Well, my first presentation at the BIRT SIG seemed to go down pretty well then…everyone seemed to have positive comments which was really nice…made the need to change my underwear that bit more bearable!

My attempt at humour even had the audience laughing which was great.

I definitely need to learn more about timing though! Last night’s practice run throughs were taking 55 minutes…the slot was 45 mins! I told Mark when I arrived this morning that I might struggle for time…but in fairness a number of the earlier presenters had also struggled for time as well…so he said just go for it. By the time 45 minutes had passed I was just finishing tip 3 of 5 and Mark was holding up his watch to me! I managed to rattle off the salient points of the last two slides reasonably quickly and took a couple of questions and everything ended with a confidence inspiring round of applause…which was really nice!

It was actually a really interesting day with lots to take from the many presentations that were given…if you’re not a member you really should be!

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I must say a big thanks to everyone who reviewed my presentation:

Lisa, Nick, Niall, Doug, Pete, John, Anthony and Andrew.

…your time in doing so was much appreciated and your comments were all valuable.

I’d like to thank Doug Burns especially as he gave me a great deal of confidence during my preparation for the event – you were right as well Doug, the feeling on finishing the presentation and hearing the applause was a buzz!

I was collared by a couple of people after the event and asked to present the same paper again at future events…I’m seriously considering it.

If you’re a member who hasn’t yet presented I would urge you to do so…it’s very educational and rewarding.

Hopefully I’ll have more time to blog now…watch this space.