Neil Thompson: How Engineers Get Heard by Decision-Makers

Greg sits down with Neil Thompson, founder of Teach The Geek, to talk about why technical experts so often struggle to communicate with non-technical decision-makers. Neil shares how a canceled project early in his engineering career pushed him to fix his own presentations, and why it's easier to teach presentation skills to the people who hold the knowledge than to expect someone else to present it for them.
Neil walks through the self-awareness gap and the three things technical people should prioritize when they present to management: clarity, relevance, and actionability.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
3:08 Neil's first presentations to the C-suite
4:53 How Neil started Teach The Geek
6:58 The technical expert's biggest strength
8:42 The self-awareness gap
15:08 A six-step process for any presentation
20:00 Clarity, relevance, and actionability
Connect with Neil Thompson: https://teachthegeek.com
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