An Odyssey into Oratory - The Making of a Speaker

A new business paradigm demands a new method for effectively communicating in it. Learn what speech mechanics are, and how they can assist you in becoming a more effective communicator in our changing world.

In this episode, Dan talks about three memoirs, but focuses mostly on Gift from the Sea, by Ann Morrow Lindbergh. The first woman to earn a first-class glider pilot's license.

After tragically losing a child, she was the first woman ever to win the National Geographic Society's, Hubbard Medal; author of numerous bestsellers. She skied well into her sixties; hiked down into the Haleakala Crater on Maui at seventy-five, and lived a full life until her death at ninety-four years old.

Listen to hear Dan's unique takeaways from her book.

Learn a new and effective way to develop the skill of public speaking. Listen and learn what speech mechanics and speech content are... and how to marry the two. This is video 3 in Dan's new miniseries.

This channel is for all that are looking to learn or improve the art of public speaking. But it is especially for leaders, aspiring leaders, and entrepreneurs of all stripes looking to improve their presentation and communication skills. We'll cover all aspects of public speaking: Keynotes, Business Presentations, Product Launch, Extemporaneous, Impromptu, and much, much more.

Dan doesn't tell you how to tell a story... he shows you. As he says so often, storytelling is to a speaker what a hammer is to a carpenter.

Dan uses the Arthurian Legend to illustrate the power of words. He claims the gold standard of speech training, the Mehrabian model, is all wrong. But, ironically, he uses a Bill Gates interview to illustrate when it is right.

Learn what speech disfluencies are... and much more

In this episode, Dan uses Winston Churchill as a model and offers several strategies on how to become a great impromptu speaker in today's world.

Additionally, you’ll learn:

—About the just “wing it” crowd, and why you should never join them

—How to prepare a speech for the unpreparable meeting

—Creating bridges to talk about what you want to talk about

—Why you should always have a speech in your hip pocket

In this episode, Dan gives a brief history of the Lyceum and Chautauqua speakers' movements. While the circuits boast such luminaries as William Jennings Bryan and Emerson, a lesser-known speaker gave a single speech over 6,000 times.

Listen to learn who he was.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

Dan expounds more on the concept of a hero's journey. While the Harry Potter book series are great examples, Dan sees Rowling's personal story as a better example of a hero's journey!

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

In this episode, Dan outline's the five stages of the hero's journey.

He tells of some little-known facts about Ben Hogan, the Hawk, and his incredible hero's journey.

A story that will inspire non-athletes and athletes alike. You need not know a thing about golf... to love this story.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

Dan gives a broad overview of the most popular speech training programs.

In this episode, he explains how bringing formal speech training to the corporate and entrepreneurial worlds can be "tricky."

He introduces the concept of speech cultures, and how one can successfully navigate through them.

He introduces the audience to his new online speech class.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.