Be The Change: How Sharing Your Expertise Can Help Both You and the Tech Industry

The personal branding journey is far from easy. Even the very first thoughts about sharing your experience can crash into obstacles. You might struggle to find an exciting topic or feel like everything interesting about your favorite Python or Java has already been said. Add to that a lack of time, fear of public speaking, and the possibility of negative feedback — it’s no wonder starting feels so challenging.

Yet, without professionals promoting approaches and technologies in different communities around the world, our industry wouldn’t have evolved as rapidly as it has. Tech industry actually needs speakers and authors to evolve further.

So what’s for you in becoming a part of this movement? How can you overcome these barriers and start sharing your knowledge with the world? This is exactly what we will discuss.

The QA Negotiations Quest: Survive Your Leader’s Mood Swings (workshop)

Ever wondered how to pitch your ideas successfully — even when your team lead seems determined to say “No”?

In this interactive, hilarious, and highly practical QA negotiation workshop, you’ll team up to face an unpredictable team lead whose reactions are randomized and range from “your arguments are just bad” to suspiciously supportive.

Sharpen your negotiation skills by pitching salary raises, fresh tech tools, or smarter processes — and learn to confidently navigate even the trickiest leadership styles.

Will your idea survive the roll of the dice? Let’s find out together!

The workshop isn’t really QA-specific — it can easily be adapted for other roles

Quality Assurance of… Communications!

Communication is a key. But how does it work?

I'll share strategies for effective communication at work and examine two aspects:
- the rational side, with a practical checklist to guide you through communication process,
- and the emotional side, focusing on creating a comfortable and safe space for yourself and others.

The session centers on a high-stakes scenario: asking for a salary rase.

This is an interactive talk: the audience brainstorms what to do based on a scenario, and I comment on their ideas and add best practices they may not have mentioned