Welcome to Testers' Island Discs, a podcast focused around software testing and storytelling hosted by Neil Studd.
The concept is straightforward: each episode, Neil interviews a different member of the global software testing community to talk about their career, interspersed with clips and discussions of the music that they love. Every guest gets to select five songs and one book to take with them to the island.
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Welcome to Testers' Island Discs, a podcast focused around software testing and storytelling hosted by Neil Studd.
The concept is straightforward: each episode, Neil interviews a different member of the global software testing community to talk about their career, interspersed with clips and discussions of the music that they love. Every guest gets to select five songs and one book to take with them to the island.
Fresh from last month's TestBash adventure, Neil is joined by fellow conference attendee Conor Fitzgerald, who brings his experiences as co-founder of the Ministry of Testing Cork meetup, as well as from his many years as tester, manager and toastmaster.
On our agenda today, we discuss conferences and meetups (including the challenges of running both in-person and remote events), moving into management roles, how to lead when you can't see people, and how good listening is often even more important than good speaking.
From a musical perspective, Conor does a fantastic job of debuting a few timeless bands onto our playlist, including some classic grunge and rock, and a third appearance by one of Neil's favourite acts. Plus a load of bonus book recommendations!
Testers' Island Discs
Welcome to Testers' Island Discs, a podcast focused around software testing and storytelling hosted by Neil Studd.
The concept is straightforward: each episode, Neil interviews a different member of the global software testing community to talk about their career, interspersed with clips and discussions of the music that they love. Every guest gets to select five songs and one book to take with them to the island.
