Teach the Geek: Public Speaking and Communication Skills for Technical Professionals

Migüel Jetté is all about AI. In fact, he’s developing a speech-to-text transcription solution that ensures that we’re all understood without bias. I’m tired of having to repeat myself when I ask Siri something, so maybe he can help with that, too. We talked about how he came to AI, and what he hopes to do next. To get in touch with Migüel, check him out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/migueljette. __ Are you a technical founder looking to join a community of other technical founders? Join the waitlist for the Teach the Geek Pitching Society! Learn more at http://teachthegeek.com/pitch.

Brett Harris - the Excited Cybersecurity Officer My guest is cybersecurity officer Brett Harrison. He’s a speaker, too, speaking on cybersecurity topics. Armed with a degree in computer science and a background in decision theory, he now finds himself where he is today. To get in touch with Brett, his LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettharris. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

While Dr. Adriana Bankston has a PhD in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, her career does not involve being in a lab. In fact, she works on science policy. I’m really interested to find out how she came to her line of work, and how her PhD informs such work. To get in touch with Dr. Bankston, visit her website at adrianabankston.com. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Engineering to Law with Jessica Hudak Jessica Hudak is an attorney. The guests I interview typically have a technical background. Jessica is no different. How did she end up an attorney? What’s technical about that? More than you may think! To get in touch with Jessica, her LinkedIn profile is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahudak __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Angelo Collins is Flying High with the Vertical Flight Society Angelo Collins is Executive Director of the Vertical Flight Society. What is the Vertical Flight Society? What does one do to prepare to be Executive Director of the Vertical Flight Society? What’s horizonal flight? So many questions, so let’s get to it. To get in touch with Angelo, his email is acollins@vtol.org. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Joe Luellen is being his Authentic Self in Quality Joe Luellen is a quality engineering manager. How’d he get into quality and what keeps him there? Also, what is quality anyway? And why did I ask Joe about being your authentic self anyway? Let’s get to it! To get in touch with Joe, his LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephluelleniii __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Jamie McMillan: Speaking up for the Trades Jamie McMillan is an ironworker, speaker, and author. Ironworker, speaker, and author I suspect don’t often appear in the same sentence, so I was curious to find out how she came to each of them. She is also a champion for the trades, and we need more of them! Learn more about Jamie at kickasscareers.ca __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Eric Chen has a Different Approach to Engineering Management I reached out to Engineering Manager Eric Chen for one reason, but after speaking with him, I decided that he had to be a guest on the podcast. Why? Because he has an approach to Engineering Management that I think more need to hear. And at some point, we got to public speaking questions, too. Get in touch with Eric at cheneric at gmail.com. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Ahmad Burse is a high performance coach for engineers. How did he come to this line of work? What prepared him for it? What does he do for his clients? So many questions… To get in touch with Ahmad, visit his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/burseconsulting __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Dr. Carla Sayan works as a Systems Engineering Associate Director. What does that mean? Whenever I have a guest who has a PhD and works in industry, I’m always interested to find out about getting the PhD and how it has impacted their working lives. And since this podcast is about public speaking, we got around to questions about that, too. To get in touch with Dr. Sayan, visit her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carla-s-157b386/. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.