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Louise Woodhams
Automation & Test Lead

I've been testing for over 10 years and API testing is my favourite.
I believe testers/quality people are the BEST humans and always bring hope to my half glass empty soul.

Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 46 image
Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull have taken over the MoTaCon takeover. Is that a reverse takeover? 🤔 Can you find them?
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MoTacon Musing
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MoTacon Musing
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
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A week and a halfish after MoTacon and very much back in reality I wanted to say Thank You. The main reason I pushed passed all my anxiety to attend TestBash*(MoTacon) was I remember the feeling o...
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
contributed:
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A week and a halfish after MoTacon and very much back in reality I wanted to say Thank You. The main reason I pushed passed all my anxiety to attend TestBash*(MoTacon) was I remember the feeling o...
Bug congrats for stepping onto the 99 Second Talks stage at MoTaCon. You did great! I appreciate how much of a person... image
Bug congrats for stepping onto the 99 Second Talks stage at MoTaCon. You did great! I appreciate how much of a personal achievement it was to do that. The MoTaverse has got your back and we welcome more of your contributions. 
They just kept turning up!  image
02/10/25. It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up. Such is the...
They just kept turning up!  image
They just kept turning up!
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
contributed:
They just kept turning up!  image
02/10/25. It's Thursday. The time is 16:03. It's Day 2 of MoTaCon. And I've never seen the 99-Second Talks queue grow so quickly. And even after this photo more people turned up. Such is the...
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It’s a good job Rutherford P Dog can’t read. He is not normally a massive fan of post(persons)
Gwen & Veerle preparing the day-two-intro image
Gwen & Veerle preparing the day-two-intro, practicing System of a Down on a Glockenspiel
TestBash is now MoTaCon image
It's time to remove the silos
Back to work with the swag on image
Anyone else rocking their new MoTaCon ’25 swag at work today?
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Krys Catterall for:
Was lovely to meet and super friendly.It was also fantastic to meet Luna. Both of you made testbash even more amazing... image
Was lovely to meet and super friendly.It was also fantastic to meet Luna. Both of you made testbash even more amazing <3
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Danny Dainton for:
Best Swag and great conversations image
Best Swag and great conversations
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Gwen Diagram for:
Amazing hosting work and the best interests. Did fantastic intros to all the speakers and had excellent energy  image
Amazing hosting work and the best interests. Did fantastic intros to all the speakers and had excellent energy 
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Jenna Charlton for:
Was lovely to meet in person, super helpful and a genuinely fabulous human   image
Was lovely to meet in person, super helpful and a genuinely fabulous human  
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Veerle Verhagen for:
Fantastic human with amazing musical skills and glorious style image
Fantastic human with amazing musical skills and glorious style
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Jokin Aspiazu for:
Amazing conference talk! image
Amazing conference talk!
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Suman Bala for:
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
registered for:
MoTaCon 2026 image
A tech conference to help you navigate the ever-shifting landscape of Quality Engineering, AI, Leadership, Product, Accessibility and Security.
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Kulas Angeles for:
Fantastic and engaging talk image
Fantastic and engaging talk
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Jitesh Gosai for:
Did an amazing talk with great slides image
Did an amazing talk with great slides
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Elizabeth Zagroba for:
Great talk, really motivating and engaging. Thank you for your story ❤️ image
Great talk, really motivating and engaging. Thank you for your story ❤️
I think, therefore I test: the importance of thinking for testers  image
Explore different mindsets to improve testing, overcome bias, and add more value.
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May your cake be sweet and your bugs be few.
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There was a post on social media where people were asked to describe their job as poorly as possible. I said I basically click things and pester people with questions! How would you describe you...
We don't need QA. image
"We don't need QA." Cool. Who’s translating chaos into business impact?
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Learn from the mistakes and career lessons of an experienced leader to shape your path as a trusted leader in quality.
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Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Thanks for taking the time to talk, and here's a community star from me to you ⭐️ image
Thanks for taking the time to talk, and here's a community star from me to you ⭐️
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Was a professional member in 2025
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Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
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A skills and knowledge exchange to enhance your testing life
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
registered for:
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Join the test exchange! Offer your skills and knowledge and share what you need to enhance your testing life.
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
registered for:
TestBash Autumn 2023 image
Harvest your testing skills at TestBash Autumn, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2023
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Louise Woodhams
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The Psychology of Web Performance image
In this Masterclass, Marie Cruz describes the psychology of waiting and how it relates to web performance. Learn ways to make websites faster for both objective and subjective performance measures.
Harness the Power of Debugging! image
This talk is a reflection on how debugging has changed my life and empowered me to navigate the various challenges in my career.
How (Not) to Measure Quality image
In this talk, I share some general motivations for measuring quality.
Tester Meets CI System image
What happens if a curious tester meets a Continuous Integration (CI) system and decides to take care of it?
Let's Test the Pokemon API with REST and GraphQL image
This is a joint session where two friends will use the Pokemon public API to compare REST and GraphQL API testing.
ADHD and Me: How Neurodivergence Boosts My Testing image
Brains are weird, neat, squishy things.
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
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API Testing 102: Security And More Request Types image
Learn how to manage authentication and authorisation to create more advanced API requests
Louise Woodhams
Louise Woodhams
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TestBash Spring 2023 image
Grow your testing skills at TestBash Spring, a Ministry of Testing software testing conference happening on the 23rd of March 2023.
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