for my speaking career) presentation about how to speak the language of technology to those who don’t understand it!

This event is actually a bit of a milestone for me; this is my first event that is not a PASS-related (or former-PASS) sponsored event (such as a SQL user group meeting, SQL Saturday, Data Saturday, or PASS Summit)!

As of right now, I don’t know what day or time I’m speaking; all I know is that it will be one of those days in the afternoon (Eastern time). As soon as I’m scheduled, I’ll post the date and time!