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

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. __ TEACH THE GEEK ht...

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. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teachthegeek (Twitter) and @_teachthegeek_ (IG) Get Public Spea...

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. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on App...

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. __ TEACH THE GEEK (http://teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follo...

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...

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 Mi...

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/. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcas...

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. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Follow @teac...

David Duffett Lets the Geeks Speak David Duffett is on a mission for nerds and geeks to become powerful speakers. He’s the man behind Let the Geek Speak, working with technical types to make their presentations the best they can be. How did an Electrical Engineer get into this type of work? Let’s find out. To get in touch with David, visit http://letthegeekspeak.com. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegee...

Val Grubb: Engineering Leadership Val Grubb is an author, speaker, trainer, and coach. I started learning about DISC recently, and she’s a DISC facilitator, too. She’s had quite an interesting journey, having marketing, R&D, and operations roles before embarking on her current path. How does someone with a Mechanical Engineering degree end up as a DISC facilitator among other things? Find out...

🎙️ **Welcome to TTG Interviews with Kelley Carlstrom, PharmD! 🌟** In today's episode, we dive into the fascinating intersection of pharmacy and oncology with our special guest, Kelley Carlstrom. As the founder of KelleyCPharmD, Kelley has carved a unique niche in training fellow pharmacists in the intricacies of oncology. Join us as we unravel Kelley's journey: 🌟 What drew her to study P...

Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi climbed the corporate ladder for years before leaving it behind to start a new journey. She founded Sahita, a global community for South Asian women. She’s host of the Women, Career and Life podcast, a podcast about women and leadership. She’s also a radio host; Life Beats with Sirisha is the name of the show. She’s a keynote speaker, too. She’s does quite a lot of things....

Richard Page is the Personal Development Engineer Richard Page is the founder of the Rich Page, providing personal development and leadership training. How did an engineer end up as a personal development guru anyway? Let’s find out!   To get in touch with Richard, you can email at rich.page06@yahoo.com .   __ TEACH THE GEEK ( teachthegeek.com ) Subscribe and rate on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Y...

A former guest, Julie C. Henry, introduced me to Dr. Christian Greer and when I saw his background, I thought he’d be interesting to talk to. With a background in Physics, he got his doctorate in Education, too. What does that lead to? Running a science center, of course! We talked about his journey to the science center and science communication. To get in touch with Dr. Greer, visit his LinkedIn...

Migüel Jetté is all about AI. In fact, he’s developing a speech-to-text transcription solution that ensures that we’re all understood without bias. I’m tired of having to repeat myself when I ask Siri something, so maybe he can help with that, too. We talked about how he came to AI, and what he hopes to do next. To get in touch with Migüel, check him out on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

Brett Harris - the Excited Cybersecurity Officer My guest is cybersecurity officer Brett Harrison. He’s a speaker, too, speaking on cybersecurity topics. Armed with a degree in computer science and a background in decision theory, he now finds himself where he is today. To get in touch with Brett, his LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettharris. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com)...

While Dr. Adriana Bankston has a PhD in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology, her career does not involve being in a lab. In fact, she works on science policy. I’m really interested to find out how she came to her line of work, and how her PhD informs such work. To get in touch with Dr. Bankston, visit her website at adrianabankston.com. __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and r...

Engineering to Law with Jessica Hudak Jessica Hudak is an attorney. The guests I interview typically have a technical background. Jessica is no different. How did she end up an attorney? What’s technical about that? More than you may think! To get in touch with Jessica, her LinkedIn profile is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicahudak __ TEACH THE GEEK (teachthegeek.com) Subscribe and rate on Ap...

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 (te...

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...

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 r...

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....

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)...

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 profil...

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 spea...