Networking and my First Agile Talk as an Agilist
Tags: agile, networking, talk, teams
Published: 2018-06-10 05:49:37

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On August 23rd, 2017, I gave [my first agile talk](https://wwcodekl-agile03.peatix.com/) at Mindvalley’s beautiful Hall of Awesomeness, organized by an incredible organization called [Women Who Code, Kuala Lumpur](https://www.womenwhocode.com/kl) (WWC). The event also included a talk by my fellow agilist colleague, [Andreea Visanoiu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreeavisanoiu/), who presented a comparison about agile frameworks.

My talk was about [agile teams](http://agilistandre.com/what-makes-an-agile-team-agile-and-a-waterfall-team-not/) and it was well received, in spite of a few stumbles here and there from lack of practice in giving talks in general. I had notes in one hand, a mic on the other, and was one hand short of being able to hold the clicker. I’m happy to say that I’ve gotten much better since then.

 

![My first agile talk](http://agilistandre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Agile-Mindvalley00002-1024x769.jpg)<figcaption>My first agile talk</figcaption>

 

![Listening to Andreea with the WWC audience](http://agilistandre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Agile-Mindvalley00006-1024x642.jpg)<figcaption>Listening to Andreea with the WWC audience</figcaption>

 

![Responding to enquiries during Q&A](http://agilistandre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Agile-Mindvalley00011-1024x564.jpg)<figcaption>Q&amp;A session</figcaption>

 

![WWC-KL members and their always loyal audience](http://agilistandre.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Agile-Mindvalley00014-1024x509.jpg)<figcaption>A great turnout and a lot of fun meeting agilists and WWCers</figcaption>

## How did my agile talk happen? Meet Women Who Code

A few weeks before my talk, I luckily stumbled upon another agile talk organized by WWC. Agilist [Kimberly Brown](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberleyjbrown/) was the presenter, and she shared her experiences helping organizations to be agile in the workplace.

In this event, I met [Daphne Choong](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daphnecys/), who is one of the organizers of WWC and leads the agile track. Daphne and her fellow WWCers organize numerous events in Kuala Lumpur: 17 events in total in 2017! They organize these events in their spare time and the events are free to attend with the vision to “[create a] world where women are proportionally represented as technical leaders, executives, founders, VCs, board members, and software engineers.” But, just as their vision promotes equality, so do their events: both men and women are welcome.

As we were both passionate about agile topics, Daphne then mentioned that, if I was interested, she would put together another agile event where I would be the speaker. I could not have said no! I was more than happy to support this inspiring organization and at the same time take the opportunity to get some stage time.

So, find a Women Who Code chapter [near your area](https://www.womenwhocode.com/networks) and check out their next events. You will learn a lot of cool stuff and have a ton of opportunities to network with other professionals in the area.

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