TECC 021: The Engineering Career Coach Podcast – How to Be a Creative Communicator with Christina Canters

Image by Freepik In this session of The Engineering Career Coach Podcast, I interview Christina Canters, an architect from Australia who now helps technical professionals improve their communication and presentation skills. Christina touches on many points that will help listeners become more creative and confident in their communication efforts. “Public speaking is like riding a bike. People need to believe they can get better at it before they actually do.” – Christina Canters The career-changing tip will provide a conversational technique that will allow you to ask and get answers from very busy people. Listen to this session and learn: Ways to boost your confidence with regards to giving presentations and speaking in public Tips on how best to script your speeches and presentations Why memorizing your entire presentation is a bad thing How and why to be creative with your presentations Ways to present technical information to nontechnical people Things to do to prepare for a presentation in the weeks leading up to it Resources and links mentioned in this session include: Special Event for Engineers in San Diego Christina’s Website and Checklist – DesignDrawSpeak.com Toastmasters International Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk on Influencing People with Your Body Language Books Mentioned in This Episode: Speak to Win by Brian Tracy Click Here for Session #21 Transcription What are strategies you have used to be creative in your communication efforts and presentations? Please leave your comments in the section below. If you enjoyed this post, please consider downloading our free list of 33 Productivity Routines of Top Engineering Executives. Click the button below to download. Download the Productivity Routines To your success, Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP Engineering Management Institute Author of Engineer Your Own Success