Bob Goodyear

Bob Goodyear

GA, US
Communications expert for technical professionals. Bob uses his over 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry to help experts communicate effectively.

Everyone is an expert in SOMETHING! That fact leads us to be asked to speak about our area of expertise.  Bob teaches experts at all levels how to communicate their message in the most effective way.  Bob's audiences learn how to simply structure a presentation, include attention-grabbing stories in it, and how to close their presentation in the most effective way.

Bob is a communications expert for technical professionals.  He has over 30 years of experience in the high tech industy. During that time he has worked in many areas of high tech including product development, training, sales and product management.  During this time, he has worked for companies like Hewlett-Packard, Veritas Software, VMware and Symantec.

Most of his 30 years have been spent in technical customer-facing positions.  He teaches technical and business people how to communicate their message in an understandable way for any audience.

Bob is a contributing author to the Amazon best-selling book "World Class Speaking in Action".  His chapter is titled "Tell a Technical Tale" where he outlines how and why to include stories in a very technical presentation.

Bob teaches all experts how to:

1. Identify your audience

2. Structure your presentation

3. Create relevant content

4. Deliver a memorable presentation

Bob also does private coaching for individuals.

Everyone is an expert in SOMETHING! That fact leads us to be asked to speak about our area of expertise.  Bob teaches experts at all levels how to communicate their message in the most effective way.  Bob's audiences learn how to simply structure a presentation, include attention-grabbing stories in it, and how to close their presentation in the most effective way.

Bob is a communications expert for technical professionals.  He has over 30 years of experience in the high tech industy. During that time he has worked in many areas of high tech including product development, training, sales and product management.  During this time, he has worked for companies like Hewlett-Packard, Veritas Software, VMware and Symantec.

Most of his 30 years have been spent in technical customer-facing positions.  He teaches technical and business people how to communicate their message in an understandable way for any audience.

Bob is a contributing author to the Amazon best-selling book "World Class Speaking in Action".  His chapter is titled "Tell a Technical Tale" where he outlines how and why to include stories in a very technical presentation.

Bob teaches all experts how to:

1. Identify your audience

2. Structure your presentation

3. Create relevant content

4. Deliver a memorable presentation

Bob also does private coaching for individuals.

The Secrets of Memorable Stories

What makes a story stick with you? Did you know that there are several elements that are needed to make a story memorable?  This breakout explains what those elements are and how to incorporate them into your own stories. Every successful speaker and salesperson needs to be able to tell great stories.

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There's More Than Learning?

Graduation from high school or college is not the ultimate goal.  You don't stop learning just because you graduate or just because you know it all.

It is said that "Knowledge is Power".  That is wrong.  Knowledge is just a reservoir that is waiting to be released before it becomes power.  Knowledge must be USED in order for it to become powerful.  Knowledge accumulation can actually be a procrastination mechanism.  How many times have you heard...
Colleges / Universities / SchoolsAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

5 Tools for Better Presentations

In this breakout, you will learn how to use 5 tools that you can use immediately use to improve your presentations. These tools will help you make your audience members become the center of your speech. Your audience will be with you from the moment you walk on the stage to your closing remarks.
Educational / Informative

EXCITING Technical Presentations

Would you like to give or see an EXCITING technical presentation?

This is NOT an oxymoron!  There are specific techniques that can be used in technical presentations that will keep your audience engaged and excited. This breakout teaches five techniques that you can use in your next technical presentation that will definitely keep your audience engaged. 

No laser pointers will be used in this...

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