The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
If you want to have a laugh whilst learning how to increase your confidence and public speaking skills, for personal or business growth, then you have come to the right place. Discover tips, tricks and strategies on how to speak and pitch using humour and performance. Find out how to better connect with people's pain points in a way that they will want to talk about and share, and get the low down on powering up your mind set. Sarah Archer, is a stand-up comedian, playwright, speaker and business woman. She is also author of 'Cracking Speech Mate! – How to use humour to make you an amazing speaker', and 'Straight to the Top – How to create and deliver a killer elevator pitch'. Communicating with authenticity and power, influencing through copy, spoken word and body language, managing negative thoughts and anxiety, building authority and trust, story-telling and comedy secrets...oh and we'll also cover focus and time management 'cause Sarah has a mind like a butterfly! Join her for fun and aha moments.
Episodes
Chris Voss was the FBI's lead international hostage negotiator… but these days, he's helping CEOs, speakers, and sales pros negotiate million-pound deals, win high-stakes conversations, and get results — without pushing, pitching, or people-pleasing.
In this episode of The Speaking Club, I'm joined by the author of Never Split the Difference to explore how you can use his real-world-tested negotiation techniques to build trust fast...
I first came across Adele Bates when I was judging the Storytelling category at the Speaker Awards—and her talk really stood out and grabbed my attention.
It was powerful, authentic, challenging and captivating.
She didn't just tell the story. She performed it. Her talk built drama and connected emotionally to the audience, leading you to see a new perspective.
Based on that per...
Nicola S. Morgan is a dynamic speaker, trainer, and author who helps individuals and organisations transform chaos into calm, and emotional strain into sustainable strength. With a background in education and behavioural change, she specialises in resilience, emotional wellbeing, and effective behaviour strategies—skills she's delivered to thousands of professionals across schools, public services, and corporate teams.
..."Just breathe" is one of the most common pieces of advice given to speakers and performers who feel anxious about stepping onto the stage (be that online or in person) — but what if the way you're breathing is actually making things worse?
Breathing might seem like an automatic function, but the truth is, most of us are doing it wrong… and it's costing us calm, clarity, and confidence.
My gues...
"Finding your voice" might sound like a personal development cliché, but for speakers and leaders, it's the secret weapon that too many overlook.
As a speaker your voice is your most important tool and mastering how to use it to its fullest effect is one of the most impactful things you can do.
This isn't just about sounding 'nice', your voice is also a signal to your audience about your conf...
In this quick tip episode, I'm lifting the lid on how a speaking judge thinks and giving you the good, the bad and the ugly based on judging 55 speaker award entries … in one sitting (yes, I needed snacks!)
I was honoured to be a judge for the Speaker Awards again this year, covering Best Storyteller and Best TEDx categories — and I want to share what I saw behind the scenes, to help you sharpen your own s...
The business world is changing fast. AI is reshaping how customers search, buy, and connect — but most companies are still stuck in old habits, missing the human magic that actually builds loyalty.
At the same time, too many businesses are confusing efficiency with excellence. They're chasing five-star reviews that may not mean what they think they do, and ticking boxes while their customers quietly drift ...
Let's be honest — most speakers spend a lot of time crafting their talk, but when it comes to what they wear on stage? That's often a rushed afterthought… or a full-blown panic.
Are you second-guessing whether your outfit actually helps or hinders your message?
Ever watched back your talk and thought, "What was I thinking with that jacket?"
Or maybe you've stuck to the same 'safe' outfit for ...
I see so many business authors and experts set out to use speaking to have more impact, step firmly into the thought leadership space, and monetise their message, only to get frustrated when they struggle to get the results that they want.
Some struggle just getting their talk together, unable to work out which bits of their book 'baby' to put in and leave out.
Others manage to create a talk...
Ever feel like your message gets lost in a sea of jargon?
Do you struggle to turn complex ideas into stories that actually land?
Or maybe you're great in a room full of people, but put a camera in front of you and suddenly you forget how to be yourself?
If any of that sounds familiar, you're in the right place!
In this episode, I'm chatting with Loreta Tarozaite.
<...My guest today is Heather Lillico. I was so inspired by an article I read from Heather on the Tiny Buddha website, where she outed herself as a nutritionist who out of the limelight was actually struggling with an eating disorder, that I was curious to find out more.
What I discovered is that her journey of managing and mastering anxiety is not only inspiring, but could really help those of you who are str...
In this quick tip episode, I'm tackling something that holds many speakers back —decision-making. Whether you're using speaking to market your business, win clients, or land paid gigs, hesitation can cost you big time. Every day you wait, someone else is taking the stage.
In this episode, I cover:
- Why making decisions feels so challenging.
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I saw Lee Warren speak at the Professional Speaking Association summit and he was one of the star turns of the event. The theme was standing out, and his talk was aimed at helping speakers to do exactly that, for the right reasons.
Lee was a magician by night and a sales director by day before he fell into professional speaking. That was 15 years ago and he has been speaking consistently since then using ...
Many experts and authors that reach out to me are frustrated that they are struggling to build a following.
They often compare themselves to others and think they aren't connecting with people because of their persona, or their style, but that's not it.
There is a reason that others, often less qualified, are reaching and engaging more people and in this show, I'm going to share what that is ...
The road to making speaking a sustainable business is littered with people who quit because the journey was so much tougher than they ever anticipated.
There are lots of people dangling the golden carrot of gigs worth thousands, and becoming a six figure speaker … and it is absolutely possible, but those who make it are a fraction of those that start out.
One of those few, is my guest today, Arel Moodie.
Arel is a best-selling au...
What should come first, your book or your talk?
That's one of the questions I posed to Azul Terronez, book coach to some of the best known thought leaders around.
Azul is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and book coach who specializes in helping leaders write and publish books that elevate their brand. As the CEO of the six-figure company Authors Who Lead, he has enabled...
I want to share something that I know will get you more speaking gigs and ramp up your confidence for outreach.
It's relevant for live events, podcasts and any other type of
It's very simple yet so many people struggle to execute on it, but hopefully this episode will give you inspiration and some concrete steps to take to implement this in 2025.
In this show I'm covering:
One of the questions I get asked most is how do I get booked consistently for paid speaking gigs. I have my views on this from a speaker and speaking coach perspective, but I wanted to get a view from someone with another angle.
That's why I invited Seth Dechtman onto the show. Seth works with event planners for some of the biggest organisations and conferences. He knows exactly what they are looking for, ...
"I've been booked to do a fireside chat at a conference, have you got any tips?"
This is a question I got a few weeks ago from one of my Green Room clients, and she actually had the event this week.
In response I shared with her some tactics she could use before and during the event to e...
I'm going to be real here.
When I look back at my life from my death bed, I am not going to say … "if only I'd spent more time on Linked In".
Most of the people I speak to would be happy to spend less time on social media and free themselves from the guilty feeling that they should be doing 'more'!
But the truth of it is that social media is important in a number of ways to bui...
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