Soft Skills for IT Professionals: Acquiring them with High-Tech Assistance
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Our next AITP Lehigh Valley regional meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in the Trexler Room at DeSales University Center & Bookstore.
This presentation is open for members and non-members, faculty, staff, and students.
ABSTRACT:
Soft Skills for IT Professionals: Acquiring them with High-Tech Assistance
Within the last few years, there have been many articles reflecting a big change in industry – soft skills, such as public speaking, teamwork, and leadership, are being sought by IT industry recruiters (1). However, education in computer science and software engineering has traditionally been dominated by the teaching of “hard skills”, such as programming, databases, and math.
In this presentation, Dave Teumim, a certified career coach, soft skills trainer, and former cybersecurity consultant will review the gamut of soft skills that will be needed for different industry roles. Dave will review some new high tech ways of more quickly acquiring soft skills, such as using virtual reality and AI chatbots to help master skills like public speaking and leadership.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dave Teumim, MSChE, CPCC was a resident of the Lehigh Valley for 31 years. After working as a chemical engineer in New York, he came down to the Lehigh Valley to work for AT&T, Lucent, and Agere Systems in a variety of positions. In 2001, he formed his own consulting firm, Teumim Technical, LLC, specializing in cybersecurity for critical infrastructure. In 2016 he was certified as a career coach, and he has been a frequent speaker at Lehigh Valley Professionals and AITP. He is a member of ATD, the Association for Training and Development, and a longtime member of Toastmasters International.
LOCATION & DIRECTIONS:
The meeting will be held on campus in the Trexler Room at the DeSales University Center & Bookstore located at 2755 Station Avenue Center Valley, PA 18034. click here for driving directions
DINNER FEES:
If you are planning to join us for the in-person optional networking dinner at 6 PM, there is a $20 fee via cash or credit/debit at the door. If you are not planning for dinner, please join us at 7 p.m. complimentary presentation (in-person or remote).
If you wish to attend the presentation portion virtually, you are welcome to use this Zoom connection: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89922802458.
AGENDA:
- 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Arrival and professional networking)
- 6:00 – 7:00 PM (Networking Dinner)
- 7:00 – 8:00 or 8:30 PM EST (Presentation -- FREE)
For a listing of our AITP Lehigh Valley Chapter events, please visit our website at http://www.lv-aitp.org/
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th!!