#165. The evolution of soft skills, presentations & product management with April Thomas

experience of all varieties (we’re talking Oracle, Q2 and more). The throughline of her work? Communication is everything—and she joins the pod to share her perspective on how these soft skills (like presentations!) have evolved and shifted with the growth of product management in general. From establishing clear and consistent messaging to selling a vision, April doles out many a word of wisdom. (Ahem, expert alert!!) This is an episode for: product marketers, managers, presenters & communication nerds. What's in the Spice Cabinet?Find April and connect! On LinkedIn! Via the Women in Product GroupPowerPoint or Google Slides?PowerPointProduct Marketing leader to learn from?Marty Cagan of the Silicon Valley Product Group - “he’s kinda like the Godfather of product”Check out his books and more hereApril’s walkout song? Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N’ RosesFinal words of wisdom for Presentation Nation?One thing I always tell everybody that's ever worked for me when you're presenting: nobody probably knows more about this than you. So don't stop. Like when you mess up, nobody knows. You know?...The soft skills, the presentation—it's the future. You know, it's one of the core things I look for and I know a lot of the other leaders I work alongside and have worked alongside with, look for. You can be the smartest person in the room, but if you cannot articulate what you're doing, that is a problem.