As a speaker, when you deliver your story, you must commit to something that you will pick up in the live audio below. Nearly 14 years ago, I shared this important idea with a small audience in Ohio and I’ve recently recovered the audio of it. When you follow the advice in the audio below, […]
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One of the best ways to stay connected and deepen your connection with your audience is to do something that I don’t see many speakers do. It’s to let your audience members beat you to the punch. What does this mean? Let them beat you to the punch Let’s use some examples. Listen to this […]
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If I put a trophy on top of a table, what do you think I want you to see, the trophy or the table? Of course it’s the trophy. We can look at narration and dialogue the same way. Narration is the table and dialogue is the trophy. The narration is only there to set […]
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As you may know, I have an entire Speak and Prosper Academy and we have Monthly Implementation Calls (MICs) to help members put these valuable tools into action. Every now and then, I share a short section of one of the calls to those outside of the Academy so that they too can use a […]
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Can you become more likeable as a speaker? I believe so. When I first started speaking in 1998, I don’t believe I was very likeable. Why? It’s because my goal was to finish the speech rather than to create an experience for my audience. In fact, I could give my speech the same exact way […]
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Over the years I’ve trained thousands of speakers and personally coached hundreds of them and I see many of the same costly mistakes being made. Once we fix these mistakes, their stories connect with their audiences at much deeper levels. Reference Story To understand the 4 points below, listen to the following 4-minute reference story […]
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If your story does not elicit emotion, chances are it is not doing its job. You want your audience to not only hear your message but to also FEEL it. Here is a fantastic way to take your audience on that often-elusive roller-coaster ride of emotions that will keep them engaged and invested in your […]
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Over the years I’ve realized there is one formula that most speakers rarely use that, if they used, would keep their audiences hooked and hungry for the entire presentation. It doesn’t take long to put into place but it has a very long-lasting effect on the audience because it makes them constantly say, “Tell me […]
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As a speaker, when you tell a story, it’s important to not have it come off looking like a stage-play. Instead, it should feel like an ongoing conversation with your audience mixed with some scenes that you invite them to experience. The Story Step-out Method will help you strike that delicate balance between telling your […]
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I’ve always enjoyed using what I call the “Startle and Wrap” method to get my audience’s attention because it does 3 things: It makes them confused It leads to curiosity It hooks them in because they want to clear up their confusion and satisfy their curiosity. Take a look at how you can use the […]
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