The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking

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...

“I’ve been approached to speak at an event, but they have no budget for speaker fees, should I do it?” … is a question I get asked a lot. 

So, I say … “Firstly, that’s not a question I can answer for you … but here’s some ideas for how you can assess the value of an opportunity for you and your message, and how you can make low fee or free gigs pay.”

And those ideas are what I want to share wi...

Trigger Warning - this show briefly discusses difficult topics including self-harm and suicide.

Gethin Jones is a survivor, but what few people would have believed, (including Gethin), was that he would also become an international speaker and thought leader. 

Growing up in the care system, he spent a total of 8 years in prison, battled intravenous heroin addiction, and was trapped in destruct...

Business Book publisher and business author Alison Jones said “for business book writers a signature talk changes the game.”

Arel Moodie, Professional Speaker, Disney Show Host and Founder of Talkadot said:

“If you feel like you are not getting booked enough. You need a signature talk. If you feel like you are constantly chasing clients and they aren't chasing you. You need a signature talk. I...

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

That’s a famous and overused quote from Maya Angelou - that really applies to speakers. 

Because people won’t remember your name or the exact words you say, but they will remember how your message made them feel.

And that is what I want to tal...

The definition of ‘self-expression’ is the expression of one's feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through words, choices or actions, especially in writing, art, music, or dance.

Sounds easy doesn’t it? 

The trouble is that we are all so bogged down with messages about how we should look, think, speak, and act; that it can make it difficult to let go of expectations and simply be ourselves… and f...

This show was prompted by the question of a podcast listener, but reflected a recurring issue with people that I work with. 

My clients have written great books, become accomplished experts in their field and have a big message to share, but when it comes to sharing their views in person or on stage, a number of them begin to doubt themselves.

It shows up in the content they share and how they share it, and it will end up undermini...

Do you feel resistance when you hear the word marketing?

So many people do.

They have hang ups and beliefs about marketing and it can get in the way of them being able to achieve success in their business and as a speaker. 

I get it though, marketing can feel complicated, overwhelming and confusing.

But it doesn’t have to feel that way.

What if it could f...