Michael Port is the author of nine books, which have been translated into twenty-nine languages. A few of them have become perennial bestsellers and made it onto such lists as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Some have won awards from 800-ceo-read and Amazon. After delivering thousands of paid speeches on the world’s biggest stages, Michael and his wife, Amy, built Heroic Public Speaking HQ , a performance training center, to develop and nurture the next generation of professional speakers along with CEOs and founders, bestselling authors, business owners, and people leading movements and advancing important causes. More at www.HeroicPublicSpeaking.com.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:

• Tips for staying focused and energized while working at a high level across many things at a time 
• The difference between a thought leader and and influencer
• The formula for creating a sustainable speaking career
• The importance of intentionality behind the speaking process
• The two things that reduce nerves when you're going to give a speech
• How you develop fractals for speaking so you can effectively spread your ideas and help your overall efforts at building influence as a leader

Additional resources: 

• Heroic Public Speaking
• The Referable Speaker
• Steal The Show
• Michael Port LinkedIn
• A Brave New’s Website