The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking

Brooke Hender has had quite a journey, from project manager to actor to therapist. Although he found he had patterns of behavior that were negatively impacting his ability to live a happy and fulfilled life, he initially resisted getting help. He felt that this was just the way things were. Eventually, he gave therapy a chance but was amused when his own therapist suggested he would make a good therapist himself. Even though he dismissed the notion and fought against it for some time, after working on himself and transforming his life, he felt drawn to helping others get the same results and trained to become the Cognitive Hypnotherapist he is today.

In this show Brooke and I explore some of the thinking and behaviours that hold us back from achieving the success we want, in life, in speaking and in business. We cover off phobias, anxiety and the limiting beliefs that live in the shadows of our mind. There are some great strategies and tips for identifying and managing the thoughts that might be holding us back without us even being aware of them. If you know you're not fully realizing your potential, then this show might help you to start removing the blocks that are in your way.

Enjoy!

What you'll learn

• Strategies for managing anxiety around public speaking and performance.
• Why it's important to be visible and add value.
• Tips for managing imposter syndrome.
• How to keep a healthy separation between personal and professional success
• Why presenting and performing is an essential part of business today
• How to discover the things in your subconscious that might be holding you back.
• The impact of the assumptions we make as human beings.
• What cognitive hypnotherapy is and how it works.
• Two great questions to help develop your self-awareness.
• How limiting beliefs work and how they impact our lives.
• Why "it's just the way I am" doesn't have to be true.

All things Brooke:

Brooke's Website –http://www.brookehender.com

The Chicken and the Mushroom blog

Books mentioned in the Show with Amazon Link*:

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

The Bone People by Keri Hulme

See Sarah Perform this August!

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The way my brain is wired means I have lots of ideas and I'm able to see the big picture quickly… that's the upside. The downside is that I have a mind like a butterfly, and I get distracted super-easy… and then time just vanishes. But I hate the idea of wasting time… and I think that's why I'm always on the lookout for things that will help me work smarter, faster and keep focused.

As you know, this month I've been talking to productivity experts, who have tried and tested models and systems to help them do more in less time, and I've also been trying stuff out this month, and so I thought I'd share some of my recent discoveries, and some of my tried and tested aids to increased productivity in my speaking, life and business.

What you'll discover:

• What the Miracle Morning is and if it really delivers miracles.
• An app that gives you a full body workout in less than 10 minutes.
• The social media posting software that saves you time and builds your following.
• How you can save hours of writing with built in shortcuts.
• Great graphics quick and easy.
• Why a zap should be your new best friend.
• The best tool for when you have to get the message spot on but haven't got time to get it right on the fly.
• The old-fashioned way to keep on track
• The best bit of gadge for great audio on the go.

Thanks for listening!

Resources:

Canva

Recurpost

Autoprompter

Zapier

7 Minute Workout Info

7 Minute Workout App

The Miracle Morning Website

The Miracle Morning Book by Hal Elrod

10 Minute Planner

Hey Mic!

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Graham Allcott fell into productivity when he found his emails going into a big black hole. He shifted from leading a team to working on his own and found that while had great ideas and could delegate well… he was not actually very good at getting things done. He did loads of research, carried out many productivity experiments and began to find the principles and systems that worked. That's when he decided that other people could benefit from this stuff too.

After founding his company Think Productive, Graham went on to write Productivity Ninja, which is a worldwide best seller. Today his team works with companies all over the world, he is a speaker, and is currently working on other productivity related projects that will broaden the Ninja brand and help us work smarter.

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What you'll learn

• Why it's good to teach what you struggle to learn yourself
• Why you should detach your ego from delegation
• How clarity can overcome procrastination
• Why it's more interesting to not be the Guru.
• How to develop positive productivity habits
• How starting a business in a time of adversity can bring more opportunity
• Why good design is important for all sorts of businesses
• Why taking risks and having strong opinions can pay dividends
• The main struggles around productivity
• Why technological questions are always people problems
• The silver bullet of productivity
• The four steps to improve your productivity
• How constraint can 10x your productivity
• What attention management is and why it's crucial for productivity
• Why your will power won't beat silicon-valley
• Why you should get your inbox to zero
• Why you should eat the rainbow
• How getting mistaken for an employee as a speaker is a good thing
• How comedy can help your speaking

All things Graham:

Graham's Website –http://www.grahamallcott.com

Think Productive - https://thinkproductive.co.uk

Beyond Busy Podcast - http://getbeyondbusy.com

Graham's Books:

How to be a Productivity Ninja by Graham Allcott

How to be a Study Ninja by Graham Allcott

Get your In-Box to Zero

Books mentioned in the Show with Amazon Link:

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

Anyone Can Do It – My Story by Duncan Bannatyne

Resources*

The Speaking Club Success Hub

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One thing I've learned in life and business, (and actually in theatre too – thanks Will Shakespeare), is that there are very few new ideas under the sun. It is inevitable in 99.9% of cases that someone else has already created something similar to what you want to do and often written a book or an article about it. But often we don't check first. Even with the world at our fingertips, I know people who sit forever trying to invent the perfect wheel, when they could have looked at the wheel someone else created, learnt from it, built on it and adapted it for their needs in a fraction of the time.

I'm always devouring content, I'm an avid learner and I love to find shortcuts, hacks and ways to do things better. In this show, I'm sharing some of my best literary discoveries in the hope they're useful to you too. They just might give you some food for thought, and maybe help you move forward faster.

What you'll learn:

• Why it's important that you are comfortable with yourself and play to your strengths
• What you can learn from after dinner stories
• Different opportunities to use humour in business
• The power of little decisions
• Ways in which we are easily influenced

Thanks for listening!

Resources:

You are the Message by Roger Ailes

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen by Phyllis Shindler

Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer

The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy

Influence by Robert Cialdini

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Dr Simon Raybould found his way to becoming a Speaker and Trainer, by way of being a professional researcher, actor, lighting technician and fire eater. He got interested in communication after seeing valuable research getting lost as politicians and policy makers couldn't understand it. That led him to write his first book Presentation Genius.

It was when he was writing that book that the idea for his latest book on productivity, 'Coming Up for Air'. He managed to research and write his first book in under three months, and spend more time doing the things he loved in the other areas of his life.

In this show he is sharing some of the things he did to increase his productivity, and as a speaker, he also shares how he implements his system in his business.

Enjoy!

What you'll learn

• What a sigmoid curve is and how it can help your productivity
• Why you shouldn't work in fixed blocks
• How you can find your optimum task productivity time
• Why we spend too much time working
• What the AIR model is and how it can help you be more happy and productive
• Life hacks for staying motivated
• Why you must have a productivity system
• The compound effect of productivity hacks
• Simon's top 5 tips for staying productive
• Simon's top 3 presentation tips

All things Simon:

Website –http://presentationgenius.info

Twitter / Linked In / Facebook: @Presentations

Presentation Genius

Resources*

Click to Join me on the Miracle Morning 30 Day Challenge at The Speaking Club Business Hub

Books mentioned in the Show with Amazon Link:

Dune by Frank Herbert

Voice and the Actor by Cicely Berry

Sarah's Stuff

The Speaking Club Success Hub

If you are going to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 you can see Sarah in action as the infamous Lillie Langtry in a feisty comedy drama. Get your tickets via the link below:

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Carl Reader started his working life as a hairdresser on a Youth Training Scheme, which didn't last long. From there he shifted, by accident into accounting, starting at the bottom and rising to take over the business. His unorthodox background, entrepreneurial spirit, thirst for learning and passion for shaking things up, has helped him achieve success in the most traditional of professions in some not so traditional ways.

As an author of two popular business books for small businesses, and a popular commentator on business in the press, he has developed a reputation for no nonsense advice, and a stand out personal brand. In this show I asked him to share his experience and tips to help speakers and entrepreneurs grow their business today.

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What you'll learn

• Why you should get under the skin of your target customer and become intimate with their industry.
• The four-step model for business success.
• When and why you should share your goals and dreams.
• Why self-awareness is a critical business tool.
• Why you should develop multiple touch points with your customer.
• How online and offline networking should work together.
• Why we should be aware of the 'stay at home economy'.
• Why you should develop a personal brand for more sales.
• What you should never do as a first-time speaker.
• How speakers can protect their business through scaling up.
• How your topic and your chosen audience can impact your bookings.
• Why you should build a business with your exit in mind.
• How speaking mishaps can turn into great PR opportunities.
• The best business advice Carl ever got.

All things Carl:

Website – www.carlreader.com

Twitter / Linked In / Facebook: @CarlReader

The Start Up Coach – Carl Reader

The Franchising Handbook – Carl Reader

Resources*

Click to Join me on the Miracle Morning 30 Day Challenge at The Speaking Club Business Hub

Books mentioned in the Show with Amazon Link:

Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki

How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

The Four-Hour Work Week – Tim Ferris

The E-Myth Revisited – Michael Gerber

Ifyou are going to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 you can see Sarah in action as the infamous Lillie Langtry in a feisty comedy drama. Get your tickets via the link below:

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QJ, (yes that is his name…I asked him), started life as a musician, although classically trained, his dream was to become a rock star. Through following this dream, he discovered a new passion…putting on and filling events that entertain and inspire. It turns out he was pretty good at it too…from the first gig he put on at his school, to the 1000 plus seater events he was later to stage, to the workshops he runs today.

Over the years QJ has been fine tuning what works and what doesn't, and now he shares this knowledge to help others successfully run their own events. QJ teaches speakers and coaches how to attract, (he calls it 'magnetize') your audience so that your events are full, and then how to mesmerize them with the event itself, so that they want to continue working with you.

I tried my best to make the most of having QJ on The Speaking Club and picked his brains on all aspects of putting on an event to maximize the value for you…and boy did we cover a lot of ground!

Enjoy!

What you'll learn

QJ's Magnetize your audience Facebook Group

Twitter / Linked In: @TheOneQJ

Other Resources*

A Return to Love – Marianne Williamson

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Shelly O'Donovan has spent many years in the public policy arena, working with corporations to shape their strategy and building bridges between the commercial interests of organizations and government affairs. During her time working in government relations, public policy, lobbying, grassrootsadvocacy, legislative and regulatory processes, and policy maker engagementshe has seen the gamut of body language dos and don'ts. It was in this arena she noticed some of the brightest people weren't having the impact they deserved, yet others with half the substance and potential were having great success.

After studying the arts of body language, personality types and lie detection, not only did Shelly see her own status and influence increase, but she was able to discern why others were successful or not. Today she speaks, coaches and trains on increasing the impact of your body language for speaking, confidence, gravitas, and sales, and we are lucky enough to have her on the show sharing what she knows to increase our success in these areas.

What you'll learn

http://www.illuminatethemessage.com

Twitter / Linked In: @shellyodonovan

Other Resources*

Essentialism by Greg McKeown

Success is Yours by Shelly O'Donovan (and others)

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Julie Holmes didn't have a typical path to sales, and for years she did all she could to avoid having anything to do with it. With a degree in public speaking, and some diverse jobs under her belt, she entered the corporate world as a software consultant implementing software systems for big players like Oracle and JD Edwards, before moving into marketing and eventually the dreaded sales in her own tech start up.

After hundreds of hours of professional sales, marketing, leadership and entrepreneurial training, coupled with interviews of CEOs, other sales professionals, and her own experience of selling, Julie is now a seasoned expert. As a Professional Speaker, she talks about defining prospects, whole company selling and the value proposition, and on this show, she is giving us the low down on how to become the champion and trusted advisor of your prospects, and to sell without selling.

What you'll learn

http://www.julieholmes.com

Hey Mic – Amazon

http://www.loveheymic.com

FaceBook / Twitter / Instagram: @thejulieholmes

Other Resources*

Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill

Think and Grow Rich – Napoleon Hill (Original)

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Chances are all the films you love, all the books you devour, have pulled you in because you can relate not only to the character and their journey, but to the underlying messages that apply universally to all human beings. There are recurring symbols and motifs weaved into the fabric of stories from 'The Three Little Pigs' to 'Harry Potter', that signal, repeat and reinforce the themes that writers from Shakespeare to Quentin Tarantino use to draw us in and deliver a moral takeaway.

Speakers and copy writers can also use universal themes and the tools of symbols and motifs in stories and more widely in their content to hook the audience, keep them engaged and get them to remember the kernel message and action points. In this show, I'm going to share what I know about universal themes and story plots, and some examples of how you can use them practically in your public speaking and marketing content.

What you'll learn:

• What universal themes and basic story plots are
• Why they are important in stories, speaking, and marketing copy
• The different types of universal themes
• How symbols and motifs reinforce universal themes and what they are
• The options for story plots
• How you might use them in your speaking and in business.

Thanks for listening!

Resources:

How to Find Stories to Share in Your Talks, Teaching and Marketing Content - Episode 033

Simon Sinek Forbes Article

Simon Sinek – Ted Talk

JK Rowling Harvard Commencement

I feel Pretty Trailer

The Storytelling Tools Reference Guide

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