Webinar: Teach the Geek to Speak - Developing Training Programs for Technical Staff

Teach the Geek to Speak - Developing Training Programs for Technical Staff

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

AI. Green technology. Augmented reality. All these topics are popular nowadays. Companies are either using them directly or developing products that incorporate them. Organizations need people who have the aptitude to learn technically complex topics quickly. The technical staff are these people. For a variety of reasons, though, technical professionals can struggle with effectively communicating these topics, especially to non-technical audiences. TD leaders can help overcome this challenge by developing speaker training programs for the technical staff. In this session, we will discuss why developing a speaker program makes sense, what developing a speaker program entails, and how to track the usefulness of the program.

This session is for TD leaders who recognize the issue of their technical staff struggling to convey technical information that others in the organization can understand and appreciate and are open to the idea of establishing speaker training programs to address the issue.

SPEAKER BIO

Neil Thompson is an engineer-turned-communication coach dedicated to helping STEM professionals enhance their public speaking skills. After experiencing challenges in conveying complex technical information to non-technical audiences, he founded Teach the Geek, a platform designed to empower technical experts to communicate more effectively.

Through Teach the Geek, Neil collaborates with organizations to develop customized speaker training programs for technical staff, aiming to transform technically proficient employees into confident communicators.

Neil also hosts the Teach the Geek podcast, where he interviews STEM professionals about their public speaking journeys, and has authored the book Teach the Geek to Speak: A No-Fluff Public Speaking Guide for STEM Professionals.

In addition to his coaching and writing, Neil contributes to publications such as Inc. Magazine, sharing insights on effective communication strategies for technical audiences.

• Learn how to identify and address specific challenges technical staff face in public speaking.
• Discover effective methods for providing opportunities to practice speaking and get constructive feedback.
• Understand the importance of tracking progress and measuring the impact of speaker training programs.
• Receive reasons to implement speaker training programs for the technical staff.

ATD CAPABILITIES

• Training Delivery and Facilitation
• Communication
• Consulting and Business Partnering

This session has been approved for recertification credits by the Association for Talent Development.