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How to Coach Testers

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Coaching testers is how I help testers learn more about testing in a practical and real way. This 3 minute podcast is a overview on motivations, what coaching is and a an example of how I coach.

Presented by Anne-Marie Charrett.

Biography

Anne-Marie Charrett is a software testing coach and trainer with a passion for helping testers discover their testing strengths and become the testers they aspire to be. Anne-Marie is working on a book with James Bach about coaching, with a target completion date of late next year.

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