## Slide 1: Automation Strategy First

Prevent the anti-pattern of automating everything indiscriminately.

References: https://martinfowler.com/articles/practical-test-pyramid.html

## Slide 2: Test Pyramid in Practice

Explain the economics: lower-level tests are cheaper and faster, UI tests are valuable but expensive.

References: https://martinfowler.com/articles/practical-test-pyramid.html

## Slide 3: Flaky Test Mitigation

Teach that trust in CI is everything. A noisy suite slows teams and hides real regressions.

References: https://testing.googleblog.com/2016/05/flaky-tests-at-google-and-how-we.html

## Slide 4: Maintainable Test Architecture

Position maintainability as a first-class requirement for any long-lived automation suite.

References: https://playwright.dev/docs/intro | https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/

## Slide 5: BDD: When and When Not

Provide practical guidance: BDD helps collaboration, but overusing it can create duplication and overhead.

References: https://cucumber.io/docs/gherkin/reference/