I have been honored and blessed to participate in many speaking engagements and media opportunities (e.g. webinars, articles, blogs, podcasts, etc). Please find below each of the engagements by year.
If you would like to book me for a speaking engagement or media event, please send your request to: info@mikewlyles.com
2019
WORKSHOP: “Inattentional Blindness: It’s Not What You Look At It’s What You See”
2019 Agile Testing Days – Potsdam, Germany, November 3-8, 2019
KEYNOTE: “A Decade of Testing“
2019 STPCon Fall Conference – Boston, MA, September 23-26, 2019
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2019 STPCon Fall Conference – Boston, MA, September 23-26, 2019
WORKSHOP: “Inattentional Blindness: It’s Not What You Look At It’s What You See”
2019 SQuAD Conference – Denver, Colorado, September 10-11, 2019
SESSION: “Testing Is Not a 9 to 5 Job: Broadening Your Testing Skills“
2019 SQuAD Conference – Denver, Colorado, September 10-11, 2019
MEETUP: “Testing Like a Kid“
July 2019 TISQA Meetup – Raleigh, NC, July 18, 2019
WORKSHOP: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At It’s What You See”
2019 Romania Testing – Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 12-15, 2019
SESSION: “Testing Like a Kid“
2019 Romania Testing – Cluj-Napoca, Romania, June 12-15, 2019
KEYNOTE: “The Paradigm Shift of QA”
2019 Zenposium Conference – Greensboro, NC, May 24, 2019
WORKSHOP: “Please Open the Door!”
2019 STPCon Spring Conference – San Francisco, CA, April 1-4, 2019
SESSION: “Testing Like a Kid“
2019 STPCon Spring Conference – San Francisco, CA, April 1-4, 2019
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2018 STPCon Spring Conference – San Francisco, CA, April 1-4, 2019
2018
KEYNOTE: “Testing Like a Kid”
2018 CONTest NYC Conference – New York City, November 14-16, 2018
WORKSHOP: “Testing Like a Kid”
2018 STPCon Fall Conference – Washington, D.C., October 21-25, 2018
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2018 STPCon Fall Conference – Washington, D.C., October 21-25, 2018
WORKSHOP: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See” (click title for youTube video of workshop)
2018 Selenium Conference Bangalore – Bangalore, India, June 28-30, 2018
ARTICLE: “Testing Like a Kid — Article with QA Consultants”
QA Consultants Blog, April 17, 2018
WORKSHOP: “Testing Like a Kid”
2018 STPCon Spring Conference – Newport Beach, CA, April 9-12, 2018
SESSION: “Metrics: Tell A Story, Not A Number”
2018 STPCon Spring Conference – Newport Beach, CA, April 9-12, 2018
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2018 STPCon Spring Conference – Newport Beach, CA, April 9-12, 2018
WEBINAR: “Testing is Not a 9 to 5 Job“
AppliTools, March 15, 2018
MEETUP: “Testing is Not a 9 to 5 Job”
QA Testers of Charlotte – Meetup – Charlotte, NC, March 14, 2018
PODCAST: “2018 Conference Season Preview: STPCon”
tapTalk, TapQA, March 9, 2018
WORKSHOP: “Leadership Roundtable: Leading the Next Generation of Software Testing”
2018 TISQA Conference – Chapel Hill, NC, February 27-28, 2018
KEYNOTE: “Testing is Not a 9 to 5 Job” (click title for youTube video of keynote)
2018 TISQA Conference – Chapel Hill, NC, February 27-28, 2018
2017
ARTICLE: “Rich Rogers Testing Blog: Q&A With Mike Lyles”
Rich Rogers Testing Blog, December 17, 2017
ARTICLE: “Expert Insight: Why Testing Matters”
CrossBrowserTesting Article, December 11, 201
WORKSHOP: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
Let’s Test South Africa 2017 – Magaliesburg, South Africa, November 26-28, 2017
WORKSHOP: “Leadership Roundtable: Leading the Next Generation of Software Testing”
2017 STPCon Fall Conference – Dulles, VA, September 25-29, 2017
SESSION: “Testing is Not a 9 to 5 Job”
2017 STPCon Fall Conference – Dulles, VA, September 25-29, 2017
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2017 STPCon Fall Conference – Dulles, VA, September 25-29, 2017
WEBINAR: “STP Webinar: The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster”
Software Test Professionals, September 13, 2017
ARTICLE: “Killing 1500 Tests With One Stone”
AppliTools.com Guest Blog, December 20, 2016
PRESENTATION: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster for Business Analysts”
Lowe’s Business Analyst Meetup, Mooresville, NC, July 20, 2017
MEETUP: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster for Business Analysts”
IIBA Charlotte Meetup, Charlotte, NC, June 13, 2017
ARTICLE: “Where Will You Be When The World Changes?”
AppliTools.com Guest Blog, June 12, 2017
MEETUP: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
KWSQA Meetup, Waterloo, ON, May 31, 2017
KEYNOTE: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
2017 Quality Software Australia Conference – Melbourne, Australia, May 10-12, 2017
WORKSHOP: “Metrics: Tell A Story, Not A Number”
2017 Quality Software Australia Conference – Melbourne, Australia, May 10-12, 2017
MEETUP: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
QA Testers of Charlotte – Meetup – Charlotte, NC, April 18, 2017
SPEAKER: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster”
Toastmaster’s Event – Belk Sto-Re-Tellers, Charlotte, NC, April 13, 2017
KEYNOTE: “Test (R)evolution III: An Expert Panel of Software Testing (moderator)”
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
SESSION: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
SESSION: “Leadership Roundtable: How Successful Teams Thrive In An Ever Changing Testing World”
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2017 STPCon Spring Conference–Phoenix, AZ, March 14-17, 2017
PODCAST: “Crowdfire Interview with Mike Lyles” (Show Host)
Crowdfire Stories Podcast, Crowdfire, March 12, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Jess Lancaster” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 8, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Keynote Panelists (Eric Proegler, Amber Race, and Henrik Andersson)” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 6, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Sauce Labs (Charles Ramsey-CEO, Bill McGee, and Leo Laskin)” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 6, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Hans Buwalda” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 3, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Paul Merrill & Angie Jones” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 31, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Anne Hungate” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 30, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Nancy Kelln” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 30, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Rajesh Mathur” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 27, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Christin Wiedemann” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 26, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Michael Hackett” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 24, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: Special Broadcast of Attendee Testimonials from STPCon Fall 2016 Event” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 23, 2017
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2017 Speaker Interview with Pradeepa Narayanaswamy” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, January 18, 2017
MEETUP: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
Triangle Testing and Automation User Group – Raleigh, NC, January 10, 2017
2016
ARTICLE: “Double Vision”
AppliTools.com Guest Blog, December 20, 2016
KEYNOTE: “The Drive-Thru Is Not Always Faster: Re-Thinking Your Testing Practice”
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
KEYNOTE: “Test (R)evolution II: An Expert Panel of Software Testing (moderator)”
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
SESSION: “What the 80’s Taught Me About Software Testing”
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2016 STPCon Fall Conference–Dallas, TX, September 19-22, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Mike Lyles” (interview for my Keynote and STP Host Role)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, September 7, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Sauce Labs & QA Consultants” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, August 23, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Amber Race” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, August 17, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Fall 2016 Speaker Interview with Keynote Panelists: Paul Grizzaffi, Mary Thorn, Melissa Tondi” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, August 11, 2016
PODCAST: “The Testing Show: Measurement & Metrics”
The Testing Show, QualiTest Podcast, June 8, 2016
KEYNOTE: “Test (R )evolution: An Expert Panel on Software Testing (moderator)”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
WORKSHOP: “Metrics: Tell A Story Not A Number”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
WORKSHOP: “Leading the Next Generation of Software Testers”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
2016 STPCon Spring Conference–San Francisco, CA, April 4-7, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: Rapid Software Testing: An Interview with James Bach” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, March 31, 2016
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See“
2016 TISQA Conference–Chapel Hill, NC, March 2-3, 2016
SESSION: “Leading the Next Generation of Software Testers”
2016 TISQA Conference–Chapel Hill, NC, March 2-3, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Greg Sypolt and Ashley Hunsberger” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 25, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Performance Speakers – Mark Tomlinson, Eric Proegler, and Andreas Grabner” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 16, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Jim Hazen” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 13, 2016
PODCAST: “STPRadio: STPCon Spring 2016 Speaker Interview with Keynote panelists Dave Haeffner, Smita Mishra, and Damian Synadinos” (Show Host)
STPRadio, Software Test Professionals, February 5, 2016
PODCAST: “Test Talks Interview #88: Mike Lyles – Becoming a Next Gen Tester”
Test Talks with Joe Colantonio, January 29, 2016
ARTICLE: “Testing Circus Interview with Mike Lyles”
Testing Circus Magazine, January 9, 2016
2015
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2015 STPCon Fall Conference–Boston, MA, October 5-8, 2015
WORKSHOP: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
2015 STPCon Fall Conference–Boston, MA, October 5-8, 2015
SESSION: “Leading the Next Generation of Software Testers”
2015 STPCon Fall Conference–Boston, MA, October 5-8, 2015
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
Agile2015–Washington, DC, August 6, 2015
SESSION: “Visual Testing: It’s Not What You Look At, It’s What You See”
2015 CAST Conference–Madison, WI, August 5, 2015
ARTICLE: “Leading the Next Generation of Testers”
Tea Time with Testers, June 30, 2015
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2015 STPCon Spring Conference–San Diego, CA, March 30-April 2, 2015
WORKSHOP: “Metrics: Tell A Story Not A Number”
2015 STPCon Spring Conference–San Diego, CA, March 30-April 2, 2015
SESSION: “Presenter Mentoring: Speaker Invitation & Orientation”
2015 STPCon Spring Conference–San Diego, CA, March 30-April 2, 2015
2014
Conference Host and Emcee for All General Sessions
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
WORKSHOP: “Field of Metrics: Bringing Your Measurement Program Back to Life”
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
SESSION: “Continuous Testing Roundtable“
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
SESSION: “Presenter Mentoring: Speaker Invitation & Orientation”
2014 STPCon Fall Conference–Denver, CO, Nov 3-6, 2014
SESSION: “Building a Successful Test Organization”
QA Digital Summit – Chicago, IL, October 3, 2014
WEBINAR: “A 360 Degree View of Testing” – HOST & Moderator
STP Leadership Summit, September 24-25, 2014
ARTICLE: “10 Leadership Lessons from Jeffrey Fox”
CIO Magazine, July 10, 2014
KEYNOTE PANEL: “Game Changers: Best Practices for Dev, Test, and Release”
SDLC Acceleration Summit – San Francisco, CA, May 13, 2014
KEYNOTE: “What the 80’s Taught Me About Software Testing”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “Automation Roundtables”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “The Good, the Bad, and the Metrics”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “Service Virtualization in the Testing World”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
SESSION: “Presenter Mentoring: Speaker Invitation & Orientation”
2014 STPCon Spring Conference – New Orleans, LA, April 14-17, 2014
QAI QUEST 2014 Newsletter, April 7, 2014
ARTICLE: “Are You Smarter Than A Test Manager (Part 2 of 2)”
Tea Time with Testers, January 3, 2014
2013
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester: Mike Lyles Interviews Melissa Tondi”
Software Test Professionals Newsletter, December 13, 2013
ARTICLE: “Are You Smarter Than A Test Manager (Part 1 of 2)”
Tea Time with Testers, November 28, 2013
WORKSHOP: “Are you Smarter Than a Test Manager”
QAI TestTrek 2013 – Toronto, Canada, October 29, 2013
WORKSHOP: “Are you Smarter Than a Test Manager”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
“SPEAK UP! Top Tips for Talking About Testing (Lunchtime Speed Geeking)”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
SESSION: “Test Team Alignment”
2013 STPCon Fall Conference – Phoenix, AZ, October 21-24, 2013
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
QUEST 2013 Conference – Chicago, IL, April 15-19, 2013
WEBINAR: “A Day In the Life of a Test Manager”
QAI TestTrek 2013, October 2013
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester: Mike Lyles Interviews Jari Laakso”
Software Test Professionals Newsletter, July 19, 2013
SESSION: “A Day In the Life of a Test Manager” (click for presentation video)
2013 STPCon Spring Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
WORKSHOP: “Metrics Workshop”
2013 STP Con Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
SPEED GEEKING TALK: “Gambling With Your Test Estimations”
2013 STP Con Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
2013 STP Con Conference – San Diego, CA, April 22-25, 2013
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester: Mike Lyles Interviews John Ruberto”
Software Test Professionals Newsletter, March 15, 2013
ARTICLE: “Change Is Good”
The Zig Ziglar Newsletter, January 15, 2013
ARTICLE: “5 Lies You Tell Yourself That Stop You From Reaching Your Goals”
MindBodyGreen, January 3, 2013
2012
SESSION: “Building A Successful Testing Center of Excellence”
2012 STPCon Fall Conference – Miami, FL, October 15-18, 2012
SESSION: “Expert Panel on Testing”
2012 STPCon Fall Conference – Miami, FL, October 15-18, 2012
SPEED GEEKING TALK: “Regression Testing”
2012 STPCon Fall Conference – Miami, FL, October 15-18, 2012
ARTICLE: “Work/Life Balance Is a Fantasy & What You Can Do About It”
MindBodyGreen, October 5, 2012
ARTICLE: “Building A Successful Test Center of Excellence“
ST&QA Magazine, October 1, 2012
ARTICLE: “Why Do I Need Regression Testing“
ST&QA Magazine, August 15, 2012
ARTICLE: “Ask The Tester”
ST&QA Magazine, March 2012
