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September 15, 2025 35 mins

How do you become an impact and powerful Public Speaker?

Meet Ivan Wanis Ruiz!

Ivan is the Author of "End Boring" and the Founder of the Public Speaking Lab. He believes that being impactful and charismatic is something you can learn.

Have you ever practiced your speech in front of strangers, such as the park?

On this episode, Ivan and Roberta discuss the need to adapt communication styles post-COVID and many other public speaking and communication strategies. Most importantly, Ivan brings a fresh perspective on many "boring" habits that are widespread in the public speaking arena.

Listen as Ivan shares:
- the balance between entertainment and professionalism in workplace presentations
- the evolving nature of communication in the age of AI
- the role of likability and physical presence in engaging audiences
- various strategies for virtual communication
- why copy influencers rather than formal speakers
- slides during presentations and audience disengagement
- how the brain processes information through schemas
- the importance of diversity in natural hand movements
- what makes cult leaders so powerful

and most importantly - why anecdotes are more convincing than facts!

Connect with Ivan:
Website: https://www.publicspeakinglab.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/publicspeakinglab


Additional Resources:
"End Boring" by Ivan Wanis Ruiz

Listen to the Podcast, subscribe, leave a rating and a review:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-speaking-101-w-ivan-wanis-ruiz/id1614151066?i=1000726869615
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Va8IqktZzGZg9zIaukpOm?si=RdZmplHlR3i20XPQxdAKPg
YouTube: https://youtu.be/J8LwWJbt9Io

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