Welcome To The Voxgig Podcast

We talk to people in the developer community about developer relations, public speaking and community events.

Fireside with
Voxgig

Since 2018, Richard has been chatting to an international and diverse mix of speakers events organisers and software development advocates, mining for nuggets of wisdom.

Below you’ll find our current featured podcast. You can also scroll through our extensive archive. Each new podcast will be paired with a reinforcing podcast from the archive. You can find these suggestions in our accompanying newsletter.

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David Gonzalez
Episode
56
David Gonzalez
David Gonzalez is a dynamo, a DevOps engineer, lecturer and public speaker who’s not afraid to take risks during his talks. His attitude is, if it hurts, do it more, and he encourages wannabe speakers to just go and do it – and if it hurts, do it more.
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Derbhile Graham
Episode
55
Derbhile Graham
On this week’s Fireside Chat, Richard chats to Derbhile Graham, author, public speaker and content creator for Voxgig. She’s also a celebrant & has the joy of officiating ceremonies for every stage of life. Derbhile shared her experiences as a member of the public speaking organisation Toastmasters
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Jono Bacon
Episode
54
Jono Bacon
Jono Bacon is a heavy metal guitarist who once played in the place where Iron Maiden played their first gig. He’s also a public speaker, a consultant and the author of books about building communities. His mission is to help companies create successful communities.
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Melanie Parish
Episode
53
Melanie Parish
Melanie Parish is a Canadian coach, a public speaker and the author of The Experimental Leader. In her Fireside Chat with Richard, they had a highly stimulating discussion about how to be an innovative leader during a crisis, which she sees as the Olympics for leaders.
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Freddy Freundlich
Episode
52
Freddy Freundlich
Freddy Freundlich is a colourful character. He trained as a nurse and was ordained as a rabbi, but he is first and foremost a salesman. He’s the author of two books, Born on the Right Side of the Tracks and The One-Call Close.
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Danielle Krage
Episode
51
Danielle Krage
Danielle Krage is the power behind The Remote Speaker Coach, which nurtures new speaking talent. Her warmth and empathy shone through in her Fireside Chat with Richard, as she encouraged wannabe speakers to take the fear out of public speaking by breaking down their talks into bitesize parts.
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Bonnie Williams
Episode
50
Bonnie Williams
For this podcast, we’re delighted to welcome back actor and performance coach Bonnie Williams. This time, she’s talking about how to make killer pitches to investors. In a highly insightful Fireside chat, she reveals that great pitching is not like Dragon’s Den.
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Roger Edwards
Episode
49
Roger Edwards
Roger Edwards is a high-impact public speaker on all things marketing. He’s also a blogger, a vlogger, a podcaster and a fitness instructor. He’s a man who’s full of energy, and he knows how to fill his audiences with energy too.
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Andrew Davis
Episode
48
Andrew Davis
In this Fireside with Voxgig podcast, Richard talks to Andrew Davis, owner of a fantastic bow-tie, who has gone from working with the Muppets to building and selling his own marketing agency fuelled by the power of speaking.
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Sandy Dunlop
Episode
47
Sandy Dunlop
Sandy Dunlop is a global branding expert who draws on the world of myth to tell compelling stories about the brands he represents. In an intellectually stimulating Fireside Chat with Richard, Sandy inspires listeners to trust in storytelling as a tool for getting your message across.
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Lesley Tully
Episode
46
Lesley Tully
Orla and Lesley get into the subject of evangelizing for your own job; in other words, how to convince sometimes skeptical colleagues - who may be in the organization a lot longer than you - that your role and your expertise can enhance their work and output.
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Allan Kelly
Episode
45
Allan Kelly
Allan Kelly is a conference organiser, speaker, author and a coder who’s on a mission to help other coders get in touch with the world around them. His Fireside Chat with Richard had a wonderfully warming feel, just like his Agile on the Beach conference in Cornwall.
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Onyi Anyado
Episode
44
Onyi Anyado
Onyi Anyado is a global leadership speaker from Hackney in East London, and he’s on a mission to achieve distinction, for himself and for wannabe public speakers. He’s written two books and delivered a powerful TEDx Talk called From Detention to Distinction.
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John Collins
Episode
43
John Collins
John Collins is Director of Content with Intercom, the customer messaging platform. He’s a man who knows how to spread a message effectively, having worked as a tech journalist for more than 20 years.
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Mairin Murray
Episode
42
Mairin Murray
Should innovators kick over the table or just rearrange the things on it? Does it even make sense to regard the question in black and white? TEDx speaker Máirín Murray joined Orla on this episode to share her passion for technical products that produce a positive social impact.
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