Shane Purnell is a full-time Software Product Manager who speaks part-time at special events and conferences. He blogs about public speaking, personal branding and platform building. His current project is PlatformGiant.com, a WordPress site that provides professionals and entrepreneurs with tools and resources for building their platforms so they can rise above the noise and get noticed.
He has a degree in Speech Communication from the University of Missouri and has spent the last 18 years studying how to use the internet to communicate more effectively.