Bad Advice Part One

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General Overview

Conversation Summary: The speaker discusses common pieces of advice that are often given but are actually ineffective or counterproductive. She provides research-backed insights on why these tips should be avoided, and suggests more effective alternatives.

Key Points

• Don't talk to your "ideal client" when doing video or sales calls, as this can bring up fears and insecurities that negatively impact your voice and connection.
• Don't come out of the gate "ramped up" and overly excited, unless that is truly your natural speaking style. Instead, open in a way that is authentic to who you are.
• Don't speak quickly in an attempt to keep people's attention or prevent them from disengaging. Fast speech is actually one of the weakest elements of vocal variety and can cause people to tune out.

Notable Quotes

"Don't talk to your ideal client. Now, let's talk about another big one that makes me crazy..." (11:13)

"Stop coming out of the gate. You have to get everybody hyped up. You have to get everybody ramped up in order for them to want to stay and listen to you. It's just not true..." (16:00)

"The fastest way to get people to disengage is fast. Why? We don't know what. And so you're the expert or you're talking about something and you firing it off and I'm like, 'She lost me.'" (21:31)

Kicker Quotes

"Stop doing what everybody's doing. Stop doing what they're telling you to do. Point blank, research it. Ask me, find an expert that really can bring in the nuance because now more than ever, I have to hear you. I have to connect with you. I have to know who you are, and going fast and ramping up and talking to people that you're trying to get things right over is not going to get me to the real you." (23:23)

Detailed Insights

1. Main Arguments:

   • Talking to your "ideal client" can bring up fears and insecurities that negatively impact your voice and connection (07:14 - 11:13).

   • Coming out of the gate "ramped up" and overly excited is inauthentic unless that is your natural speaking style (11:17 - 16:00).

   • Speaking quickly in an attempt to keep people's attention is actually one of the weakest elements of vocal variety and can cause people to tune out (20:23 - 22:56).

2. Supporting Evidence:

   • The speaker cites her own research and experience working with clients to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of these common pieces of advice (10:59, 

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