Michael Kennedy talks with Dave Rael about podcasting, teaching, learning, math, and rewards
Michael Kennedy is the creator and host of the Talk Python To Me podcast and founder of Talk Python Training an online training company for Python developers. He is also an author, an instructor, and conference speaker. While working at DevelopMentor, he has taught over 100 week-long training courses to professional software development teams throughout the world. Follow him on twitter via @mkennedy.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Michael Kennedy
- - How Michael got into podcasting, motivations, learning Python, and the birth of Talk Python To Me
- - Learning new things and growing through exposure
- - Reaching out to highly respected community members
- - Different types of training
- - Michael's definition of value
- - The things that "light Michael up"
- - How Michael got started in software
- - Michael's philosophy and stories of failure - inability to see the software in operation, business and marketing deficiencies
- - Michael's efforts to make the podcast known and getting guests to share
- - Michael's success stories - projects, commitment to expanding skills, involvement with DevelopMentor, Talk Python To Me
- - How Michael stays current with what he needs to know
- - Michael's book recommendation
- - The things that have Michael most excited
- - Michael's greatest sources of pain
- - The things about which Michael likes to geek out apart from software
- - Michael's prediction for the future of software
- - Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Michael
Resources:
- Talk Python To Me
- Michael's Training
- Python Jumpstart by Building 10 Apps [video course] on Kickstarter
- Steven Sinofsky
- Talk Python To Me - Episode 29: Python at the Large Hadron Collider and CERN
- Talk Python To Me - Episode #16: Python at Netflix
- Vaughn Vernon on Developer On Fire
- EyeTraking Inc.
- DevelopMentor
- Eric Lawrence on Developer On Fire
- Scott Hanselman on Developer On Fire
- Michael's Blog
Michael's book recommendation:
Michael's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Say "no" more often
- Keep it simple
- Get help - have someone else do the other things so you can do the thing only you can do