Neil Thompson is a speaker, writer, and entrepreneur. His started out his career as a product development engineer, earning bachelor?s and master?s degrees. Eventually, Neil went on to become a registered professional engineer. He has been published in the San Diego Business Journal, Mechanical Engineering magazine, Tech Directions magazine, and PsychCentral.
He started his journey in public speaking out of necessity. After one too many failed presentations in front of management, he knew that he had to work on his public speaking skills. His job depended on it! Currently, he has his own ideas on what makes an effective speaker, specifically for STEM professionals like himself. Neil has presented at SCORE San Diego, the Society for Biomaterials, and the Biomedical Engineering Society, among others. In addition to his public speaking appearances, Thompson also has a podcast that focuses on public speaking, and he blogs on public speaking topics.
