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We talk to people in the developer community about developer relations, public speaking and community events.

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Since 2018, Richard has been chatting to an international and diverse mix of speakers events organisers and software development advocates, mining for nuggets of wisdom.

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Lori Lorusso

Today, we’re back with a new episode! We chatted to Lori Lorusso who is an open source advocate and the head of community at Percona. Percona is an organisation leading the way in open source database software, support, and services.

Dov Baron

In this episode, Dov describes his first speaking experience, which was comical and moving, yet surprisingly successful. He also explains that although it is important to be practised and rehearsed as a speaker, it is dangerous to lean on this too much, as it can make you come off as wooden.

Karina Ochis

In this episode, Karina takes Richard through the different steps involved in personal branding, explaining why elite personal branding is extremely important in order for all of us to truly succeed. She describes what it was like being on TEDx where she presented her formula, ‘The Olympics of Life’

Doug Thompson

Doug tells Richard why he finds it important to know your own personality in order to become truly comfortable with speaking in public. He goes into why he uses improvization in his talks, and describes his coaching methods for his sales team.

Andreea Wade

Andrea relates how she had a panic attack during her first public speaking experience. She tells us that she still experiences stage fright but it reminds her that she cares. She also discusses the variety of events she curates, and how being a public speaker and event organizer can clash at times.

Oscar Santolalla

Oscar Santolalla

Oscar explains how Toastmasters changed his life by allowing him to practice his public speaking in English and to experiment with different topics to engaged audiences that gave honest feedback.

Tanya Butenko

Richard speaks to Tanya Butenko, founder of NodeGirls, an organization for women and other gender minorities in the tech world. Tanya is a native Ukrainian who now lives in Australia. She delves into the story of one of her first presentations.

Dylan Schiemann

Dylan Schiemann

Dylan Schiemann is a professional conference speaker and the founder of Dojo Toolkit. He is one of those lucky human beings who does not get nervous before talks! He attributes this confidence to his early speaking experiences, which he tells us about in this episode.

Vicky Lee

Vicky Lee is a software engineer and community organizer who began organizing events in order to bring people together and create a sense of community. Vicky describes how she fell into the diversity-driven sphere of tech, and tells us about her first venture into organizing meetups

Karl Hyden

Why do introverts make great public speakers? Karl Hyden, a mental toughness coach for the professional introvert and self-touted Texan from Western Ireland, explains why. He has mastered the art of overcoming the personality barriers that can keep us from the success he believes we all deserve

Pauline Kwasniak

Pauline Kwasniak

Pauline tells Richard what lead her into event organizing and public speaking. She explains how living in a country that is not the country of her birth has affected her journey. Having an ‘accent’ isn’t as big a deal as people think, she says. The most important thing she’s learned is to slow down.

Simon Gibson

Richard meets Simon Gibson, high-profile speech writer and founder of World Speech Day. You will hear about how Simon transitioned from being a script writer to a speech writer, what exactly a speech writer does, the history of speaking, and how great speeches have the power to change the world.

Andrew Grill

Andrew Grill calls himself a ‘practical futurist’. You’ll learn why the first 90 seconds of a talk are vital, how clichés kill your talk, & how to tell when you’ve hooked your audience. Andrew also gives us tips on how to survive when the tech lets you down (something many of us can identify with).

Debbie Forster

In this episode, Richard sits down with Debbie Forster, CEO of the Tech Talent Charter, a UK-based initiative that drives organizations to commit a set of undertakings that aim to deliver greater diversity in the tech workforce (Voxgig has taken the pledge, as have many other tech companies).

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