I’m doing Toastmasters to try to improve my speaking and my third talk will be related to why a function on a web site can suddenly slow down due to a change in plan. It has to be 5 to 7 minutes long and the audience is non-technical.
So, just for fun, here is my first draft. If you feel like giving me any suggestions that would be great.
First draft of Toastmasters Sudden SQL Slowness talk
– Bobby
About Bobby
I live in Chandler, Arizona with my wife and three daughters. I work for US Foods, the second largest food distribution company in the United States. I have worked in the Information Technology field since 1989. I have a passion for Oracle database performance tuning because I enjoy challenging technical problems that require an understanding of computer science. I enjoy communicating with people about my work.
Good draft. You might mention for a laugh that SQL is a misnomer that it stands for structured query language, but it is not structured, not for queries-only and not a language.
Also maybe note that SQL for for interactive web sites like Amazon and eBay . . .
Good Luck!
Don,
Thanks for the feedback. I definitely need some humor to make it more interesting, and your point about major web sites that we all use using SQL should appeal to a non-technical audience.
– Bobby