Tech World Human Skills

Tech World Human Skills

Hosted by: Ben Pearce

The podcast all about helping you, in the tech world, develop your soft or professional skills. Each episode we share the top tips, failures and lived experiences of people thriving in the technology...

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EP46: How To Write Disgustingly Well with Emma Loveday

In this episode we talk about how to write disgustingly well.  We talk through the value of being able to write well, some practical tips on how to raise your game, and where AI can help you out. Emma Loveday is a...
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EP45: How To Give And Receive Feedback with Nicola Slater

In this episode we talk about feedback.  We talk about why it's vital to be able to give and receive feedback well.   We also share a number of frameworks that help you practically do it better.    Nicola Slater is a...
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EP44: How To Thrive With Imposter Syndrome with Frances Nichols

Frances Nichols recently featured on the Mashable list "The Top 7 Future Tech Power Women of 2024".  And yet she suffers with Imposter Syndrome.   In this episode we talk through how imposter syndrome has impacted her...
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EP43: Questions With Caird: The Return with Ben Caird

Does success = happiness? He's back. It's another questions and answers episode with Ben Caird. Ben Caird, Divisional Support Director at The Access Group joins me on the mic shares his thoughts and wisdom (or lack...
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EP42: Tech Keynotes: The Backstage Pass with Martin Beeby

Find out what really happens behind the scenes at those massive tech keynotes.   Martin Beeby, Principle Technical Keynote Lead at AWS takes us behind the scenes of the world's biggest tech key events.  How are they...
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EP41: How To Make Notes: Creating A Personal Knowledge Management System with Nicole van der Hoeven

In this episode Nicole van der Hoeven  drops some wisdom on how to build your own personal knowledge management system.  Learn quicker and find the information you need instantly.    The Tech World Human Skills...
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EP40: The Top 5 Tips To Thrive In Corporate Tech with Dan Westley

In this episode Dan Westley shares his top tips on how to thrive in the corporate tech world.  Dan has spent many years at some of the most successful tech corporations.  He is now a Cloud Engineering Leader at...
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EP39: Planning Your Cloud Career Journey with Prasad Rao

In this episode Prasad Rao shares how you can develop your career in cloud and shares some inspirational stories on others who already have.  Prasad is a Principal Solution Architect at AWS,  co-founder of "Become A...
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EP38: How To Explain Really Complicated Things with Viktor Farcic

In this episode Viktor Farcic shares how he explains really complicated things really well.  Viktor is a Developer Advocate at Upbound and also runs the excellent YouTube channel DevOps Toolkit with over 74K...
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EP37: Funding Startups and Scaleups 101 with Leke Sholuade

In this episode Leke Sholuade talks through the fundamentals of how startups and scaleups are funded.  Leke is CEO of Black Valley, an organisation focused on supporting black led startups to access funding to start...
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EP36: Getting Involved In The Tech Community with Ethan Sumner

In this episode Ethan Sumner talks about the benefits of Tech Community and how to get involved.  Ethan is the Chief Executive of DevEx Connect, is a passionate community leader and has founded and run many great...
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EP35: Could Apprenticeships Solve The Digital Skills Gap? with Luke Smith

In this episode Luke Smith talks about the reality of hiring apprentices into your team.  Luke was once an apprentice and is now the Co-Founder and Technical Director of Microsoft partner Elysian:IT who regularly...
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