Real Job Mark 2 and Public Speaking Woes

My new job with Terracon starts on Monday officially, even though technically I have been working there as a consultant for 6 months.  I am really excited, because I get to stay in one city and work with Sharepoint only.  No more consulting for a while at least.  I also get a huge salary bump and probably a slight tax bump.  That means I may be able to buy myself more toys…Maybe if I can bribe my boyfriend with a video ipod I will be able to get an Iphone:)

I'm also speaking at the Office Developer User Group in Kansas City in November.  I am trying to come up with an abstract and a biography, but failing miserably.  I am going to try and speak about backing scripts for Sharepoint and restoring Sharepoint in the event that a site fails or the entire collection fails.  I am a bit nervous, because I have never actually spoken in front of a bunch of developers outside of meetings.  I have been doing a bit of in house Sharepoint Training via Webex, but it is nothing like speaking in front of a group of people.  I am hoping that I can start down a track where I get more involved in the Sharepoint Community.  This will be a test on how I will do in the future.  I really really hope that I don't freak out or stutter.

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