Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals

Edidiong Obot may have a background in chemistry, but she didn’t stay there. Podcaster. Host. Show producer. Speaker. Community advocate. Edidiong is a woman of many talents. I’m interested to learn more about her varied interests, and how public speaking has benefited her endeavors.  Learn more about Edidiong at https://www.instagram.com/e_chrys ________________________ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthgeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Career Skills for Engineers with Mark Herschberg Mark Herschberg serves as a fractional CTO. He is also author of the book, “The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You.” I’m curious to learn more about his progression to CTO, the motivation for his book, and the ways in which public speaking has benefited his work life.  Want to learn more about Mark's book? Check out https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/ _________________________ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Sam Alleva started out in aerospace engineering, working for several companies before deciding to strike out on her own as a technical writer. I was interested to learn more about her decision to start her own business, why she chose technical writing, and what her future plans for her company is. To learn more about Sam, check out https://www.evergreen-ink.com/ _____________________ Download the Excuse Assessment tool to prioritize solutions based on severity of excuse DOWNLOAD.TEACHTHEGEEK.COM _____________________ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Engineering manager and science fiction writer Matthew Dick.  Matthew Dick is an engineering manager in the transportation technology industry. He’s also a science fiction fan, so much so that he eventually wrote his own sci-fi book, Seed: A Hard Science Fiction Novel.  Learn more about his engineering journey, the motivation to write his book, and public speaking, of course.  Check out Matthew's book at https://www.matthewgdick.com/. __________________________ Get Excuse Assessment tool to prioritize solutions based on severity of excuse DOWNLOAD.TEACHTHEGEEK.COM __________________________ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (Twitter, FB) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Programmer to professional speaker - Pam Leinmiller Pam is founder of Vertical Vision Inc., a training and coaching in technical industries. She helps those in the tech fields hone their communication and leadership skills. She started out as a programmer, but ended up somewhere completely different. We spoke about her motivation to get into her current work, and her beginnings with public speaking. Learn more about Pam at https://pamleinmiller.com/ __________________________ Get Excuse Assessment tool to prioritize solutions based on severity of excuse DOWNLOAD.TEACHTHEGEEK.COM __________________________ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (Twitter, FB) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

Master communication skills with engineer turned speaker and author Debra Fine Once an engineer, Debra Fine now works with Fortune 500 companies, professional groups, and universities, offering public speaking tips for business events and client meetings. We chatted about her transition from engineer to speaker, the motivation for writing her books, and how she came to speak about small talk, something a lot of those in engineering, science, and tech avoid! _______________________ Download the Excuse Assessment tool - prioritize solutions based on severity of solution DOWNLOAD.TEACHTHEGEEK.COM _______________________ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

TEACH THE GEEK - public speaking for engineers Dr. Justin Goldston. He is a professor of supply chain management. He has organized TED conferences, spoken at them and is also author of the book, Critical Success Factors in Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation in U.S. Manufacturing. We chatted about his path to professorship, his interest in TED, and his book. TEACH THE GEEK  teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok) Got excuses? Get the Excuse Assessment tool - prioritize solutions based on severity of excuse DOWNLOAD.TEACHTHEGEEK.COM

TEACH THE GEEK -  public speaking for engineers Jeff Perry is a coach for engineers and software professionals. He’s also host of the Engineering Career Coach podcast. We spoke about what brought him to coaching, the work he did before he became a coach, and what he hope people get from his podcast.  Check out the Engineering Career Coach podcast at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR_jPfME-b_URruA1w9d0cH0oqsgI9TN9 TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok) DOWNLOAD the Excuse Assessment Tool at download.teachthegeek.com Prioritize solutions based on severity of excuse

TEACH THE GEEK - public speaking for engineers Noelle Silver is the founder of Womenin.AI and AI Leadership Institute. She’s also the head of instruction, data science, analytics, and full stack web development at HackerU. How did she get into AI? Why did she found those organizations and what can people get from them? How does public speaking figure into it all? I had questions, and Noelle had answers. Learn more about Noelle at https://noellesilver.com/ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok)

William “T” Thompson (no relation has lived an interesting life. He has an Air Force pilot, a civilian pilot and an attorney. He graduated with an Engineering degree from the Air Force Academy, but ended up attending law school and working as an attorney. He’s also a board member of the National Speakers Association. We spoke about why he decided to go to law school after getting an Engineering degree, his work with Delta Airlines, and the various other boards he has served on.  Learn more about T at https://www.captaintspeaks.com/ TEACH THE GEEK - PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG, TikTok) DOWNLOAD THE EXCUSE ASSESSMENT TOOL Prioritize solutions based on severity of excuse download.teachthegeek.com