As a biomedical engineer in orthobiologics, Neil Thompson still had to do a lot of public speaking. He was a self-professed awful public speaker, but then he worked hard to improve his skills. Now he wants to teach other STEM professionals the same public speaking strategies he learned, so they can get better like he did. Neil talks about best practices for public speaking, his father’s influence on his education, and his children’s book on the science of black hair. Related to this episode: • Neil Thompson: https://teachthegeek.com/our-teachers/ • Teach the Geek: https://teachthegeek.com/ • Toastmasters: https://www.toastmasters.org/ • What’s orthobiologics: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/treatment/helping-fractures-heal-orthobiologics • Ask Uncle Neil: http://askuncleneil.com/ • Teach The Geek on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-8BcMcqnJLAYOhJtwy5wQ Subscribe and find more podcast information at: http://www.k12engineering.net. Support Pios Labs with regular donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pioslabs, or send one-time contributions by buying us coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pioslabs. Thanks to our donors and listeners for making the show possible. The K12 Engineering Education Podcast is a production of Pios Labs: http://www.pioslabs.com.