{"id":255,"date":"2013-08-01T04:30:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T04:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2013-08-01T05:53:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T05:53:37","slug":"podcast-15-whats-it-like-to-be-a-technical-evangelists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2013\/08\/podcast-15-whats-it-like-to-be-a-technical-evangelists\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast 15 &#8211; What&#8217;s it like to be a Technical Evangelist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Geek Whisperers are proud to have friend and legendary podcaster <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Knieriemen\">Greg Knieriemen<\/a>\u00a0from <a href=\"http:\/\/speakingintech.com\/\">Speaking in Tech<\/a>. He lets us in on his transition to HDS as an Evangelist. We dig into questions about what he now does, how it&#8217;s reported on and how the transition has been for him personally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hey-hey-evangelism.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-258\" alt=\"Hey-hey-evangelism\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hey-hey-evangelism.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hey-hey-evangelism.jpg 450w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hey-hey-evangelism-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Hey-hey-evangelism-210x157.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given the linguistics involved, Greg&#8217;s own comment tells you where we&#8217;ll be going:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Words matter a lot.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Other topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Avoiding the &#8220;social media guy&#8221; tag<\/li>\n<li>Personal vs professional brand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Top observations if you had an offer on the table:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be ready for the &#8220;lines in the sand conversation&#8221; between personal and professional brand<\/li>\n<li>Be sure the culture\u00a0overlaps\u00a0with you (see <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2013\/03\/podcast-4-youre-only-as-good-as-your-engagement-with-other-people\/\">Chuck Hollis podcast<\/a>\u00a0and image below)<\/li>\n<li>Set realistic expectations before your personal brand sets a trap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whisper back to us<\/strong> &#8212; are you an aspiring or current Evangelist? Do you love the term or hate it? How has it been balancing your brands?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_114\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.57-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-114 \" alt=\"It's good for you socially when you can overlap with your company's message.\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.57-PM.png\" width=\"590\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.57-PM.png 984w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.57-PM-300x254.png 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.57-PM-210x177.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s good for you socially when you can overlap with your company&#8217;s message.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-115\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.44-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-115 \" alt=\"It's bad when you barely overlap with what your company believes in.\" src=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.44-PM.png\" width=\"586\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.44-PM.png 977w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.44-PM-300x253.png 300w, http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Screen-Shot-2013-03-22-at-1.32.44-PM-210x177.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s bad when you barely overlap with what your company believes in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8476\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-255-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=255-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Geek Whisperers are proud to have friend and legendary podcaster Greg Knieriemen\u00a0from Speaking in Tech. He lets us in on his transition to HDS as an Evangelist. We dig into questions about what he now does, how it&#8217;s reported on and how the transition has been for him personally.&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/2013\/08\/podcast-15-whats-it-like-to-be-a-technical-evangelists\/\">Read All Show Notes<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Podcast 15 &#8211; What&#8217;s it like to be a Technical Evangelist?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8477\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-255-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/?powerpress_pinw=255-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/geek_whisperers\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Geek-Whisperers-Episode-15-Whats-in-the-Name-of-Evangelism.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":266,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions\/266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/geek-whisperers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}