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

Juliet Hart: Leadership & Career Coach for Scientists Today my guest is Juliet Hart, CEO and founder of Hart & Chin. She’s a leadership and career coach who works with scientists so they can become influential leaders. Working for years as a scientist, she ultimately transitioned into talent development, which is the quite the switch. Let’s learn more about why she made that transition, ho...

Eileen Velez-Vega: Engineering to Government Leader I heard Eileen Velez-Vega on another podcast, and was so happy when she agreed to be a guest on this podcast. She has had quite a career so far, working in industry and government. She even did a NASA internship. I’m curious to learn more about working as a Civil Engineer, making the transition from industry to government, and the ways in which p...

Chris Vandegrift: A Quality Speaker Chris Vandegrift has worked in the Quality field for years and I’m glad to have him on to share more about how he came to Quality, how public speaking has benefitted him, and why other technical professionals should care about public speaking. To get in touch with Chris, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-vandegrift-pe. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegee...

Oleg Kislyuk - The Technical Trainer Oleg Kislyuk works in technical training. What does he train people on? Who does he train? What’s the training used for? A bunch of questions. Plus, we worked public speaking into it somehow. To get in touch with Oleg, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/oleg-kislyuk-46a8683. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotif...

Paul Faronbi: IncrediPaul Leadership Paul Faronbi, founder of IncrediPaul and NALA(STEM), is a speaker, coach, podcaster, community organizer. How did this engineer become all of these things? Let’s find out! To get in touch with Paul, visit https://www.incredipaul.org. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Prefer video? Visit http://youtube.teachthegeek.com Subscribe and rate on Apple Podca...

Neeta Jain: Building a Speaking Business Keynote speaker, performance coach, and wellness consultant Neeta Jain helps high-achieving leaders create balanced success personally and professionally without burning out. For those of who are considering becoming speakers, you probably have a lot of questions. How do you get speaking engagements? How do you figure out pricing? How do you make the jump t...

Lei Wang is Climbing the Speaking Business Lei Wang is a mountaineer, keynote speaker, author, and executive coach. Since she’s a professional speaker, let’s get her thoughts on picking a speaking topic, marketing yourself as a speaker, pricing services, and a bunch of other speaker-related topics. Plus, what’s the whole mountaineering thing about? Let’s get to it! To get in touch with Lei, visit...

Fred Moskowitz is Building Wealth as a Speaker Fred Moskowitz helps people build wealth through alternative investments such as real estate and mortgage notes. He also author of the book The Little Green Book Of Note Investing. He started off as an engineer, though. I’m interested to learn more about what made him transition away from engineering, his motivation to become self-employed, and the wa...

Elizabeth McCormick is Piloting a Speaking Career Elizabeth McCormick is a speaker and author who draws on her experience as a former US Army Black Hawk pilot to speak on leadership, resilience, and overcoming obstacles. For those of who are considering becoming professional speakers, you probably have a lot of questions. How do you get speaking engagements? How do you figure out pricing? How do y...

Marcy Heim, The Philanthropic Professional Speaker, on Building her Speaking Business Marcy Heim is the Artful Asker, a speaker and author on the topic of philanthropy and fundraising. For those of who are considering becoming speakers, you probably have a lot of questions. How do you get speaking engagements? How do you figure out pricing? How do you make the jump to full time speaker? So many qu...

Maria Flynn - Building a Speaking Business Maria Flynn is a speaker, founder, and advisor. Once a CEO in the biotech industry, she’s earlier on in her speaking journey, so I’m really keen on hearing what she thinks of the speaking industry so far. Is what she’s doing similar to what the graybeards I’ve interviewed have done? We’ll see! To get in touch with Maria, visit https://makeopportunityhappe...

Maureen Zappala, Imposter Syndrome Speaker, on Building a Speaking Business Maureen Zappala is a professional speaker, author, and imposter syndrome expert. As she has been a speaker for some time, let’s get her thoughts on picking a speaking topic, marketing yourself as a speaker, pricing services, and a bunch of other speaker-related topics. Let’s get to it! To get in touch with Maureen, visit h...

Nicolas Toper: Insights on Entrepreneurship and Communication Nicolas Toper is the co-founder of Inboxbooster, an AI-driven email marketing platform. I suspect that being a founder involves communicating why people should use your product, so I’m sure that Nicolas has some ideas on how to do that well. Let’s get to asking some questions! To get in touch with Nicolas, visit https://www.linkedin.com...

Michael Neece is the Kindness Speaker Michael Neece is a professional speaker and author of the book In Kind: Consciously Craft a Meaningful Life and Career. On behalf of those of you who are interested in becoming speakers, I’m interested to hear his thoughts on picking a speaking topic, marketing yourself as a speaker, and pricing services. Let’s get to those thoughts! To get in touch with Micha...

Bryan Rutberg: The Hippie with an MBA Bryan Rutberg is the Hippie with an MBA and a successful professional speaker. He’s also once helped a marketing GM prepare a speech for a data analyst audience—he really understands how to speak to technical audiences. While I’m curious about how that data analyst speech went, I’m even more curious about his speaking career and how he became a professional sp...

Melissa Boggs: The Rollerskating Professional Speaker Melissa Boggs is a professional keynote speaker who delivers talks on innovation, creativity, and change management. She certainly embodies creativity, as she presents her unique keynote speeches on roller skates. Yes, you read that right! (I hope she wears a helmet, just in case!) As an experienced public speaker, Melissa likely has valuable i...

Communicating Environmental Policy: Ruth Driscoll-Lovejoy’s Journey Ruth Driscoll-Lovejoy, a seasoned professional in environmental policy, is a frequent public speaker to both private and public sectors. But has she always been a skilled communicator? Like many in technical fields, Ruth had to develop her public speaking skills over time. What steps did she take to improve her technical presentat...

Marcey Rader is Working Smart to Build a Speaking Business Marcey Rader is a professional speaker, author, and founder of RaderCo, helping people work smarter, manage energy, and create sustainable habits for success. She has been a speaker for some time, so I’m sure she has advice for aspiring speakers on things like picking a speaking topic, marketing yourself as a speaker, and pricing services....

The Compassionate Geek: Don Crawley Giving Tips on Starting a Speaking Business Don Crawley, founder of The Compassionate Geek, specializes in teaching IT professionals how to enhance customer service by blending technical expertise with empathy and effective communication skills. For those looking to start a speaking business or build a career as a professional speaker, Don offers valuable insigh...

Dr. Rebecca Heiss: the No Stress Professional Speaker Dr. Rebecca Heiss is an evolutionary biologist, stress expert, author, and speaker. For those of who are considering becoming speakers, you probably have a lot of questions. How do you get speaking engagements? How do you figure out pricing? How do you make the jump to full time speaker? So many questions, so let’s see what she has to say. To g...

Leslie Martinich: From Computer Science to Keynote Speaking Leslie Martinich is a computer scientist turned keynote speaker, helping organizations build more engaged leaders and obtain peak performance. The idea of building a speaker business sounds great, but how to do it is an even greater question. More questions? How do you get speaking engagements? How do you figure out pricing? What do you n...

Jule Kim: Math to Life Coach? Jule studied math in college. She even did a year of law school. None of it stuck with her, though. She now works as a life coach. Our conversation was quite different than any I've had on this platform. I didn't even ask her any speaking questions! The questions I asked her came with insightful answers, though. Tune in to this episode if you're currently...

Building a Speaking Business with Dan Chuparkoff Dan Chuparkoff, a former technology leader, is a keynote speaker on the topics of innovation and the future of teams. If you’re an aspiring speaker, you may likely have questions on how to get started. Questions about finding speaking engagements, marketing yourself, and setting your prices. Let’s get some answers from Dan. To get in touch with Dan,...

Sheila Buswell: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Sheila Buswell is an engineer, founder, and author. With degrees in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineer, she co-founded Buswell Biomedical, with the company’s first product being the Upward Mobility, a device that helps people walk and transition from sitting to standing. She’s also author of the book “Is this Seat for Me? Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in...

Dr. Michaela Musilova: An Outer Space Speaker and Author Dr. Michaela Musilova is an astrobiologist, speaker, analog astronaut, and author. I know what speaker and author mean. No clue what astrobiologist and analog astronaut mean, though! I’m looking forward to hearing more about her journey to where she is today, how speaking has benefited her, and everything in between. Let’s get to it! To get...