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

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.  TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today is Chris DeWitt. He worked in Engineering for several years before transitioning into business development. His business, One2One Leaders, offers training and mentoring to engineers. We spoke about his transition to business development, the motivation for starting One2One Leaders, and his public speaking exploits.  Check out One2One Leaders at https://one2oneleaders.com/ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today is Jasmine Sadler. After earning a degree in Aerospace Engineering and her MBA, she now heads the STEAM Collaborative, an initiative whose goal is to increase equity in education. I was interested to learn about her transition the STEAM Collaborative full time, the ways in which the STEAM Collaborative executes its mission and the ways in which public speaking fits into everything. Check out the STEAM Collaborative at steamcollab.com. TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthgeek_ (IG)

My guest today is Elizabeth Parry, a STEAM education advocate. She has authored several papers on the matter and even earned the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Engineering and Mathematics mentoring in 2015. We talked about her transition from engineer to engineering educator, her involvement with various committees on engineering education, and public speaking, of course.   TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today is systems engineer Malika Grayson. She’s a speaker, soon to be author, and blogger. We chatted about her job (I had no idea what systems engineering meant), her book, and speaking endeavors (her mom was instrumental in helping her get comfortable with public speaking).  Learn more about Malika at https://www.malikagrayson.com/. TEACH THE GEEK: teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

My guest today is software engineer April Edwards. I learned about April from listening to another podcast, Lisa on the Edge. Her story sounded so interesting, I wanted to speak with her myself, especially about how she ended up in the UK. We also talked about Ironman for some reason...  TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

Last week, I talked about feedback. This week, I talk about feedback and eye contact.  TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegee_ (IG)

You're at a conference, listening to a talk. The presenter...absolutely sucks. He's reading the slides. His voice is monotone. He's not looking at the audience. You're doing all you can to keep from falling asleep. Here are some tips to not be that guy! TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

Today, my guest is Melissa Cristina Marquez. She is a lot of things: marine biologist, speaker, and writer.  While she got her undergraduate degree in Florida, she currently calls Australia home. We spoke about her journey to Oz, her beginnings in marine biology, and her favorite speaking topics.  Learn more about Melissa at https://www.melissacristinamarquez.com/ TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)

I offer some thoughts on the importance of receiving feedback from others to improve in public speaking.  TEACH THE GEEK teachthegeek.com anchor.fm/teachthegeek.com youtube.teachthegeek.com @teachthegeek (FB, Twitter) @_teachthegeek_ (IG)