Tech Ed Daze: T - 3 Days Till My Presentation - Part 2
I've registered at Tech Ed. Speakers have their own line, but I noticed that even the attendee lines were not very long. Of course, today is the pre-conference, so tomorrow will really tell. I expect attendance to be less, since they split Tech Ed over two weeks, but it will be interesting to see if I can really tell it's less, based on the number of people.
I had my speaker training, which I really enjoyed. The trainer video tapes you while you are speaking, and then watches it back with you, pointing out some ways you could be more effective. I got a good bit out of it, including that I should actually use my hands more. As well, we came up with a couple of presentation ideas. So if you are coming to my session (Applied Web Testing with Visual Studio Team System, Thursday, June 5th, 1 PM), be on the lookout for the "Tupelo Tips".
I then caught up with Mike Azocar, a co-worker who is also presenting, and we hung in the speaker room for a while. I'm now back at my hotel to take my medicine (dang bronchitis) and work a little bit, before heading back for Speaker Orientation.