A presentation at KubeCon & CloudNativeCon NA 2022 in in Detroit, MI, USA by Aurélie Vache
Who has not once said the phrase:
Some people are convinced that they do not deserve their success, despite the efforts they make to succeed. They often convince themselves that their success is not linked to their work, their personal accomplishment, but simply to luck or the work of others. In fact, they live permanently with a feeling of deception and constantly fear that someone will unmask them from one day to another. Despite my stuttering, I am a speaker, a mentor, a conference organizer and very invested in women in tech and tech communities.
In this talk, we will see what the impostor syndrome is, how it is reflected on a daily basis and we will see that it is not inevitable, on the contrary, that there are tips and tricks for the fight, overcome and improve. And I will also tell you several anecdotes that happened to me, which were very hard and which made me who I am today.
Here’s what was said about this presentation on social media.
You made it up there on the stage, telling your story, in a different non-native language.
— Michael Friedrich, DevOps triplet 🌈 (@dnsmichi) November 4, 2022
That deserves 20/10 👏👏👏
I just received my notes and comments about my talk about tips to fight impostor syndrome at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA 2022 ... And I'm so surprised, I have no words so I want to thank you for all of your feedbacks!#KubeCon #KubeConNA @KubeCon_ pic.twitter.com/F0ql6HEU6W
— Aurélie Vache (@aurelievache) November 4, 2022
You deserved 10 and nothing less
— James Spurin (@jamesspurin) November 4, 2022
Well deserved ⭐️
— Hira (@hiraa221) November 4, 2022
🌟🌟🌟 Amazing talk about "Impostor Syndrome". Thank you for that @aurelievache 🙏🙌https://t.co/8BSDCGNrQY
— Carol Valencia 🐾 (@krol_valencia) November 18, 2022
This talk was amazing! It touch the deepest ropes of your thoughts. Thanks for sharing @krol_valencia and many thanks for your great work @aurelievache!
— Alessio Greggi (@alegrey91) November 20, 2022
Well, it's the D Day.
— Aurélie Vache (@aurelievache) October 27, 2022
At 11h55 (17h55 fr) I'll give, at @KubeCon_ for the first time a talk solo in English, about an important topic for me: how to fight the impostor syndrome?
Thanks @ChrisShort for pushing me to submit the talk few months ago.
🤞💪#kubeconNA #KubeCon pic.twitter.com/Y5pKLVU3h7
@aurelievache engaging with the audience, asking them questions about awareness of imposter syndrome. pic.twitter.com/8a5IaN65LF
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
I Love Aurelie's drawings and how she started with being an imposter. pic.twitter.com/NttRulcaTN
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
People are judgemental, mostly hard on themselves, and appreciate others' work but not theirs. Always scared they will be unmasked as not good as the others #impostersyndrome #KubeCon pic.twitter.com/fGciMiW2hd
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
#kubcon #impostersyndrome can be fought by recognising one's achievements and knowledge pic.twitter.com/G4MIjgYwgU
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
Friends, family, and community help; we are stronger together. we do not have to know everything pic.twitter.com/bIYQK9BvuI
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
Share your knowledge in meetups, conferences, and other events. Learn and share your knowledge. pic.twitter.com/Ja283qTNVQ
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
contribute, review, help documentation pic.twitter.com/bHuNKMBdqb
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
I have to admit @aurelievache is presenting faster than I can quote her 😆
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
4 - Ask for feedback
5 - Try peer programming; learn from each other
6 - Be yourself, don't try to copy others, and find new ideas and abilities pic.twitter.com/I7ERqOfASr
Example of an artefact simplifying technical things by drawings that started accidentally, but drove @aurelievache to start a book, videos, and now her book is on amazon https://t.co/rtm37CwfbJ pic.twitter.com/E2Ff3s2jeU
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
Trust yourself and share with others.
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
Focus on the positive.
Aurelie mentioned a story from her experience that hurt her a lot. Someone criticizing her stutter. But with the support of one of her colleagues, she focused on the positive and helped her move forward 💕 pic.twitter.com/la0MH2F1KP
Rejection is not a failure. Another story from Aurelie regarding pursuing a master's degree. Needed to pass an interview and was worried about her speech. Again hurt, but her commitment, even though it was difficult, she managed to overcome the degree and motivate herself pic.twitter.com/Fh2pWrtIek
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
Remember the jobs well done, and focus on something other than stupid mistakes. We all make mistakes. and we all have our own experiences. #impostersyndrome brings out humality pic.twitter.com/Aofa8K1WA7
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
Stop listening to your inner voice
— Walid Shaari 诗万礼 (@walidshaari) October 27, 2022
you are legitimate
The fantastic audience applauded her for a longer time than usual. Aurelie was amazing. @aurelievache is asking for thier feedback. pic.twitter.com/AleTtEuP5f
Currently listening to @aurelievache’s talk on how to fight imposter syndrome.
— Edidiong Asikpo @ #KubeCon (@Didicodes) October 27, 2022
I’ll share the tips in this thread. 🤗#kubeconNA #Kubecon2022 pic.twitter.com/wh3kd5g8wK
“You don’t have to be perfect. Nobody asks you to, except you. Nobody is going to ask you, so get out of your head” -@aurelievache nothing truer especially important when dealing with imposter syndrome. #KubeCon
— Emily Fox (@TheMoxieFox) October 27, 2022
* Be yourself and don’t try to copy others.
— Edidiong Asikpo @ #KubeCon (@Didicodes) October 27, 2022
* Try new things and share with others.
* Focus on the positives.
* Accept yourself.
* Be proud of yourself.
This was a very insightful talk, @aurelievache. Thanks for sharing. #kubeconNA #Kubecon2022 pic.twitter.com/8wXGQ1ILPw
on stage at #KubeCon @aurelievache to talk about how to fight the Impostor Syndrome! pic.twitter.com/SxbUFHVMqP
— Alain Regnier (@altolabs) October 27, 2022
Tips on how to fight imposter syndrome:
— Edidiong Asikpo @ #KubeCon (@Didicodes) October 27, 2022
* List your achievements, projects, recognitions & skills so far.
* Be well surrounded by people who supports & encourage you.
* Share your knowledge & contribute to Open Source
* Ask for feedback rather than validation #kubeconNA
This presentation hit me hard 🥹
— James Spurin (@jamesspurin) October 27, 2022
My walking challenges (disability) are constant noise in the background and there’s many things I put off because of it.
Then, you see @aurelievache on stage… her stutter doesn’t own her! This talk has changed me for the better, will be brave!
Just attended "Tips to Fight Imposter Syndrome " By @aurelievache
— Arindam Majumder (@Arindam_1729) October 27, 2022
It was Amazing! Learned a lot! @KubeCon_#KubeCon #Kubecon2022 pic.twitter.com/WuFW5PUhAo
"Imposter = Not a fatality
— Kiran Satya Raj (@jksrtwt) October 28, 2022
Use it to improve and prove yourself that you're good"
it's really helpful, thank you so much @aurelievache
folks, make sure to check out https://t.co/bQ9TdeUHFq she's got amazing content on docker, Kubernetes and Go which can help us in our learning
Thank you to the fearless @aurelievache for giving such a cool Imposter Syndrome talk today. I love how you keep it so real and honest. pic.twitter.com/kQ69yZlmro
— Hanyu (Annie) Xiong (@Annie__Xiong) October 27, 2022
Stop what you're doing and look at this FANTASTIC presentation from @aurelievache on moving beyond impostor syndrome.
— Jonathon Colman (@jcolman) October 31, 2022
She shows you how you can find your confidence — and yourself.https://t.co/JRoAKyEWbA
I can't believe I missed this! Hope to see it online later
— Natan Yellin - Speaking at KubeCon (@aantn) October 30, 2022