Episode 126 — Take Action with Candice Bakx-Friesen
“Say yes, and figure it out,” is how #Speaker, #Podcaster, #Coach, and #Realtor Candice Bakx-Friesen (@DrivenByResults) has built her successful career, and she encourages others to do the same.
Tag: mindset
Episode 125 — Storytelling in History Class with Joel Hawbaker
High School History teacher Joel Hawbaker wanted to do more. He shares his insights on Inverted Leadership, the power of humility, and living a great life as part of a blended family through books and speaking engagements.
We spend much of this episode talking about the importance of storytelling.
Episode 107 — Purpose in the Palm of Your Hand
2-Minute Tip: Don’t Memorize Memorizing your speech is generally a bad idea. You want to internalize it, not memorize it. There are 3 main problems with memorizing your talk. First, it’s a lot more nerve wracking. Second, if you forget a part you’re more likely to get stuck and freeze. Third, your audience wants you to be real. You want to practice and prepare…
Episode 093 — 18 Public Speaking Tips
2018 has been a great year for 2-Minute Talk Tips, and I got to talk with some amazing people from around the world for the show, This week, I pull together the initial tip from each guest into a single episode. If you want to listen to the whole episode each tip came from or explore the guest’s background, click in the link below. Episode Guest Tip…
Episode 091 — Describe your Audience and Meet Phillip Andrew
2-Minute Tip: Describe your Audience Back in 2008, Best Buy described 4 personae who represented their target customers. The even started designing different stores to appeal to Buzz, Barry, Ray, or Jill. They had detailed descriptions for theses archetypes. I’m not sure if it’s the best approach for a big-box retailer, but it can help your talks. It’s important to understand your target audience. Start by…
Episode 088 –Thank Your Host and Tips for Speakers at During the Holidays
2-Minute Tip: Thank your Hosts Putting together an event is a lot of work. Sometimes even putting together a short internal company meeting is a lot of work. Coordinating peoples’ schedules and even finding an available conference room is way more complicated than it ought to be. So thank your host for inviting you. They took care of logistics and are giving you the audience’s most valuable assets…
Episode 078 — Focus on Feeling and Meet Hilary Billings
2-Minute Tip: Focus on how you make your audience feel Hilary tells us about her experience interviewing mega-star interviewer, host, and generally larger-than-life character Ryan Seacrest. It’s intimidating to talk to someone that big for the first time. An experience like that can overwhelm the content of the actual conversation. But when she described her experience, the main thing Ryan did was help her feel at ease. He…
Episode 077 — Influence One Person and Meet Patricia Missakian
2-Minute Tip Influencing dozens or hundreds or thousands of people can be intimidating. That’s a lot of work, and it’s a lot of minds to change. So how do you do that when the public speaking jitters start rattling your stomach? Don’t. Think about influencing one person in your audience, instead. Then that person can influence others and help spread your message. The interesting thing about this…
Episode 075 — Write Your Thoughts Down and Meet Magician Victoria Mavis
2-Minute Tip: Write it Down In the run up to a talk, our minds can go all over the place. Thoughts come and go, and it can get pretty loud inside our heads. It becomes hard to focus on what we need to do and to be present like we ought to be to maximize our success. One way to deal with this is to write down all…
Episode 066 — Practice in the Shower and Meet Mario Porreca
2-Minute Tip: Practice in the Shower The shower can be a great place to practice your talk. It’s a comfortable, warm environment. You don’t need to pay too much attention to your other activities. You are less likely to be distracted by other folks and tasks. In general, the environment really helps you shift your mindset in a way that allows you to mentally prepare and visualize yourself…
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