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

Angie Li - UX product designer and career coach Angie Li is a UX master certified product designer. I don’t know what that means, so I’ll certainly ask her about what that entails. What does UX entail anyway? I often wonder if the answer depends on who you ask! She’s also a career coach for those who want to get into UX design. We chatted about how she got into UX design and what her clients can expect working with her. Public speaking also came up, too! To get in touch with Angie, visit http://angieli.com. On Instragram, her handle is @angielitv. __ TEACH THE GEEK http://teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer video? Go to youtube.teachthegeek.com

Aliza Carpio: Director of product and Tech Evangelist Aliza Carpio is a director of product and a tech evangelist. Whenever I think of evangelism, I think of church, but I’m pretty sure church has nothing to do with what Aliza does. She’s also on the advisory board of DevNetwork, a global community for technical professionals. We chatted about what got her into tech evangelism, her work with DevNetwork, and being a director of product.  Find Aliza on LinkedIn or visit https://creativelybrave.me/. __ TEACH THE GEEK Go to teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer video? Go to youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Angie Trueblood: From biology teacher to podcast guest strategist Angie Trueblood founded the Podwize Group to help people get booked as guests on podcasts. She’s also host of the Go Pitch Yourself podcast. But it wasn’t always this way. She was a biology teacher at one point. Dissecting frogs to podcast guesting strategy? Quite the switch, and quite the episode! __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer video? Go to youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Joy Goswami talking corporate engagement, biology, and singing Joy Goswami works in academia in corporate engagement. To me, that means that his institution partners with industry to advance technologies developed at his institution. I’m sure he’ll correct me if I’m wrong. He’s also a director on the AUTM Board, with AUTM standing for Association of University Technology Managers. We chatted about his role in corporate engagement, his work with AUTM, and his singing aspirations. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer video? Visit youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Frank Agraz, Illuminating Engineering Society President, talks public speaking Frank Agraz, in addition to working as a director of Engineering, is also president of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). I had no clue there was such a society, and I certainly had no clue that lighting professionals existed. We chatted about what lighting professionals do, what he does in his day job, and how public speaking has been of use to his work.  To learn more about the Illuminating Engineering Society, visit https://www.ies.org/. __ TEACH THE GEEK For public speaking tips, visit http://teachthegeek.com/tips Prefer video? Visit http://youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Dr. Shawna Pandya: Current doctor, future astonaut Dr. Pandya has many titles. Medical strategic research advisor. Vice president of immersive medicine. Chief instructor of operational space medicine. There are even more titles, but I like keeping this paragraph short! We chatted about her titles and how she came to have them. We also talked about how public speaking has helped her in these roles.  To learn more about Dr. Pandya, her Twitter handle is @shawnapandya. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer video? Go to youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegee (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Melissa Paciulli: Engineering to Coding School Director Melissa Paciulli is Executive Director of the Kenzie Academy from Southern New Hampshire University. It’s an online coding and tech school that offers certificate programs in software engineering, UX design, and cybersecurity. Why be in school for years when you can be in school for months? Sounds good to me! We chatted about how someone with degrees in math and civil engineering ended up heading an online coding school.  Want to contact Melissa? Hit her up on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissapaciulli/. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer audio? Go to podcast.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Ginger Scoggins - owner & engineering consultant Ginger Scoggins is the co-owner of Engineered Designs, Inc., a consulting engineering firm. Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection engineering services are all within scope. She’s also president-elect of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). We chatted about her journey into engineering, the founding of her firm, and her involvement with ASHRAE.  Connect with Ginger on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginger-scoggins-pe-cem-cxa-leed-ap-fashrae-52337162/. ___ TEACH THE GEEK Get public speaking tips at teachthegeek.com/tips Prefer video? Go to http://youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Dr. Madeleine Oudin - Cancer and epilepsy researcher Dr. Madeleine Oudin, a biomedical engineering assistant professor, focuses her research on how cancer spreads throughout the body. She's also an epilepsy researcher. She organizes scientific meetings, too. In fact, she's doing one for the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS). We chatted about her decision to become an academic, her choice of research interests, and what it takes to organize a conference. Hopefully she's well aware that a good conference must have snacks, and they must be plentiful.  To learn more about Dr. Oudin, visit http://www.madeleineoudinlab.com/. __ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer video? Go to youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)

Burt Dicht: Engineer and Historian Burt Dicht is the first guest in Teach the Geek history to have an engineering degree and a history degree. I was definitely interested to find out how that came about. To label Burt’s working history as interesting would be an understatement. He has worked as a finance director for a congressman. And he has worked for two engineering associations, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. What motivated these career choices? Let's find out! To get in touch with Burt, email him at burt.dicht@nss.org. ___ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com/tips for public speaking tips Prefer audio? Visit podcast.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, Tik Tok)