Teach the Geek Corporate Speaker from San Diego, CA

Neil Thompson, founder of Teach the Geek, brings a wealth of accomplishments and expertise to the corporate speaking arena. With over a decade working as an engineer, Neil has garnered insights from various roles, including product development and project management. His journey culminates in Teach the Geek (http://teachthegeek.com), working with technical professionals so they can present more effectively, especially in front of non-technical audiences. A diversity that is often not talked about is the diverse ways of communicating based on technical expertise. Technical people? Technical jargon and tons of data. Non-technical people? None of the above! Miscommunication (or no communication) ensues. As a technical person himself, Neil saw this miscommunication play out often; sometimes he was the culprit! Through his corporate talks, Neil's goal is to help technical professionals be better understood by their non-technical colleagues, vendors, and other stakeholders. The technical and non-technical benefit from Neil's talks as they lead to improved collaboration, enhanced understanding, and greater customer satisfaction. Neil's also a podcaster, host of the Teach the Geek podcast (http://podcast.teachthegeek.com). He interviews those with technical backgrounds about their public speaking journeys, gaining insight into what his guests did to improve their communication with non-technical audiences. Those insights often find a way into his presentations, too.