Does the thought of speaking in public make your palms sweat? Is there a voice in your head that saying you’re not “expert-enough” to present at a meetup or conference? In this session we'll help you discover that you're more ready to start public speaking than you might think. Leaders can engage with people to listen and explore—even as the featured presenter—to help them become what they can be. If you're thinking about how to become a speaker in the future, now's a good time to start! Allison will share her experience as an introvert and lead activities to get you thinking about what you could share with the community.

Many organizations want efficiency and seek to reduce waste. But as Allen Ward pointed out, "What is the most fundamental waste in conventional companies? Hand-offs." In their pursuit of efficiency, most organizations actually increase the number of handoffs, making things worse. This happens when people misunderstand the nature and cost of handoffs. In this session, we will discuss what a handoff is and how it creates waste. You'll learn to spot handoffs in your organization and explore what you can do to reduce them.