b'28 Member News March 2021From the engineering communityA new podcast seriesseries, to delve in to subjects the wider engineering will really engage with. By deciding on weekly podcast subjects and by engineers, for engineers! the speakers that will be really inspiring to listeners, they will be creating a series that really is by engineers, for engineers. Podcasts have become an increasingly popular medium to consume content, andI am really excited to be part through the amazing workof this amazing group of of IET Communities, werevolunteers who will be helping bringing a brand-new seriesto create a new podcast series. to you in 2021! I think the IET will be able to reach a whole new audience In 2020, we saw a huge increase in theschedulesparticularly those who cantand engage them with the digital consumption of volunteer-ledgive a whole evening away to attendingincredible stuff happening in events and content. This isnt simply duean event in person. With podcasts, that to a global pandemic either; being ableaccess to a subject youre interestedand around our community.to engage in technical topics throughin is now even quicker and easier.discussion, or simply just listening to an interesting speaker, is appealing toWere forming a volunteer group whoMacauley Kenney those of us with busy and unforgivingwill work together to shape this podcastIET volunteer based in Boston, USAWould you like to be part of the team of volunteers who decide on the content and speakers for each podcast episode? Or if you have some ideas for subject matters or speakers, we would love to hear from you! Email podcasts@theiet.org to get in touch.Giving young engineers the opportunity to showcase their brilliance virtuallyThe ability to effectively communicate to an audience has always been a skill that needs to be practiced and honed. However, with the Covid-19 pandemic impacting the way we work and interact with people in person, presenting in a virtual environment has now become the norm.Through the vast network of IET volunteers all over the world, were launching a new competition in 2021 to help students and young professionals develop and practice presentation skills in a virtual setting. This competition is being developed and launched by the IETs Young Professionals Committeeonline platform. To ensure the competition runs as smoothly (YPC) who are passionate about providing opportunities foras possible, we will be asking for volunteers to be hosts, development to engineers starting out in their careers. facilitators or judges for online heats. There will be an overall winner from each theme, decided through a series of heats Competitors will be able to choose from a list of themes,and qualifiers, and these theme winners will then compete each of which with a selection of heats across differentduring the live final in October 2021.time zones to choose from. Heats within each theme will then be open for registration and competitors will beMore information about this new competition can be found expected to deliver a 10-minute presentation live using anhere: theiet.org/young-professionals'