{"id":1790,"date":"2025-07-04T11:10:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T11:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jane-eggers-translations.de\/en\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:37:58","slug":"it-can-be-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jane-eggers-translations.de\/en\/it-can-be-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"IT can be fun"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1790\" class=\"elementor elementor-1790\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45eb959f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45eb959f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6edda538\" data-id=\"6edda538\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f76cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f76cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reinhold Nawroth is on a mission to improve the image of IT! It can be fun, he says \u2013 and he certainly went a long way towards proving that last week, at DSLAM in Munich.<\/p><p>DSLAM (Digital Security Slam) is a live event where performers take the stage to present 10-minute comedy slots on IT, digitalisation or cybersecurity-related topics.<\/p><p>Sounds unlikely? I\u2019ve been there and it really works!<\/p><p>My first DSLAM was the full-day version, in Leipzig last June. This year, Reinhold and team are taking the format on the road as \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/dslam.info\/\">DSLAM Nightshift<\/a>\u2019. So far, they\u2019ve delighted audiences in Leipzig, Cologne and now Munich. Next stop Hamburg on 19 November 2025.<\/p><p>Held at the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/im-schlachthof.de\/das-haus\/\">Wirtshaus im Schlachthof<\/a>* venue, the Munich event had a lively, Oktoberfest feel to it. I ordered some spinach dumplings and a drink, found a space (and some translator colleagues!) at one of the beer benches and settled in for a fun evening.<\/p><p>The short slots and fast turnover of performers keep the energy high and the interest piqued. If you\u2019ve only got ten minutes, you have to think carefully about what your core message is \u2013 there\u2019s no time for waffle.<\/p><p>It was something a bit different, a fun night and well worth the trip to Munich. And since the line-up of performers changes each time, I\u2019ll be looking out for an opportunity to go again.<\/p><p>*Website in German, but look at the images under &#8216;Saal&#8217; to get a sense of the room we were in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reinhold Nawroth is on a mission to improve the image of IT! 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