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.
Testers' Island Discs
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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.
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December 26, 2022
Testers' Island Discs EP63 - Vernon Richards
We're bringing 2022 to a close with a second month of coaching-related conversation, as we finally maroon the one and only Vernon Richards on our desert island, to share his many career adventures, from games testing, to Will Smith body double, to flourishing as a coach. We talk about day-to-day challenges facing testers, such as the demands to upskill (particularly around code), how to display 'coach-like' behaviours regardless of your job title, and how to balance networking with being a functioning family member. On the music front, there's a selection of hip-hop from across the decades (with a promise of some karaoke in the future), and Vernon exploits Neil's festive kindness to increase the size of the island's bookshelf by 10 titles. Plus, a round-up of our favourite music and movies of 2022! Grow your testing skills at Ministry of Testing, the home of testing <a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/podcasts?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=tid">https://www.ministryoftesting.com/podcasts?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=tid</a>
November 28, 2022
Testers' Island Discs EP62 - Clare Norman
As we move unfathomably towards the festive season, we take a break from the cold and gloomy weather to welcome TestBash UK's very own pink ray of sunshine, Clare Norman, for a discussion of the specific skills and traits that can help us to be better quality coaches We talk about how a lack of testing resources can often be liberating for our roles, how listening is as valuable a skill as speaking, the differences between coaching and teaching, and the power of persuasion, in an episode which somehow remains coherent despite Neil's tiredness and the recording software crashing twice. Clare's musical selections include a couple of big-hitting rock bands making their first-ever appearances on the podcast, the return of an old favourite, and some classical and world music choices too. And while Clare adds one book to our island selection, we also spend most of the episode name-checking lots of other influential books, talks and blogs in the coaching space. Grow your testing skills at Ministry of Testing, the home of testing <a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/podcasts?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=tid">https://www.ministryoftesting.com/podcasts?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=tid</a>
October 31, 2022
Testers' Island Discs EP61 - Conor Fitzgerald
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!
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