Leadership and speakership. Ryan Foland speaks with Vince Molinaro, a top business strategist who specializes in speaking, and writing, about leadership. Vince has spoken in 70 cities over the past 2 years about what he has learned about how to lead, and in this conversation Ryan and Vince look at the similarities between being a speaker and a leader.

The key topic in this interview is the “contract” speakers sign up to when they decide to become a speaker: while it might seem like a lucrative profession, it requires a lot responsibility and accountability—something not all speakers realize. If you want to be a truly influential speaker, you need to practice what you preach and always be offering value to your audience.

Listen to this podcast to find out:

• The mindset and practices needed to be a deliberate and decisive leader and speaker.
• Why to be a good leader and speaker you need to have an unrelenting focus on your audience.
• What the four terms are that every speaker (and leader) needs to agree to if they want to influence and impact.
• Why you can’t just copy another speaker, and the impact finding your authentic path can have on your career.