Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals
In STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)? Struggle with public speaking? Then you're in the right place! I'm Neil Thompson, engineer and speaker. This is the place to get tips to improve your public speaking, and also hear from others with STEM backgrounds who saw the benefit of public speaking in their careers and the steps they took to get better at it. Think you or someone you know would make a great guest? Email me at hello@teachthegeek.com.
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Tania Will Jeppesen: The Prepared Leader Tania Will Jeppesen is the founder of the Prepared Leader, offering consulting and speaking services on leadership development. Because she had an illustrious career in operations. I’m interested to learn more about her motivation to start her company, her previous roles in corp
I made this episode especially for those in HR and TD (talent development) departments. This episode is about why strong communication skills are essential to technical professionals and how HR/TD can play a key role in developing those skills. TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Working with technical professiona
Lunch & learns can be a great way for technical professionals to practice their speaking skills. Why would they participate in them? Why would others show up to be attendees? In this solo episode, I go over ways to encourage participation in lunch & learns so everyone benefits from them. What do you think? Did I come u
Shubham Gupta: The Analytical Speaker Shubham Gupta is an analytics and business intelligence leader who, as part of his work, communicates analytics and AI insights to non-technical audiences. He’s worked in a number of industries, including telecom, healthcare, and insurance. I’m curious to learn more about why he ch
Marcia Alvarado: The Alvarado Experience Marcia Alvarado is an engineer, speaker, and founder of the Alvarado Experience. She worked as a structural engineer for years and now has her consultancy, working with clients on leadership coaching, marketing strategy, and image consulting. How did an engineer end up doing thi
Bob Miller - The Memory Expert Ever forget someone’s name right after they say it? You’re not alone—and today we’re talking with memory expert Bob Miller about why that happens and what to do about it. If you’re in a technical field and remembering names or small details isn’t your strong suit, this episode is for you.
