The vast majority of speakers only focus on the altruistic side of speaking. While an attitude of service is vital, it's also important to grow your business and be paid what you are worth. Today's guest shares practical tips to help you value yourself as a speaker so you can impact even more lives.

It's easy to think of speaking as one-way communication. But great communication begins by listening first. Today's guest gives you practical strategies for discovering what your client needs, crafting a talk that impacts the audience, and growing your speaking business.

It's vital to have enthusiasm and passion as a speaker, but your message must ultimately serve others. Today's guest shares her process of taking the TEDx stage and how she crafted a message that impacted her audience in a big way.

We often hear that speakers must determine their "why." Today's guest will challenge you to dig deeper and explore the story beneath your "why." He will also share his fascinating journey to the TEDx stage.

You may have a lot of different ideas you want to communicate in a talk. Today's guest talks about the challenge of identifying your big idea and gives practical strategies for getting clear on your takeaway.

Speaking from a stage can represent power, authority, and leadership. Today's guest shares a powerful reminder that love is also vital part of the speaker's equation for connecting with an audience and spreading great ideas.

One of the hallmarks of an effective TEDx talk is connecting with an audience and spreading your ideas. But if you are not careful, you can overwhelm your audience with unnecessary details related to your topic. Today's guest shares her experience as a TEDx speaker and how she broke down the ideas of a complex topic.

There are many benefits to becoming a TEDx speaker: spreading ideas, connecting with an audience, taking your skills to another level, and many others. Today's guest shares how he was impacted by an unexpected benefit: connecting with his co-speakers.

TEDx speakers not only use words to connect with an audience. They also use other art forms such as music. Today's guest shares how she uses music to build bridges between people, as well as the role music played in her recent TEDx talk.

As a speaker, how do you balance the need to rehearse your talk while also leaving room for flow? Today's guest shares his experience as a TEDx speaker and delivers valuable insights about going with the flow while also staying prepared.