Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking

Join us for a one-hour training on public speaking skills tailored specially for techies! We are honored to have Karen Catlin as our guest speaker! Karen Catlin is an advocate for women in the tech industry, a leadership coach, and co-author of "Present! A Techies Guide to Public Speaking."

Agenda:
6:00pm – Networking and Refreshments
6:45pm – Opening & WiBD introduction
7:00pm – Present! Training

Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking

To grow your career, you know what you need to do: improve your public speaking skills.

Public speaking provides the visibility and professional credibility that helps you score the next big opportunity. But even more important is the fact that it transforms the way you communicate. Improved confidence and the ability to convey messages clearly will impact your relationships with your managers, coworkers, customers, industry peers, and even potential new hires.

In this one-hour presentation, Karen Catlin will cover the importance of speaking at conferences and events, along with strategies to get started. She'll share some favorite tips from her book "Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking," along with some embarrassing stories that are just too good to keep to herself.

Bio

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Karen Catlin is an advocate for women in the tech industry, a leadership coach, a TEDx speaker, and co-author of "Present! A Techies Guide to Public Speaking." A sought-after public speaker, Karen regularly gives talks at leading tech companies, conferences, and universities. Formerly, Karen was a vice president in the Office of the CTO at Adobe Systems.

Karen is on the Board of Directors of The Women's CLUB of Silicon Valley. Through Brown University Women's Launch Pad, she mentors young women about to start their careers. She is also a member of the Diversity Advisory Board for the Brown University Computer Science Department.

In 2015, the California State Assembly honored her with the Wonder Women Tech Innovator Award for outstanding achievements in business and technology and for being a role model for women.

Karen holds a degree in Computer Science from Brown University.