
Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals
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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Feb 28, 2024 • 1h 3min
EP. 296: How to Become a Paid Speaker with Lois Creamer
How to Become a Paid Speaker with Lois Creamer
If you're a technical professional thinking about becoming a paid speaker, or even if you're already paid to speak and want some tips, this is an episode to watch in its entirety.
Lois Creamer is a coach for professional speakers and author of the book "Book More Business: Make Money Speaking."
What to charge, where to find venues that pay speakers, investing in speaker programs, the conversation included these and more.
To get in touch with Lois, her website is http://bookmorebusiness.com.
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Feb 21, 2024 • 30min
EP. 295: Dr. India White is Closing the Achievement Gap
Dr. India White is Closing the Achievement Gap
Dr. India White is a speaker and education consultant. A math teacher for years, her consultancy’s aim is to close the achievement gap in 1 year by helping teachers and principals develop grit in themselves and students. I’m so interested to learn more about her journey.
To get in touch with Dr. White, check out her LinkedIn
profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/theindiawhite/.
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Feb 14, 2024 • 21min
EP. 294: Ben Cromey - the Acting Optical Engineer
Ben Cromey - the Acting Optical Engineer
Ben Cromey is an Optical Engineer. He once had acting aspirations, but ultimately chose Engineering. What went into making that decision? What does he do now? Is acting something he’ll pursue in the future? We got those answers and more!
To get in touch with Ben, visit his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-cromey.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 29min
EP. 293 - Laura Burford: Helping Consultants Build Better Businesses
Laura Burford: Helping Consultants Build Better Businesses
Laura Burford is a consultant’s consultant. How did she get to that point? Let’s find out!
To get in touch with Laura, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraburford.
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Jan 31, 2024 • 28min
EP. 292: Dr. Jia Ng - The Clinician Scientist Life
Dr. Jia Ng - The Clinician Scientist Life
Dr. Jia Ng is a nephrologist, researcher, and the founder of PublishedMD consulting. What’s nephrology? What does her research involve? What’s PublishedMD consulting? Lots of questions, so let’s get some answers.
Check out the PublishedMD YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@PublishedMD.
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Jan 24, 2024 • 25min
EP. 291: Ram Prasad, What's a Fractional CTO?
Ram Prasad, what's a Fractional CEO?
Ram Prasad is an engineer whose company, Delence, provides fractional CTOs to startups, small and medium businesses, and nonprofits. How did he get into this line of work? Let’s find out!
Find Ram on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramprasad.
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Jan 17, 2024 • 26min
EP. 290: Dr. Jada Selma, What's a Clinical Research Scientist?
Dr. Jada Selma, What's a Clinical Research Scientist?
Dr. Jada Selma is a clinical research specialist. What does that mean? I don’t know, but we shall find out. She has a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, and like past guests, I’m so interested to find out about why she went the grad school route and her plans while she was pursuing her doctorate and after she was done. Those can often be quite interesting stories!
To get in touch with Dr. Selma, her LinkedIn is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jada-selma-phd-51565839.
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Jan 10, 2024 • 30min
EP. 289 - Michele Heyward: Civil Engineer and Founder
Michele Heyward: Civil Engineer and Founder
Michele Heyward is a civil engineer and founder of PositiveHire.co. She’s also host of the Dear Corner Office podcast and the person behind the PH Balanced software. People Analytics Consultant - she’s that, too. She’s obviously a number of things. I’m looking forward to learning more about where she started and where she’s going.
To get in touch with Michele, her LinkedIn is https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelecheyward.
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Jan 3, 2024 • 31min
EP. 288: Planning a Lab with Marilee Lloyd
Planning a Lab with Marilee Lloyd
Marilee Lloyd is a Lab Architect. When I first learned that, I didn’t know what that meant. By the end of our conversation, I knew exactly what it meant and how she got there. Would you like to find out? Listen in!
Connect with Marilee at https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilee-lloyd-aia-7b47235/.
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Dec 27, 2023 • 33min
EP. 287 - David Suson: From Geek to Guru
David Suson is a trainer on sales, leadership, and personal performance. How did a guy who studied Electrical and Computer Engineering get into these topics? When did he ditch the pocket protector and go down this new path? Let’s find out!
Check out David’s website at http://davidsuson.com.
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