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Public Speaking without Barfing on Your Shoes

Public Speaking without Barfing on Your Shoes

November 29, 2016

Nodevember 2016 was an amazing conference that included some of my favorite talks of the year. And, as is usually the case, a lot of the…

2016 Podcasts

2016 Podcasts

November 17, 2016

I had the honor of being on a few podcasts this year!

SQL Server Running on a Mac?!

SQL Server Running on a Mac?!

November 16, 2016

Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!

Can't Stop the Doodles

Can't Stop the Doodles

October 17, 2016

Ever since I discovered what an impact hand-drawn illustrations can have on an audience, I've been using them more and more in all of my…

Keynote Achievement Unlocked!

Keynote Achievement Unlocked!

August 22, 2016

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at Music City Agile and Music City Code. I had an absolute blast hanging out with old friends,…

NDC Sydney 2016

NDC Sydney 2016

August 10, 2016

Earlier this month I had the incredible privilege of speaking at NDC Sydney! Australia has been at the top of my most-wanted-to-visit…

Review: CodeStock 2016

Review: CodeStock 2016

July 19, 2016

Year after year, CodeStock continues to expand, improve, and win a special place in my heart. As with any conference, the hallway…

Captivate Your Audience Using Simple Illustrations

Captivate Your Audience Using Simple Illustrations

July 7, 2016

I started speaking at tech conferences many years ago, and slowly improved with experience. However, I felt my audiences weren't getting…

Ride with ReverentGeek, CodeStock 2016

Ride with ReverentGeek, CodeStock 2016

July 5, 2016

Each year for the last several years, I have ridden my motorcycle to CodeStock in Knoxville, TN. Not very far from Knoxville is some of the…

State of the ReverentGeek, June 2016

State of the ReverentGeek, June 2016

June 30, 2016

I can't believe it's been a year since my last blog post! So much has happened. TL;DR: I am a very blessed man, and so grateful for the…