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See what attendees and organizers say:
"What a show! Good speaker, good session, totally enjoyable." Attendee
Feedback Form TechEd Asia
"If you are looking for a brilliant
speaker for a conference, consider Kudzu. As you might know, I make very
few endorsements of that sort. .... The good news is that he'll be an
independent speaker and if you run a conference or a user group anywhere in
EMEA, you should really consider have him come over and talk." Clemens
Vasters WCF Program Manager Microsoft
"Wow-Very very
professional."
"We could not have delivered the First Dev.Conference
(Geek Event) in Gulf without his input to planning and excellent delivery
which has had very positive effects on our perception and engagement with the
developer community in the region. Many many thanks." Vimal
Sethi DPE Lead Microsoft Gulf
"An excellent presentation and a
good overview of the technology. I'm not 100% convinced of it's application but
really impressed with the presenter. Well Done and thanks :-)" TechEd
Europe Feedback Form
"The presenter was really funny and it was very
entertaining."
"Good session. Great speaker.... good look into the future
as well as pragmatic review of current stuff." Attendee Feedback
Form TechEd US
"Kudzu was really amazing and made almost
every one in the room to fall off his/her chair, he knows his stuff, but he also
does it with passion and laughter. Thank you, thank you and thank you Kudzu for
your support to MS Kuwait, and hope to have you back in the near
future." Omar Draghmeh EPG Manager Microsoft Kuwait
"Inspiring" TechEd Europe Feedback Form
"This is for
me the best session I have attended; technically accurate, hot topic and the
presenter knows and uses the power of humor to educate on the
subject."
"This guy is great and the contents is
incredible."
"Kudzu was presenting at our WebDevCon conference in Moscow,
also I saw him presenting at various events before and I always was delighted by
his style of presenting and being in contact with the audience. I can say for
sure – Kudzu is one of those speakers whom you can learn from." Alexander
Lozhechkin Architect Evangelist Microsoft Russia
"Very good
speaker! Was overtime but we didn't care!"
"The best session in the event
till now." TechEd Developers Europe Hossam AlFraih (SaudiGeek.NET) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
"Kudzu excelled in presentation, educational and technical
skills while 'performing' during Developer & IT Pro Days 2006 in
Belgium." Tom Mertens Audience Marketing Manager Microsoft
Belgium
"Very good entertaining speaker. Great topic about
user-friendly interfaces and user-experience."
"Kudzu has a laid-back and
comfortable way of presenting topics, he has the ability to lure knowledge into
us, in a both entertaining and efficient way. He also has the ability to make
the audience participants, not only spectators. By looking at things from new
viewpoints - Kudzu is a master here, you start to think in a new way. His
sessions become a trip in Aha!-land, an exciting trip." Ingvar
Nilsen Oslo Delphi Day
"Wish he had more time for another
session, excellent!"
"Best speaker of the 2 days for me. This man can
fill a whole day without falling asleep or losing the public's
attention." Attendee Feedback Form Belgium Developer Days
"If you look beyond the jokes you will find a deeply knowledgeable
individual who is always willing to help the community. Kudzu manages to excide
the crowds not only by jokes but by deep knowledge and hands-on experience on
the topics he delivers!" Evangelos Hadjichristodoulou BizTalk MVP "Chad is a very very funny and brilliant guy; he has amazing presentation skills with a cool sense of humor." Ahmed Mahdy Microsoft TechNet Forums - Global Moderator Egyptian Developers Conference
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Changes for 2008
Expansion?
I considered expanding the team, but maintaining the "Woo Hoo" proved difficult. In the future I may expand with other speakers, but for now I am going to work on "focus".
AppearancesI will continue to speak at
high profile events, but I will be reducing the number of overall events.
Instead of my previous schedule of 6+ events per month, I will reduce
my speaking schedule down to 1-2 per month in an effort to be away from
home for a maximum of 5-7 days per month. TopicsIn the past I have maintained dozens of topics to choose from. I will continue to maintain a wide variety of topics. However maintaining such a wide array of topics lowers the overall quality. Moving forward, I will focus on a few specific topics per year in order to increase the quality. As I update my abstracts list I will mark the ones I am highlighting currently.
AcademicsThis will enable me to spend more time with my family and deal with
some family issues. In addition, I am working on some other volunteer
projects involving K-12 and other academic institutions in economically
challenged countries. I will also be working to produce more online
content.
ContactPlease feel free to contact me about your event, and thank you for your understanding! |