Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking - Softcover

Vijayashanker, Poornima; Catlin, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1535403756 ISBN 13: 9781535403757

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

The ultimate interactive public speaking guide from tech speakers Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin that prepares and encourages techies to discover their expertise, confidently share it, and successfully level up in their careers. Techies around the world can now jump start and grow their speaking careers with the book, Present! A Techie’s Guide to Public Speaking, written by tech leaders, Poornima Vijayashanker and Karen Catlin. The book serves as a resource for technology professionals who want or need to develop the skills to communicate their expertise effectively, whether in a meeting at work or delivering an engaging talk at a conference. Poornima, who is the founder of Femgineer and the founding engineer of Mint.com, collaborated with former Adobe vice president and founder of Karen Catlin Consulting, Karen Catlin, to compile and share their lessons, tips, and techniques learned from their own experiences as professional tech speakers. “Karen and I wanted to write this book so that our fellow techies would have a comprehensive resource to help them with their own public speaking endeavors. So many folks in the tech industry have amazing ideas and experience, but they often feel stuck on how to present them effectively. Also, our hope is that more women will be inspired by our stories and encouraged to get out there and share their own valuable expertise through public speaking in order to boost representation of women tech speakers,” Poornima said.Present! covers public speaking from A to Z. Through stories, examples, and interactive exercises, Poornima and Karen dive into topics including, overcoming stage fright, exploring personal speaking style, creating the right talk for the right audience, polishing presence and delivery, and nailing any type of talk, whether it’s a lightning or long-form talk or being part of a panel. Karen said, “Even though Poornima and I are professional speakers, we felt it was important to share our own feelings of nerves and uncertainty, and bumps we’ve had along the way - and sometimes continue to experience. It was important for us to communicate that no one is perfect and it really is okay when talks don’t always go according to plan. Our hope is that by being open, we’ll be able to give others the confidence and the techniques to handle situations when they arise, deliver an amazing presentation, and most importantly, have FUN”!

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About the Author:

Poornima Vijayashanker is currently the founder at Femgineer, an education startup that helps empower engineers, founders, and product leads to transform their ideas into tangible, high-impact products. She was the founding engineer at Mint.com, where she helped build, launch and scale the product until its acquisition in 2009. When she’s not building products or companies, she enjoys Bikram yoga, rock climbing, and running. Poornima lives in sunny Palo Alto, CA with her husband and two cats: Colby Jack and Riley. Karen Catlin is a leadership coach, an advocate for women in the tech industry, and co-author of "Present! A Techies Guide to Public Speaking." A sought-after public speaker herself, Karen regularly gives talks at leading tech companies, conferences, and universities. In 2014, she delivered a TEDx talk: "Women in Tech - The Missing Force." Formerly, Karen was a vice president at Adobe Systems. In 2015, the California State Assembly honored her with the Wonder Women Tech Innovator Award for outstanding achievements in business and technology and for being a role model for women. Karen holds a degree in Computer Science from Brown University.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1535403756
• ISBN 13: 9781535403757
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280