Just One Question: Public Speaking Podcast

Nick talks to Bree Groff about her new book Today was Fun. Bree helps professionals to fall in love with Monday's promoting happiness and fulfilment in the workplace. 

Bree is a workplace consultant, a speaker and the author -Today was Fun, published July 15th 2025.

Nick chats to fellow coach Jimmy Cannon about how conquering anxiety will help you master your voice.

As a public speaking coach specialising in voice pedagogy and performance anxiety, Jimmy Cannon helps business leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams find and master their unique voice. His goal is simple: to help clients communicate with clarity, confidence, and presence.

In this episode of Just One Question Nick talks to Dr Eden Reneé Hayes about her latest TEDx talk, where she explains the link between Yoda and DEI. 

Dr. Eden-Reneé Hayes has built a career in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She shepherds individuals and organizations toward sustainable DEI solutions. Her areas of expertise are factors related to bias, and the intersecting identities of race, class, and gender identity and expression. She uses best practices in positive psychology as a lens to provide comprehensive and actionable solutions.

Nick and Alida talk about burnout and conflict in the workplace, and its affect on organizational performance. 

Alida  Zweidler-McKay coaches managers to become great leaders, to evolve from feeling overwhelmed and uncertain to projecting confident authority, and to build teams full of trust, where people are committed and engaged. 

Are you clear with your values? Or are you hiding? Nick talks to Michelle about what emotional intelligence really means and why it is important for communicators. 

Michelle Gladieux is an educator, executive coach, instructional designer, and author based in Indiana.

Learn More about Michelle here: https://gladieuxconsulting.com/

Laura Bratton talks to Nick about her TEDx talk and her drive to live each day wit gratitude. 

At the age of nine, Laura was diagnosed with an eye disease and faced the difficult reality that she would soon become blind. She was the first blind person to graduate with a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Laura’s purpose is to empower individuals with grit and gratitude as they adapt to change. 

How do you continue living each day with gratitude?

Link to Laura's TEDx:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XQ_gXhkGN4

In this episode of JOQ Nick and Dr Veronica Anderson discuss how visionary leaders trust and own their intuition. Veronica gives her insight into how speakers and professionals can use their sixth sense to better connect with audiences.  

As an Intuitive Guide and Relationship Coach, Dr. Veronica Anderson brings a unique balance of medical and spiritual expertise to her clients. 

You can find out more about her and her work at https://drveronica.com/.

In this episode of JOQ Nick and Ben discuss how speculative fiction and post-apocalyptic helps us to look the future with optimism. 

Benjamin Evett has been a professional theatre artist for many years, and about 8 years ago began writing. The first fruit of his labors, entitled JOY, was shortlisted for The Rubery Prize and is a speculative fiction set in the first decade of the 23 rd century.

You can purchase Benjamin's book now on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble. Learn more about Benjamin here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5741079/

Psychotherapist, author and speaker Rachel Kaplan talks to Nick about the importance of inner healing and the experience behind her latest book and TEDx.

Rachel Kaplan is a licensed psychotherapist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area for almost two decades.

Nick and Vince discuss what it means to cultivate a strong leadership culture within organizations.

As the founder and CEO of Leadership Contract Inc., Dr. Vince Molinaro is dedicated to creating practical, results-driven strategies that leaders can implement immediately. His approach is grounded in real-world applications and research, blending business experience with thought leadership that’s easily understood and actionable.