Fireside with Voxgig

Courtney Stanley has a background as an event planner and she specializes in the technology and marketing behind successful events. She’s now also known as a keynote speaker and MC. In her Fireside Chat with Richard, she talks about taking a strategic approach to speaking and event management and about the future shape of digital events. She encourages event organizers to leave the comfort zone of Zoom, and explore platforms that allow them to offer people an authentic live and interactive experience online.

Many thanks to Simplecast, whose sponsorship of our podcast keeps the show on the road.

Courtney Stanley is all over social media, here's where you'll find her:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/courtneyonstage/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/courtneyonstage/

TW: https://twitter.com/courtneyonstage

LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneystanley/

Website: https://www.courtney-stanley.com/

#OUTSPOKEN Facebook Group: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/micdropmoment/

Dan Ram has worn so many hats in his career that he could stock a department store, but he’s best known as a professional speaker and MC. He shows wannabe speakers how to dominate the world of the screen, and his specialty as an MC – secret handshakes with speakers. He believes any speaker can create great content that has a real impact, as long as you work at it.

Simplecast helps us bring you brilliant speakers with their brilliant sponsorship – thanks, guys.

Have a look at Dan Ram’s website, a hub for all his activities.  https://www.iamdanram.com/

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Jay Allen, who has a military background and also ran a health and safety business, became a professional public speaker overnight when he was asked to step into the breach at a charity event. In a Fireside Chat that crackled with dynamism and energy, he talks about how great speaking is about more than the words you say and why a good speech is like a business plan.

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Have a look at Jay Allen’s website, where you’ll find out about all his great services. https://jayallen.uk/

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In a Fireside Chat that packed a punch, Rachael Robertson shares her experience of leading a team of ‘crazy people’ in the Antarctic, where she learned that being respected is more important than being liked for leaders – respect trumps harmony. She also speaks about how the COVID situation inspired her to launch a new product, speaking to audiences from the comfort of her own professional home studio.

Rachael is also an author and she’s going on a virtual book tour for her latest leadership book, Respect Trumps Harmony. You’ll find out more about Rachael’s book here.

Thanks so much to Simplecast, who help us to bring the wisdom of speakers like Rachael to your ears. 

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Stephan Murtagh is best known as the Exhibition Guy, the guy who shows exhibitors how to make trade exhibitions work for them. In a full-throttle Fireside Chat with Richard, he tells Richard that audiences are more interested in relevant content than in famous speakers. He also stressed the importance of following your leads – if you do, you’ll be in the top 20% of successful exhibitors.

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Paul is Chief Operating Officer of Conjura, an innovative start-up that helps other companies harness the power of their data. He’s also a veteran of the speaking circuit and credits elocution lessons for his success as a speaker. In their friendly Fireside Chat, Paul looked to the future of the events industry. He and Richard explored the role virtual reality will play and the best ways to recreate the magic of real-world events in a virtual space.

Check out Paul’s innovative start-up, Conjura.

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David Gonzalez is a dynamo, a DevOps engineer, lecturer and public speaker who’s not afraid to take risks during his talks. His attitude is, if it hurts, do it more, and he encourages wannabe speakers to just go and do it – and if it hurts, do it more.  He also talks about the challenges of speaking in your second language, and how he pulls off live coding demos on stage.

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On this week’s Fireside Chat, Richard chats to Derbhile Graham, author, public speaker and content creator for Voxgig. She’s also a celebrant and has the joy of officiating ceremonies for every stage of life. Derbhile shared her experiences as a member of the public speaking organisation Toastmasters and highly recommends it as a stepping stone for wannabe speakers. She also reveals the secret to public speaking success – being visually impaired. It’s a lot easier to handle nerves when you can’t see the audience looking at you.

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Jono Bacon is a heavy metal guitarist who once played in the place where Iron Maiden played their first gig. He’s also a public speaker, a consultant and the author of books about building communities. His mission is to help companies create successful communities. In this Fireside Chat with Richard, which crackled with dynamism and cool vibes, Jono talked about the value of building a brilliant community around yourself as a speaker – it’s not egotistical at all. He also outlined how to package your message in a way that audiences can understand.

Find out more about Jono Bacon on his website and on Wikipedia. You can also find out more about his books on Goodreads.

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Melanie Parish is a Canadian coach, a public speaker and the author of The Experimental Leader. In her Fireside Chat with Richard, they had a highly stimulating discussion about how to be an innovative leader during a crisis, which she sees as the Olympics for leaders. She encourages leaders to break down the barriers to innovation in their companies, so they’ll thrive in the long term.

Thanks so much to Simplecast for sponsoring this podcast – your help keeps the show on the road.

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