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Aug 2022
26m 15s

The Diamond Dozen for Developing Your Sp...

Sarah Archer: Speaker, Comedian, Author, Playwright and Coach
About this episode

To be a great public speaker you need substance and style. I’ve seen many speakers who are very showy, but their content completely misses the mark, and I’ve seen speakers with a great message to share, but who fail to communicate it in a way that engages their audience.

I want anyone I work with, through my programmes and this podcast to have compelling content AND charisma as a speaker. I want you to have a talk that you’re excited to share and the confidence in your own speaking skills that means you step ‘on stage’ with power. 

In this show, I want to focus on the second half of the speaking equation, supporting you with the delivery of your message. In my opinion there are four core speaking skills, mindset, storytelling, performance and humour, and that’s why I’m sharing a dozen episodes that really zero in on helping you develop these, so that you can get ready to rock after the summer break.

Enjoy!

What you’ll learn:

  • The four core speaking skills you need to develop
  • Tips to help you with managing your mindset
  • Ways to develop your storytelling
  • Insight around using your voice.
  • How to power up your performance
  • Tips for using humour in your talks.

And more!!

Links to Episodes:

Mindset Mastery:

Episode 24 - My Eight Hacks for Mental Resilience & Getting What You Want

Episode 164 - Unblock the Dam and Set Your Stories Free!

Episode 177 – Taking Back Control of Your Future with Tim Box

 

Storytelling Mastery:

Episode 155 - The Seven Sins of Storytelling

Episode 9 - The Secrets to Storytelling Part 3

Episode 036 – The Keys to Compelling Storytelling with Margot Leitman 

Performance Tools:

Episode 85 - How to find the Big Moments of Your Talk

Episode 116 – Setting Your Authentic Voice Free for Great Public Speaking with Kristin Linklater

Episode 039 – Body Language Secrets for Speaking and Sales Success with Shelly O’Donovan

 

Humour

Episode 019 - Humour 101 for Public Speaking

Episode 084 – Five Insider Tips for Adding Humour to Your Stories

Episode 049 – How to Make Clever Funny with Dr. Steve Cross

 

Service Dog For Orion

https://www.gofundme.com/f/service-dog-for-orion 

 

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Books:

Grab your copy of Straight to the Top - How to Create and Deliver a Killer Elevator Pitch

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