Power To Speak with Confidence. Conversations that will inspire and empower.

Power To Speak with Confidence. Conversations that will inspire and empower.

Talking to speakers, speaker coaches and entrepreneurs about their speaking journey and how they learnt to speak with confidence. How did they discover the POWER TO SPEAK? Surprising answers, inspiring stories. Motivational, Inspirational and educational.

Episodes

April 29, 2024 32 mins

What is homophily and does it make the boat go faster?

In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking I speak with Trainer, Coach and Speaker, Adam Armstrong, a former Head Boy of and teacher at the famous Italia Conti Performing Arts School.

His acting credits include The Bill, Grange Hill, and The Minder. And his students have included Russell Brand, Danny Mays, Martine McCutcheon, and Claire goose.

I met Adam a year ...

Mark as Played

In this previously live solo Speaking About Speaking episode, I talk you through T.R.I.P.P., my acronym for increased confidence, creativity... and fun in your life.

You may know me as a speaker and acting coach. It’s my business, it’s how I help people speak to their audience and I love it...

But my reason for being is to use my training as an actor and artist to build connection, confidence, and resilience, through improvisation,...

Mark as Played

"Podcasting changed my life!" so says podcast Junkie, Harry Duran.

In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking my guest, Podcast Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Author and Podcast Junkie, Harry and I discuss the merits of an actors training and how it can help you show and share your vulnerable side.

Harry spent 20 years working in the Marketing departments of JPMorganChase and E-Trade before switching to the world of p...

Mark as Played

"The real biggest growth I got was when I started posting my vlogs [...] My content means something to them."

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is Content Creator, Business Leader & Speaker, Matt King.

I first met Matt on a Zoom screen in 2020 during the first lockdown. At that time, he was running his sales coaching business, Sales Change and hosting a podcast of the same name.

Since then, he...

Mark as Played

Even though you know speaking in public is going to feel uncomfortable you have to grab those speaking opportunities to grow your business!

My guest for this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking is one half of husband-and-wife duo, Yellow Tuxedo. The wife half that is, lovely Emily Braithwaite.

Emily and husband, Alan have run a business together for over 10 years, firstly in the wedding and events arena and now in th...

Mark as Played

Brand Strategist, Podcast Host, and Founder of Brand Compass, Shelley Röstlund has been invited to speak to an auditorium of peers in April for the You Are the Media Creator Day in Poole, Dorset and she's asked me to help her speak with confidence and get performance ready!

This includes helping her shape an engaging, entertaining, and insightful 20-minute talk.

Read more

Mark as Played

Get out of your comfort zone and learn to speak with confidence. It's important for your business says Relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn® nerd, trainer & consultant, John Espirian.

John was my guest for this this previously LIVE episode of Speaking about Speaking LIVE. 

John helps small businesses & solopreneurs build an effective presence on LinkedIn® and the web without using pointless ads, cringey outreach or craptacular sa...

Mark as Played

As you may know...

I help individuals create talks that are entertaining, engaging, and educational and give them tools to help them excited about speaking to their audience.

I, also, help corporate teams make their presentations impactful.

I've been hosting a podcast since 2020.

I'm a speaker who speaks about speaking, confidence, resilience and finding the joy within you.

What you may not know is...

I was a Fashion designer.

I tr...

Mark as Played

In March of last year I started an in person speaker club, the Speak Like a Speaker Club. I wanted to create a supportive space where the introverted and unsure could exercise their speaking muscles and put in the speaking reps!

A gym for the mouth and mind, so to speak.

After all, you speak wherever you speak – networking, boardroom, water cooler or dinner table.

As well as getting speaking practise and feedback, club members play...

Mark as Played

Is a TEDx talk on your ‘to do’ list for 2024? 

If so, listen to this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking. It's a TEDx Special!

My guests have all stood on that red circle. They’ve walked the walk and most definitely talked the talk!

Alongside me will be TEDx event organiser, speaker and coach, Catherine Sandland, communication and Unsquashing expert, Trisha Lewis and Multi-Story man, speaker and TEDx emcee, Andrew Th...

Mark as Played

My guest for this previously LIVE episode of Speaking About Speaking was International Sales Coach, Author of Amazon best seller, Live It, Love It, Sell It, and keynote speaker the fabulous Jules White.

I first interviewed Jules for my Creative Conversations podcast in Feb 2021 when we spoke about her passion for sales, growing up in a sweet shop and life after securing investment on Dragons Den (the reason she is known as the ‘rea...

Mark as Played

Your Video Voice made Easy Peasy!

My guest for this previously LIVE episode of Speaking About Speaking was Gillian Whitney.

Gillian is a LinkedIn Live livestream strategist and coach who helps business professionals use live and recorded video to build trust, boost online visibility, increase sales, and promote their business.

With over 10 years of experience as a marketing coach, Gillian has helped clients from all over the world ...

Mark as Played

My guest previously LIVE episode is the founder and CEO of Balbert marketing and the founder, host and producer of the Real Business Connections podcast, Ben Albert.

He is a collaborator, connector and visionary and he's due to speak on stage alongside Richard Branson in Las Vegas, very soon!

When Covid hit in March 2020 Ben was a sales executive bobbing along quite nicely in his hometown of Rochester, New York. Within a month he w...

Mark as Played

Ben McKinney is a B2B copywriter, content Strategist, and Superhero Window Cleaner.

He makes your business look great, just with words not shiny windows. Ben uses pugnacious, punchy business writing that shows off your personality and pulls in your ideal clients. 💥

You can probably tell these are his words not mine! 😊

Along with The Word Man, Dave Harland, Ben founded Copy Or Die, a copywriting agency where the words your busi...

Mark as Played

How do you get from fear to excitement and become a confident communicator?

How do you transform from a gibbering speaking mess to a super speaker, oozing confidence?

In this previously live episode of Speaking About Speaking, I share my insights, experience and top tips with you.

What is fear? What is excitement?

And how can a little bit of both help you to speak with confidence?

To find out more about Power To Speak coaching foll...

Mark as Played
How Do You Write a Talk That Inspires and Speak It with Confidence?

In this previously live solo episode, I talk you through creating an inspiring talk that fulfils the brief, engages the audience and leaves them wanting more!

I talk about my own experience of creating and performing a talk with the instruction to be 'inspirational' for 20 minutes! 😱 (and YES, I was nervous!)

I guide you through the process I used to create the co...

Mark as Played

In this previously live episode, I speak with international award-winning keynote speaker, strategist and author of the world-famous Newsjacking, Jon Burkhart.

I know Jon as part of the You Are The Media community. He was the first person I ever interviewed in person for my podcast.

A firecracker when it comes to speaking, his energy onstage and off is frenetic and infectious.

As a professional speaker, he talks about the WHAT, HOW...

Mark as Played

In this previously live episode, social media and LinkedIn expert, Ella Orr and I discuss how you use your voice on social media.

We talk about the platform you use, the content you create and the risk to your Personal Brand and status when you show up in front of an audience.

So... Do you Speak up or shut up?

❓ Do you consider the risks to your personal brand when you put yourself in front of an audience?

❓ Are you concerned that ...

Mark as Played

Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Mark masters.

There was some weird mix-up with Streamyard and/or Linkedin messing up the timing of the live stream, which goes out at 4 p.m. on a Tuesday. For some reason (maybe the algorithm got confused over BST, British Summer Time or that fact I was streaming from SWINDON!? 🤷🏼‍♀️) it scheduled it for 5 PM.

SO, my fabulous guest Mark Masters agreed not only to spend 4 - 4.30 live with ...

Mark as Played

PART 1.

There was some weird mix-up with Streamyard and/or Linkedin messing up the timing of the live stream, which goes out at 4 p.m. on a Tuesday. For some reason (maybe the algorithm got confused over BST, British Summer Time or that fact I was streaming from SWINDON!? 🤷🏼‍♀️) it scheduled it for 5 PM.

SO, my fabulous guest Mark Masters agreed not only to spend 4 - 4.30 live with me but again 5 - 5.30 p.m. just so we didn’t ups...

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.

    Death, Sex & Money

    Anna Sale explores the big questions and hard choices that are often left out of polite conversation.

    Stuff You Should Know

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Crime Junkie

    If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.

    Start Here

    A straightforward look at the day's top news in 20 minutes. Powered by ABC News. Hosted by Brad Mielke.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2024 iHeartMedia, Inc.