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An Engineer's Mind, Teacher's Heart, and Two-Time TEDx Speaker with Melanie Flores
When Science Speaks
English - October 03, 2022 12:36 - 18 minutes - 21 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Social Sciences engineering scicom communication research science scipol technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week's episode features Melanie Flores, an MIT-trained chemical engineer, theater arts aficionado, and two-time TEDx speaker, who currently applies her multidisciplinary skills to her work as Director of Solutions Consulting at SymTrain, a firm that automates and scales role-play training and coaching.
We discuss a range of issues such as:
- Melanie's fascinating career journey - themes and common qualities in her various roles - The importance of feelings and human emotions in professional environments, even those where technical skills are emphasized - When and from which influences Melanie's interest and aptitude in writing and communication originated - How Melanie unveils the value of emotional intelligence and storytelling through setting an example, not lecturing - Melanie's professional role and why she enjoys it - How Melanie's experience teaching pre-school helped her in the engineering and - more broadly - the business world - Recommendations for engineers and other technically-focused listeners who want to add or enhance communication skills in their own toolkit