For me, always self-conscious/anxious that I don't know enough/have nothing to contribute/be humiliated in public 1/2

Some of it a holdover from when InfoSec seemed MUCH less accepting that it is now. Ppl like @chrissistrunk @bbaskin @iamevltwin 2/3

@andrewsmhay @attrc @_devonkerr_ @hacks4pancakes @hal_pomeranz changed my perception a lot when I first started. 3/3

FTR, I still have all those feelings. Never goes away.

Same here, speaking still scares me every time. But hearing ppl like you say that makes ppl feel better.

The secret is: behind the podium, you're just geeking out about things that you love, have experienced, research, and get excited about.

Truth. If you thought it was cool, 1/2

good bet others will think it is too.

I get nervous every time I speak. The trick is learning to channel that productively.