The Ultraspeaking Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tristan de Montebello, Michael Gendler
The Ultraspeaking Podcast explores modern-day solutions to greater confidence, skill, and ease when speaking at work. Each episode features the founders, Tristan and Michael, as they detail unconventional strategies to thrive under pressure and speak with less preparation. Working on hand-gestures and eye contact is OUTDATED advice. Writing a script or creating a structure is a TRAP. It’s time for a better way. Join the Ultraspeaking movement and you’ll never look back.
How good is ChatGPT at giving public speaking advice? In this episode, we rate ChatGPT's top 5 tips for improving speaking skills and compare it to our own philosophy on how to level up your communication
Improv coach Jesse Warren didn't grow up funny. But everything changed when Jesse tried stand-up. He performed at open mics for 200 days in a row. And he got REALLY good at it.
So good that eventually Jesse quit his engineering job at SpaceX and pursued a career in comedy. Now, he performs around the country. He teaches improv for Ultraspeaking. And his videos on the CUT regularly get 1M+ views.
In this episode, I interview Jesse to learn about his advice for becoming funnier.
Join our chat with Dr. Torrie Higgins, who breaks down the science of flow and productivity. We cover simple but effective ways to optimize your day (and your biology) in order to access high performance!
Dr. Torrie Higgins is the Head Coach at the Flow Research Collective, helping executives, athletes, and special ops forces excel in high-pressure situations.
Advice for beginners, the root of speaking anxiety, what is public speaking, how to build trust that things will go well, what professional athletes can teach us about speaking, and much more. This might be the best interview we've ever given, thanks to Amit Pandey - Host of Wish I Knew That Before!
- Peak states
- Competition
- Wim Hof method - the only way to stay in the cold (hormesis effect)
- Ultraspeaking fundamentals
- Putting the learning switch ON
- The Ego creeping in
- You need to forget about where you are going
1:31 What books do you recommend? 04:53 How would you structure an Ultralearning project? (Watch our full Ultralearning story here: https://ultraspeaking.com/our-story) 09:01 Confidence vs preparation vs skill vs personality? 10:31 Tristan’s uncomfortable rule for Ultralearning 11:26 Which skills should you focus on? 15:12 The concept of a “speaking voice”: performing vs. personality 19:02 How to access flow in front of my boss 21:08 How to let go of expectations 24:05 Do Tristan & Michael use Conductor when speaking? 26:10 How type A people should approach Ultraspeaking 29:24 When volunteering to speak is harder than speaking
- Methods for presentation with no notes
- How to deal with data-driven presentations
- Where to spend your time when preparing
- How to boost your confidence
- How to get clarity in what you’re trying to convey
(Learn more at Ultraspeaking.com)
- Matthew McConaughey and preparation
- The Foundational Principles of (Ultra)speaking
- Curated speaking vs live speaking
- How to build trust in yourself
- Cancel culture
- What being a good person has to do with confidence
- How technology might be sending us in a dangerous direction when it comes to speaking (Learn more at Ultraspeaking.com)
What is Ultraspeaking? Core work vs. skill work. Performance depends on the environment. Handling pressure. Where does confidence come from? There’s no such thing as public speaking. The Snow Globe. Speaking is an art. Prepared speaking vs. on-the-spot speaking. The One Thing - A better way to prepare. Speaking is like a train. The key to clarity. (Learn more at Ultraspeaking.com)