Former Reliability Engineer with expertise in data analysis, facilitation, incident investigation, technical writing, and more. Currently working with the Communications team at MIRI. Former Teaching Fellow and current facilitator at BlueDot Impact. I volunteer with AI Safety Quest, giving Navigation Calls and running the MAGIS mentorship program.
Joe Rogero
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I literally had the same thought about four days ago, followed by “I bet someone already tried this.” I’m pleased to learn someone did. Happy to volunteer as a project manager and I’ll probably want to do one or more of these myself, they look like good learning experiences.
The main challenge seems to be spreading the word, convincing lots of groups to use the same tool (and integrating any existing tools).
Hello! I have, and am willing to offer to EA Forum members, the following generalist skills:
Facilitation. Organize and run a meeting, take notes, email follow-ups and reminders, whatever you need. I don’t need to be an expert in the topic, I don’t need to personally know the participants. I do need a clear picture of the meeting’s purpose and what contributions you’re hoping to elicit from the participants.
Technical writing. More specifically, editing and proofreading, which don’t require I fully understand the subject matter. I am a human Hemingway Editor. I have been known to cut a third of the text out of a corporate document while retaining all relevant information to the owner’s satisfaction. I viciously stamp out typos.
Presentation review and speech coaching. I used to be terrified of public speaking. I still am, but now I’m pretty good at it anyway. I have given prepared and impromptu talks to audiences of dozens-to-hundreds and I have coached speakers giving company TED talks to thousands. A friend who reached out to me for input said my feedback was “exceedingly helpful”. If you plan to give a talk and want feedback on your content, slides, or technique, I would be delighted to advise.
I am willing to take one-off or recurring requests. I reserve the right to start charging if this starts taking up more than a couple hours a week, but for now I’m volunteering my time and the first consult will always be free (so you can gauge my awesomeness for yourself).