We do it all day long, and it’s of the oldest communication technologies we have – Public Speaking. Like it or hate it, it’s a business necessity. In this podcast we go through some tips and tricks to give good voice.

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Public Speaking - You will learn

Public speaking is a learned skill. Why the name of something can make in 10% better. New Word Alert: ‘retrocity’ – nice level of retro action to something. Non Practicer – Don’t prepare. The key secret to successful public speaking. Why being an extrovert, is not an advantage in speaking. The best personality for public speaking: Yours! Why the heart is greater than the mind. Early attention grabbing hacks. Why telling your stories is easier. How being on panels can help move up the learning curve. Why people aren’t interest in you, but what you can teach them. Tricks to moderating a panel. How to use slides effectively. Why your stories are greater than the facts. Using memes for engagement. Value of silence when talking. Introductions to Ignite talks. Radio & Podcasting are the same thing. Why community events are the best speaking training platform. Why listeners want hacks & insights, not sell jobs.

Links and resources from this episode

Toast Masters International - Public Speaking Training. How to give a TED talk. From Inc magazine Book on how to deliver a TED style talk The BOLT! - 100 other name changes Snoop considered. 3 different style of Stand up comedian: Here, here and here. One version of Death by Powerpoint. Ignite format for presentations, Sean used at DevTest An example of an ignite speech by Steve Sammartino Book Samma for a speaking gig – because self promotion is the only type of promotion. Zan Rowe from Triple J – A bloke sister. Seth Godin at the inbound conference. Andy Lark on twitter.

Sports Geek gets the SEAT crowd #Bolting

http://youtu.be/kVhX1tRDeNc

Samma giving an Ignite Speech

http://youtu.be/4tYXSQANjcc

On this BBB podcast were:

@seancallanan from Sports Geek @stevesammartino from Startup Blog @scottkilmartin of Online Store Guys @mrjamesnoble of Carter Digital

The beer downed by the blokes in this podcast was Mountain Goat Fancy Pants. 

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