

Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals
Neil Thompson
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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Sep 22, 2020 • 29min
EP. 111 - D&I champion Dr. Andrea Bowens-Jones
My guest today is Andrea Bowens-Jones. She is a consultant, coach, trainer, and speaker. She’s also a champion for diversity and inclusion. We chatted about her thoughts on D&I, her life as a manager, and public speaking, of course.
Learn more about Dr. Bowens-Jones at https://www.idgvision.com/.
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Sep 17, 2020 • 30min
EP. 110 - Science communicator Celia Du
My guest today is Celia Du. She is serious about science communication. So much so that she got a Master’s degree in it. We talked about her path to science communication, the challenges, and her future plans.
Find out more about Celia on LinkedIn, Twitter (@celia_du_), and Instagram (@celia.du)
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Sep 15, 2020 • 25min
EP. 109 - Priyanka Komala of the CurryUp Startup podcast
My guest today is Priyanka Komala. She has a number of degrees and a number of interests, too. The main one I was curious to learn about was her podcast, the Curryup Startup podcast, in which she spotlights the careers of Asian leaders.
Learn more about Priyanka at https://www.priyankakomala.com
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Sep 10, 2020 • 32min
EP. 108 - Science communicator Dr. Krishana Sankar
My guest today is Dr. Krishana Sankar. Earning a PhD in Physiology, she is now a science communicator. We spoke about about how she came to science communication, her plans on developing her career, and her interest in public speaking, of course.
Connect with Dr. Sankar on Twitter @krishanasankar
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Sep 8, 2020 • 30min
EP. 107 - Laurie Wallmark
My guest today is Laurie Wallmark. She was a computer science professor and software engineer. The next logical step? Children’s book author, of course. We talked about about what led her from computers to children’s books. You don’t hear that every day!
Learn more about Laurie at https://www.lauriewallmark.com/.
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Sep 3, 2020 • 28min
EP. 106 - Paolo Gaudiano
My guest today is Paolo Gaudiano. He is all things Diversity and Inclusion. He has a startup, Aleria, a non-profit, Aleria Research Corporation, and the Quantitative Studies of Diversity and Inclusion initiative. We talked about all three endeavors, and of course how public speaking figures into them.
Check out Aleria at aleria.tech
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Sep 1, 2020 • 38min
EP. 105 - Tiffany Dawson
My guest today is Tiffany Dawson, a career coach for women in STEM. After working in the construction industry, she changed careers and is now devoted to helping women build the careers they want. She’s also the host of the How to be a STEMinist podcast. We talked about her transition from engineering to career coach, her podcast, and the definition of STEMinist.
Learn more about Tiffany at tiffanydawson.co.
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Aug 27, 2020 • 27min
EP. 104 - Ade McCormack
My guest today is Ade McCormack. He has lived a few lives already. Starting out as a software engineer, he moved into coaching, writing books and articles for publications, as well as being a professional speaker. I was interested to learn about his career path, his current work, and the way in which public speaking integrates into it all.
Learn more about Ade at https://www.ademccormack.com/.
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Aug 25, 2020 • 35min
EP. 103 - Heather Wilde
My guest today is Heather Wilde, who is a CTO and coach for technology leaders. She has worked in many industries, including travel, healthcare, and hospitality. Heather is also an author, having written for Forbes and Inc. I was interested to learn more about her work, her speaking, and the work she does in promoting STEM education in schools.
Heather is @heathriel on all social media platforms.
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Aug 20, 2020 • 31min
EP. 102 - Shinjini Das
My guest today is Shinjini Das. She is the CEO and founder of The Das Media Group, encouraging her supporters, called go getters, to pursue their goals. Since graduating with a degree in Industrial Engineering, she has taken a pretty interesting path. I was curious to find out more about her career choices, the motivation to start her media company, and her interest in public speaking.
Find out more about Shinjini at @speakershinjini on all social media platforms.
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