Teach the Geek Podcast - public speaking for technical professionals

Angelo Collins is Flying High with the Vertical Flight Society Angelo Collins is Executive Director of the Vertical Flight Society. What is the Vertical Flight Society? What does one do to prepare to be Executive Director of the Vertical Flight Society? What’s horizonal flight? So many questions, so let’s get to it. To get in touch with Angelo, his email is acollins@vtol.org. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Joe Luellen is being his Authentic Self in Quality Joe Luellen is a quality engineering manager. How’d he get into quality and what keeps him there? Also, what is quality anyway? And why did I ask Joe about being your authentic self anyway? Let’s get to it! To get in touch with Joe, his LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephluelleniii __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Jamie McMillan: Speaking up for the Trades Jamie McMillan is an ironworker, speaker, and author. Ironworker, speaker, and author I suspect don’t often appear in the same sentence, so I was curious to find out how she came to each of them. She is also a champion for the trades, and we need more of them! Learn more about Jamie at kickasscareers.ca __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Eric Chen has a Different Approach to Engineering Management I reached out to Engineering Manager Eric Chen for one reason, but after speaking with him, I decided that he had to be a guest on the podcast. Why? Because he has an approach to Engineering Management that I think more need to hear. And at some point, we got to public speaking questions, too. Get in touch with Eric at cheneric at gmail.com. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Ahmad Burse is a high performance coach for engineers. How did he come to this line of work? What prepared him for it? What does he do for his clients? So many questions… To get in touch with Ahmad, visit his LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/burseconsulting __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Dr. Carla Sayan works as a Systems Engineering Associate Director. What does that mean? Whenever I have a guest who has a PhD and works in industry, I’m always interested to find out about getting the PhD and how it has impacted their working lives. And since this podcast is about public speaking, we got around to questions about that, too. To get in touch with Dr. Sayan, visit her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-carla-s-157b386/. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Sandra LaPlante - an engineer making tutoring accessible to children Today my guest is Sandra LaPlante. She’s the founder of Papaya, providing tutors for students at affordable prices. Her career didn’t start there, though. She consulted for years before founding Papaya. I’m interested to learn her motivation for starting Papaya, the ways in which Engineering has benefited her career, and how speaking factors into it all. To get in touch with Sandra, her Twitter handle is @PapayaTutor. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Melodi McNeil - from pharmacy to regulatory Melodi McNeil’s title is Director of Regulatory Policy and Intelligence. I didn’t know what that meant, but I got the answer! You know what I thought was really interesting about Melodi? She studied Pharmacy in school. How does one go from Pharmacy to Intelligence? One other thing: she has worked in both government and private industry. Any difference between both? Definitely a great conversation! Get in touch with Melodi on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/melodi-mcneil. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.

Janice Litvin - from Computer Programmer to Burnout Speaker Janice Litvin works with companies to help employees manage burnout. She’s a speaker and author, too. Her book, Banish Burnout Toolkit, helps readers better handle stressors. How did a math major end up a burnout expert? Let’s dive in to find out. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips. #publicspeaking #technicalcommunication #presentationskills

Tom Schwab: Podcasting to Improve Speaking Skills Tom Schwab, a return guest, is the founder of Interview Valet, helping people get guest spots on podcasts. Do you ever think about being a guest on podcasts? It can be a great way to practice your public speaking. In fact, I wrote on the subject. Why not do a podcast episode about it? And if there’s going to be a podcast episode, Tom is the ideal guest to have. Want to learn more about Interview Valet and get free resources? interviewvalet.com/geek is the place to go! __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Speaking Tips for STEM Professionals at http://teachthegeek.com/tips.