Occasionally I get asked "What drove you to start speaking at conferences?" There are the regular explanations: I was interested in learning from the best in the field. couldn't afford the ticket price or the travel. I was looking for a peer group who know what good testing looks like. Those things continue to be true. But what pushed this introvert who'd rather be reading a book sipping tea off the couch and onto the stage in front of a crowd? Spite. I'd sat through enough boring presentatio...