Ep. 96 - Developing Your Tech Talk Idea (Nickolas Means)
Nickolas Means talked about airplanes, and in doing so, he connected them with code in beautiful and interesting ways. In this interview, Nick explains how to take seemingly disconnected subjects and put them together in compelling talks.
Nickolas Means talked about airplanes, and in doing so, he connected them with code in beautiful and interesting ways. In this interview, Nick explains how to take seemingly disconnected subjects and put them together in compelling talks, and how he uses his public speaking training to turn these talks into inspiring performances.
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- TwilioQuest (sponsor)
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- Ruby Conf 2015
- Brandon Hays
- Strunk and White's Elements of Style
- Here Be Dragons
- Scott Hanselman
- Conway's Law
- Skunkworks by Nickolas Means
- CodeNewbie Logo Contest
- NPR One App
- Codeland Conf
- Codeland 2019
Nickolas Means
Nick is the VP of Engineering at iTriage and Wellmatch Health, working with an incredibly talented team of engineers to bring transparency to healthcare pricing. He believes that software engineering is mostly human interaction and he’s passionate about building empathetic, compassionate teams.