Best Smile Engineer Podcasts (2025)

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A Smile, Energy, Eyeline Make Such A Difference 12:38

3h ago12:38

12:38

Once upon a time, we taught public speaking and presentation skills in a class room, with tons of people all seated together, right next to each other. We moved to teaching everything LIVE On Line since February 2020, so what has been the difference? Surprisingly, not as much as we expected. The one big difference is the lack of opportunity to empl…

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Presenting On Video 12:50

7d ago12:50

12:50

Video is tricky. However, it looks so simple. You just stand in front of the camera and give your talk. I don’t know why video saps twenty percent of our energy when it is actually broadcast, but that seems to be the accepted wisdom. That means that just speaking normally into camera will now look a lot less energetic. Getting the delivery to be fl…

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Is Appearing Too Slick A Negative When Presenting? 12:30

14d ago12:30

12:30

Too smooth politicians, silky salespeople, urbane company thrusters all set off alarm bells. We can meet impressive people and we can meet impressive looking people. Over time we have learnt how to plumb the difference. The world of presenting is made up of the top 1% who know what they are doing and the 99% who have no real clue. The 99% group are…

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Engineered for War: The Battleclade Kill Team! 1:28:33

20d ago1:28:33

1:28:33

Grimdark & Dumb: Kill Team is your no-nonsense, all-fun podcast for everything Kill Team. Hosts Russ and Mark break down the latest dataslate changes, dive into new releases, and serve up brutally honest team guides with a side of irreverent humor. Whether you're a competitive vet or just trying to keep your roster legal, tune in for weekly warzone…

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Why Engineers Need Presentation Skills 11:29

21d ago11:29

11:29

English versus mathematics? Easy choice for budding engineers at High School and for when they get to University. Science is logical, knowable, understandable. Presenting seems to have little in the way of science and more art involved, so best avoided. Actually they do a pretty good job of avoiding it, until a certain stage in their careers. These…

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Subterranean Slaughter: Raveners in the Killzone! 1:22:26

21d ago1:22:26

1:22:26

Grimdark & Dumb: Kill Team is your no-nonsense, all-fun podcast for everything Kill Team. Hosts Russ and Mark break down the latest dataslate changes, dive into new releases, and serve up brutally honest team guides with a side of irreverent humor. Whether you're a competitive vet or just trying to keep your roster legal, tune in for weekly warzone…

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No Subtlety, All Slaughter: Goremongers Rundown 1:32:58

21d ago1:32:58

1:32:58

Grimdark & Dumb: Kill Team is your no-nonsense, all-fun podcast for everything Kill Team. Hosts Russ and Mark break down the latest dataslate changes, dive into new releases, and serve up brutally honest team guides with a side of irreverent humor. Whether you're a competitive vet or just trying to keep your roster legal, tune in for weekly warzone…

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Smite First, Questions Later: Sanctifiers Rundown 1:19:25

21d ago1:19:25

1:19:25

Grimdark & Dumb: Kill Team is your no-nonsense, all-fun podcast for everything Kill Team. Hosts Russ and Mark break down the latest dataslate changes, dive into new releases, and serve up brutally honest team guides with a side of irreverent humor. Whether you're a competitive vet or just trying to keep your roster legal, tune in for weekly warzone…

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How To Present In Breakout Groups 12:16

28d ago12:16

12:16

Everyone is getting very swish with the tech these days, as we spend more and more hours in online meetings. Consequently, we are more and more likely to find ourselves in a breakout room to discuss a topic. When we first started doing this March 2020, as we ran our first LIVE On Line training, we discovered some disconcerting things about the medi…

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Presenting During The Time Of Cancel Culture 12:04

1M ago12:04

12:04

“That has to come out”. “Why?”. “It might offend women in the audience”. “But this example is totally in context with what I am saying”. And so it went on. This was my first bruising encounter with cancel culture. Living in Japan this third time since 1992, I have been outside the cancel culture debates sweeping America. Until now. The speech I was…

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Gold Medal Winning Mistakes When Presenting 13:32

1M ago13:32

13:32

Our event speaker was a well-coiffed and well appointed senior executive in one of the world’s biggest corporations. The topic was on building your personal brand. A good crowd had turned out to pick up some pointers. Anticipation gradually turned to disappointment though, as the talk unfolded. The slant taken was how to project your brand “within”…

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Ineffective Persuasion Techniques For Presenters 12:46

2M ago12:46

12:46

This is horrible. Man, this is so bad, what were they thinking? I am watching a video of a leader asking for some major changes to the organisation’s finances and he is doing a woeful job of it. They have a dedicated Coms team, there are talented people in the leadership group, so I am asking myself how could this train wreck come to pass? I was al…

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Redefining Mentorship and Product Thinking in Tech | Vikas Prasanna, Co-Founder & CPO at Smile Genius Dental 44:57

2M ago44:57

44:57

In the latest episode of Code Bytes, Vikas Prasanna, Co-Founder & CPO at Smile Genius Dental, joins Stephen to share how an unexpected career in product changed everything. From navigating a new country with no safety net to mentoring over 200 aspiring PMs, Vikas’ journey is anything but ordinary. Expect honest insights on: - Product sense vs. text…

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When To Fake It When Presenting 11:51

2M ago11:51

11:51

It makes sense to be authentic when presenting, because this is the easiest state to maintain. As someone wise once noted, “if you are going to be a liar you need a stupendous memory to keep up with who you told what”. Presenting is something similar. Maintaining a fiction in front of an audience takes a lot of skill. In fact, if you have that much…

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The Impact of AI and Data Security on the Future of Tech | Sergey Volkodav, CTO at Getvisibility 43:11

2M ago43:11

43:11

In the latest episode of Code Bytes, Stephen chats with Sergey Volkodav, CTO at Getvisibility, about his incredible journey from semi-professional athlete to leading a tech startup, and how mentorship, curiosity, and innovation have shaped his career. Key Highlights: The crossroads between sports and tech: how Sergey made the leap from athlete to t…

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When Using Storytelling In Business Don’t Lead With Your Insights 11:14

2M ago11:14

11:14

When I read this quote from Nobel Laureate Herbert Simon from 1971 that “ a wealth of information would create a poverty of attention” I thought about its ramifications for presenters. Today, we are firmly swimming against a King tide of information overload, so Simon’s dystopian prophecy has come to fruition. This is the Age of Distraction for aud…

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How Curiosity and Courage Built a Career in Tech and AI | Jerry Staple, Founder at IntrinsicAI 1:04:04

2M ago1:04:04

1:04:04

In the latest episode of Code Bytes Stephen welcomes Jerry Staple, Founder at IntrinsicAI, for a fascinating conversation about transformation, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of learning. From starting his journey in the military to founding successful tech companies, Jerry’s story is a masterclass in resilience, adaptability, and the power…

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Presenting When Your Organisation’s Leaders are Struggling 11:47

2M ago11:47

11:47

The largest meeting venue in the office complex was big enough to handle hundreds of people and it was packed. This presentation involved all the senior heads of the Department going through their strategies for the coming year. One after another, we took to the stage and spoke about our areas of responsibility. I was one of the five who spoke. My …

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Building a Better Tech Culture | Hayley Scott, Software Development Manager at Pytilia 21:31

2M ago21:31

21:31

In Thursday’s episode of Code Bytes, our next guest is Hayley Scott, Software Development Manager at Pytilia, joining Orla Fitzsimons for an inspiring episode that dives into resilience, mentorship, and building real culture in tech. From navigating redundancy early in her career to shaping a supportive, inclusive environment for engineers at all l…

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Business Storytelling For Fun And Profit 10:29

3M ago10:29

10:29

I listen to some podcasts on writing, trying to better educate myself on the craft. I was hopeless at English at school, so the rest of my life has been a remedial fix in that department. Fundamentally, these podcast authors are aimed at fiction writers, rather than non-fiction scribblers like me. A lot of what we do in business on our dog down day…

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How To Question Your Audience 12:24

3M ago12:24

12:24

Presentations have become tediously monochrome. The speaker speaks, the audience sit there passively taking it all in. After the speaker’s peroration, they get to offer up a few questions for about 10 to 15 minutes or so and then that is the end of it. With the pivot to online presentations, the fabric of the presentation methodology hasn’t changed…

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What Defines a Great Tech Workplace? | Sean Harrison, Director of Engineering at Brightflag 28:40

3M ago28:40

28:40

On this episode of Code Bytes Stephen is joined by Sean Harrison, Director of Engineering at Brightflag, for a truly inspiring deep dive into what it really means to grow a tech career with intention. From being a 12-year-old building networks at home to nearly a decade at one of Ireland’s fastest-growing tech companies, Sean shares the pivotal dec…

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Breaking The Rules By Choice, When Presenting 12:15

3M ago12:15

12:15

Many people break the rules of presenting, usually unknowingly. They have Johari Window style blind spots, where others know they are making mistakes, but they themselves are oblivious and just don’t know. This is extremely dangerous, because when you don’t know, you keep hardening the arteries of your habit formation. It is diabolically difficult …

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The Startup Engineer’s Guide to Business Impact and Growth | George Sheppard, Treecard 1:05:15

3M ago1:05:15

1:05:15

In this episode of Code Bytes, Stephen sits down with George Sheppard, VP of Engineering at Treecard, to explore the realities of startup engineering, product leadership, and building high-performing tech teams. - How do you balance speed with scalability in a fast-growing startup? - What makes a great product engineer in today’s evolving tech land…

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The Incredible Leverage Of Speaking 12:07

3M ago12:07

12:07

Bonseki is a Japanese art creating miniature landscapes, on a black tray using white sand, pebbles and small rocks. They are exquisite but temporary. The bonseki can’t be preserved and are an original, throw away art form. Speaking to audiences is like that, temporary. Once we down tools and go home, that is the end of it. Our reach can be transien…

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Primacy and Recency for Speakers (Part Two) 12:30

4M ago12:30

12:30

In Part One, we looked at the ideas of primacy (the first thing we remember) and recency (the last thing we remember) and what this means for speakers. Now in Part Two we will go deeper with our entry and exit points of the chapters within the talk and how to choreograph the big crescendo for our polemic’s sparkling conclusion. We naturally have to…

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The Realities of Women in Tech | Katie Willoughby, Head of Data Analytics at Frontline Ins Co UK 58:30

4M ago58:30

58:30

How Can We Break Barriers and Build Stronger Careers in Tech? Join Carol Donnelly as she sits down with Katie Willoughby, Head of Data Analytics at Frontline Ins Co UK, to explore: - Breaking into tech through a non-traditional career path - The challenges and triumphs of women in leadership - Balancing technical expertise with leadership skills - …

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Primacy and Recency For Speakers (Part One) 13:36

4M ago13:36

13:36

Primacy refers to the beginning of something, as it enters our brain. This new entity has a powerful impact on our memory and our concentration. To muscle itself into our existing brain thought stream, takes a lot of mental energy. If successful, the new direction grabs us more powerfully than continuing with the same existing thought pattern. Rece…

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How Much Should You Brag About Yourself When Presenting 10:53

4M ago10:53

10:53

Bruce Springsteen’s song Glory Days lyric, “Boring stories of Glory days yeah, they’ll pass you by” pops into my head sometimes, when I hear a speaker reminiscing about their glorious past. I was sitting there at a chamber function when the speaker began to talk at length about his start in sales and his experiences. It was fascinating for him no d…

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What Is Enjoyable About Public Speaking 11:21

4M ago11:21

11:21

For many people it may seem we are getting into oxymoron territory here. “Public speaking…enjoyable? You must be kidding mate”. Many are called upon to speak and reluctantly they give their talk without talent, enthusiasm or particular motivation. A duty, an unavoidable pain, like going back to the dentist for that root canal. As we rise in our car…

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Simultaneously Dealing With All Four Audience Types When Presenting 14:14

4M ago14:14

14:14

Experts, pseudo experts, amateurs, believers, sceptics, supporters, enemies make up that sea of faces in front of us when we get up to speak. We can get some basic data from the organisers about who is in the room. What industries, companies, gender, age configurations are arrayed in those venue seats. What we can’t tell are the information assimil…

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The Power of Mentorship in Building a Thriving Career | Martin Corbett, Engineering & Delivery Leader 28:29

5M ago28:29

28:29

The Evolution of a Technologist In the latest episode of Code Bytes, host Stephen sits down with Martin Corbett, Engineering & Delivery Leader, to explore his incredible journey in technology—from writing assembler code to leading high-performing teams. Martin shares invaluable insights on: - The power of mentorship and giving back to the tech comm…

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You Need More Kiai In Your Presentation Delivery 15:41

5M ago15:41

15:41

In our High Impact Presentations (HIP) course, we do a number of presentations over two days of training. What I love about teaching this programme is that you see the results immediately. If we are teaching leadership or sales, it is very hard to see immediate results and those programmes are multi-week efforts. Day One we have the first presentat…

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A Journey Beyond The Code | Aoife Hannigan, Director of Engineering at Phorest Salon Software 39:51

5M ago39:51

39:51

Empowering Engineers to Lead Coming soon in the next episode of Code Bytes, Stephen Turkington sits down with Aoife Hannigan, Director of Engineering at Phorest Salon Software, for a conversation packed with inspiration, insights, and actionable advice. Aoife shares her journey from software engineer to engineering leader, offering a behind-the-sce…

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Should You Distribute Materials Before Your Speech 10:47

5M ago10:47

10:47

Sometimes the organisers of the presentation event ask us if they can distribute our slides before the speech. They are thinking that this will help the audience to follow what we are saying. Especially in Japan, audience members are probably better at reading than hearing the content. So having the slides at hand to refer to during the talk makes …

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Navigating Investment Hurdles in Startups | Loraa White, Founder and CEO of Music Video Marketplace 45:39

5M ago45:39

45:39

Can Passion and Innovation Redefine the Future of Music Tech? Join guest host Carol as she sits down with Loraa White, Founder and CEO of Music Video Marketplace, on Code Bytes! Discover the journey of a serial entrepreneur who’s transforming music tech and redefining creativity in the digital age. Key talking points: From humble beginnings to a th…

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“Many People Say” And Other Strategies For Dealing With Pushback 11:26

5M ago11:26

11:26

Donald Trump has made this technique of “many people say….” famous for dealing with opposing views. This is not an exercise for or against Trump. Rather, it is just looking at different ways we can head off opposition to what we are saying. We should have a point of view when we speak and therefore we should also be prepared for opposing points of …

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Rethinking Pay Cycles | Paul Hill, Managing Director and VP of Engineering at DailyPay 1:00:37

5M ago1:00:37

1:00:37

From Military Discipline to Flexible Pay Freedom Join Stephen Turkington as he sits down with Paul Hill, Managing Director and VP of Engineering at DailyPay, for an insightful conversation about innovation, leadership, and technology Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode: From the Air Force to Tech Leadership: How military precision shaped Pa…

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How To Sell Your Presentation To Pull An Audience 11:52

5M ago11:52

11:52

Whether we asking to give a talk or asked to present, we need an audience. The onus is on the meeting hosts to take care of the logistics of the venue and the associated tech needed to carry out the presentation. We cannot leave everything to them though, because our personal brand is tied up with the success of the event. Now “success” can be defi…

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Talent Beyond Resumes | Aaron Gibson, CEO and Founder of Hurree 51:33

6M ago51:33

51:33

What does it really take to turn feedback into transformation? In this episode of Code Bytes, Stephen is joined by Aaron Gibson, CEO and Founder of Hurree. Discover the story behind building meaningful businesses, creating authentic company cultures, and navigating the challenges of startup life in the latest episode of Code Bytes. Here’s what to e…

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Outlining Your Talk Using The Balloon Brainstorming Technique 14:09

6M ago14:09

14:09

A request came to me recently asking me to speak to an audience. So my first question was, “what would you like me to speak about?”. The answer was fairly broad. Actually, that is good and bad. Good, because there is plenty of scope to tackle various subjects, but bad because it is rather vague and obtuse. Where to start? I absolutely won’t be sear…

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The Double Act Transforming Leadership | Lisa Strutt and Sinead Sharkey-Steenson 52:43

6M ago52:43

52:43

Think Big, Act Bold, Lead Better In the latest episode of Code Bytes, guest co-hosts Orla and Carol sit down with two truly inspiring leaders, Lisa Strutt and Sinead Sharkey-Steenson. Together, they unpack a journey that has transformed lives and careers, blending lessons from business and sport to empower women to step into leadership roles with c…

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Where Do Presentations Go Off The Rails? 17:04

6M ago17:04

17:04

You see it. The presenter publicly self-immolates. They might butcher the start, get lost in the weeds of their content or be put to the sword at the end in the Q&A. They can’t engage with their audience, are incoherent and quivering the whole time. It is a train wreck on display. Reputations and credibility are flayed alive. Here is the irony – th…

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Creating Impactful Solutions with carbonfit | with Tom Mulholland, Tech Lead, Software Engineer and Head of Product at carbonfit 37:58

6M ago37:58

37:58

Navigating the Net Zero Revolution Coming soon on Thursday’s episode of Code Bytes, Stephen sits down with Tom Mulholland, Tech Lead, Software Engineer and Head of Product at carbonfit to explore how passion and adaptability can transform careers, unlock potential, and drive meaningful change. From navigating the challenges of self-learning to buil…

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Seven Tips From The Front Line Of Presenting 15:46

6M ago15:46

15:46

I have the opportunity to give a number of presentations each year. I video them as well, so I can study where I can improve them further. What I find very interesting though, is that I am a poor model in some ways for others, who don’t have that chance to present publically so often. I was teaching some presentation skills classes recently and the…

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MASTER Atraumatic Dental Extraction with These Pro Tips! 5:48

6M ago5:48

5:48

Are you tired of struggling with dental extractions? Want to master the art of atraumatic extraction? In this video from Dr. Robert Stanley, the Smile Engineer®, he'll share expert tips and techniques to help you perform extractions with confidence and precision. Whether you're a seasoned dentist or just starting out, use these valuable insights to…

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The Incredible Lightness Of Speaking 12:07

7M ago12:07

12:07

Bonseki is a Japanese art creating miniature landscapes, on a black tray using white sand, pebbles and small rocks. They are exquisite but temporary. The bonseki can’t be preserved and are an original, throw away art form. Speaking to audiences is like that, temporary. Once we down tools and go home, that is the end of it. Our reach can be transien…

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Ditch the Dentistry Echo Chamber and THINK FOR YOURSELF! 12:23

7M ago12:23

12:23

Are you tired of being fed the same old information in the dentistry community? Are you ready to break free from the echo chamber and think for yourself? In this video, we're challenging the status quo and encouraging you to question everything. From debunking common myths to exploring new perspectives, we're on a mission to empower you with the kn…

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Engineering Mindset Meets Financial Technology | Gary Davies, Director of Consulting at Data Intellect 31:14

7M ago31:14

31:14

How Do You Build a Standout Career in FinTech Consulting? Join Stephen on this episode of Code Bytes, as he sits down with Gary Davies, Director of Consulting at Data Intellect for an eye-opening discussion on KDB, AI, and the power of mentorship in shaping careers. Discover how innovative problem-solving is driving the future of financial technolo…

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DEEP or SHALLOW Conical Seal: Which Dental Implant is BEST? 6:22

7M ago6:22

6:22

Are you considering a dental implant system but unsure which type of conical seal to choose? In this video, we'll delve into the pros and cons of deep vs shallow conical seals, helping you make an informed decision for your implant system. Want to learn more about implant design? Join us at upcoming course and learn more from the Smile Engineer him…

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