{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Talking Tech Without Losing Your Audience with Neil Thompson","description":" Neil Thompson is the founder of Teach the Geek, a company dedicated to helping technical professionals effectively communicate the value of their work to non-technical stakeholders. He joins the podcast to share how anyone with a specialization can sharpen their presentation skills\u2014moving beyond acronyms and jargon that only experts understand.&amp;nbsp;   This conversation also explores what L&amp;amp;D professionals can do when they\u2019re on the receiving end of technical lingo. How do you collaborate with a SME who&amp;nbsp;seems to speak a different language?&amp;nbsp;How can you encourage technical workers to embrace soft skill training?&amp;nbsp;And where do we even start when it comes to AI?&amp;nbsp;   Neil answers all of these questions and offers practical tips to solve a common workplace issue: getting too technical.&amp;nbsp;   Resources:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;    LinkedIn:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/neilithompson\/  &amp;nbsp; Website: https:\/\/teachthegeek.com\/  &amp;nbsp; TD Magazine article (Member-only):&amp;nbsp;  https:\/\/www.td.org\/content\/td-magazine\/public-speaking-struggles-for-technical-professionals  &amp;nbsp; YouTube:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/teachthegeek&amp;nbsp;   ","author_name":"ATD Accidental Trainer","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/168803\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/36075830\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/186837305"}