Is showing up live for your audience the same as being a public speaker?

 

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Brian Miller, a magician turned TedX speaker and TedX coach. We talk all about what public speaking really is and how it differs from your appearances on social media and other live streaming platforms. Brian takes us behind the scenes of how he got started as a magician who eventually became a TedX speaker. He also talks about how his identity and business transformed after his TedX talk went viral. As a TedX coach, Brian shares his knowledge of crafting a TedX talk, how to leverage your social media to land public speaking gigs, and how to make the crossover into public speaking so that you can establish yourself as an industry thought leader.

 

This episode is a big, juicy one with lots of tangible tips to help you build a public speaking career. So tune it and take notes as Brian shares his wisdom.

 

In this episode, we cover:

• How Brian got started as a magician and became a full-blown speaking career [5:48]
• How Brian’s TedX Talk went viral [11:51]
• How Brian’s identity and business transformed after his TedX Talk [14:02]
• Why anybody could give a TedX Talk (and how to do it) [20:19]
• Crafting a TedX Talk [23:26]
• How to leverage your social media to land public speaking gigs and deliver speeches [26:57]
• How to crossover into public speaking [31:43]
• Why you need to make the pitch, connection, and back it up with evidence [38:46]
• Why you need to start leveraging LinkedIn [39:22]