November 24, 2011 •
Categories: Community, MVP, PASS, Syndicate, Thanksgiving •
by Mike Walsh
I’m a SQL Server Blogger – how could a week of Thanksgiving posts go by without at least one about this thing that is the SQL Server Community? To recap – I’m doing a series of posts this week on things I’m thankful for – one each weekday. This has looked like:
Perspective – Why looking [...]
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October 3, 2011 •
Categories: Community, PASS, Syndicate •
by Mike Walsh
Howdy! The 2011 SQL PASS Summit is fast approaching. I’m happy to have been able to volunteer to help do some coordination of the Birds of a Feather lunch again this year (2010, 2009 topics). I am even more happy to announce the table hosts and table topics.
Going to the Summit? Well then check out [...]
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June 2, 2011 •
Categories: Community, PASS, speaking •
by Mike Walsh
I just got the feedback in from my SQL Rally presentation. I gave one presentation (well I took part in a couple other events and one other presentation but this was the only “all me” one that I was rated for) All in all I was pleased with my “performance”. This was the first time [...]
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May 17, 2011 •
Categories: Community, PASS, speaking, Syndicate •
by Mike Walsh
I really like presenting. I’ve blogged about some tips for others thinking about starting before. In those posts, I share how I started out terrified of speaking in public. One of the reasons I am enjoying it to date? Good feedback. Don’t read that as “positive” (though there has been more of that than I’ve [...]
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May 11, 2011 •
Categories: Community, PASS, speaking •
by Mike Walsh
If you are coming here from sitting in my presentation on Thursday at 8:30 at the SQL Rally then this post should be useful. If you are thinking about it, maybe the link contained within will be useful. If you aren’t, well then hopefully my other content will be useful!
You can see more about me [...]
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May 10, 2011 •
Categories: PASS, speaking •
by Mike Walsh
I just received an e-mail from SQL PASS. This year they are taking some community input into the session selection process apparently. Anyone who is a free member of PASS can vote on session preferences here. I like this idea and think this along with the speaker review process (I am a member of that [...]
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April 4, 2011 •
Categories: Community, speaking •
by Mike Walsh
It felt good to find out I was awarded last week. What’s better, though? Session feedback like the following comment that truly made me feel like an MVP:
Thanks Mike, I wasn’t sure where to start. Now I Know.
I had originally decided to not submit for SQL Saturday 71 since I was helping organize [...]
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