Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals

My guest today, Scott Hanselman, works for Microsoft with its web platform team. He’s also a teacher and speaker and host of podcasts and a YouTube channel.  I spoke about how she got into software engineering, his favorite speaking topics, and his podcasts and YouTube channel. TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

Today’s guest, Tyrone Jacobs, Jr., is an electrical engineer and speaker. He is also heavily involved in the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); he recently became the Region VI Professionals chair. I’m interested to hear more about his journey in engineering thus far, his involvement in NSBE, and public speaking, of course.    Check Tyrone out on Instagram (@mrpositivevibes) and Twitter (@jststaypositive). TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today, Assata Caldwell Worrell, has a job unlike anyone I’ve had on the channel. She is a medical and scientific illustrator, the found of Legacy BioStudios. Instead of verbal communication, she’s about visual communication.  I’m very interested to find out how she got into medical illustration, and the benefits of putting more effort into images on slides. Learn more about Assata at https://legacybiostudios.com/ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today, Mathew Picardal, is a Civil Engineer who hosts his own YouTube channel, Structural Engineering Life. The goal of the channel is to help engineers with technical, business and soft skills. He also co-hosts the Structural Engineering Channel podcast. We spoke with him about his interest in Civil Engineering, the motivation for his YouTube channel, and the ways in which public speaking has benefited him.  Check out Mat's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgu5Q3I520Q0NO4dJhvAng His LinkedIn is https://www.linkedin.com/in/matpicardal/ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today, Sandy Williams, is the President and Founder of Access Biomedical Solutions. With a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Sandy helps companies with strategy, funding sources, marketing, and product management.  We chatted about her work as a consultant, the lessons she learned in her career, and the ways in which public speaking has benefited her.  Learn more about Sandy at http://www.accessbiomedsolutions.com/. TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

The Financial Times had an interesting article on speaking millennial. I almost didn't finish it... Link to the article: https://www.ft.com/content/04ddf0f8-4230-11e8-93cf-67ac3a6482fd?fbclid=IwAR209vESY0tiugMlgWJqTfC_ZmbJfhUMTTlXtAnmHlR_ZbwleK7k02htnSM TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

Want to improve your public speaking? Consider adding some routine! TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

People often get stressed out about public speaking. But when you know your subject well, it becomes less stressful. Today's video talks about that.  Link to article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Barack-Obama-is-speaking-at-a-tech-conference-12928567.php TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today, Terry Suffredini, is the Engineer’s Coach. She helps engineers figure out what they want their careers to be, then helps them develop a plan to make it happen. We spoke about her motivation to become a coach, the lessons she learned in her career, and the ways in which public speaking has benefited her.  Check out Terry's website at https://theengineerscoach.com/ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

Want to increase your confidence when public speaking? I reviewed this article by Chris Dunn in Entrepreneur magazine that explains how to do just that.  Link to article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/281874 TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)