A fantastic chat on public speaking, learning by doing, and vulnerability with Kyle Bowe (@kylebowe4)

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:13 creativity requires letting go

03:29 Podcasting requires active listening

04:13 How to pick a niche

06:36 Put content out there and see what lands

07:44 How can you trust that a niche will emerge from doing?

09:11 First and foremost, create what you want

10:17 Learning in public requires psychological safety

11:35 Learning in public helps the hive mind

12:03 How to find uplifting communities

15:19 What would you tell a student who’s not participating?

16:26 Kyle’s Journey from the back of the classroom to the front

17:33 How Kyle takes online courses

22:04 Blacking out during a presentation

23:14 Become a leader by being vulnerable

24:02 How Kyle became a professor

27:13 Teaching isn’t about you, it’s about the discussion you generate

28:56 Get comfortable being uncomfortable

30:42 Shifting from teaching in person to teaching online

34:55 How to avoid the gear trap

36:09 Learning must be fun

37:46 You cannot design the perfect system up front

40:13 Time spent researching gear is better spent doing

43:11 Why we fixate on gear instead of creating

45:57 Watching a journey is more interesting than a perfectly polished ideal

47:35 Make friends by looking foolish in public

52:24 Where to find Kyle online

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