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Jun 2
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284: Speaking as a Solution Provider: Th...

Sean Barnes
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Sean Barnes attends 40 to 50 events a year, usually as the keynote or conference chair, and he has watched the same speaking mistakes trip people up over and over. In this episode he breaks down what separates the presenters who own the room from the ones who lose it in the first thirty seconds. He starts with the habit that quietly wrecks credibility: fille ... Show More
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The communication habits that earned you a VP title can quietly stall your climb to the C-suite. In this episode, Sean Barnes breaks down five shifts that separate mid-level managers from top executives, drawing on a career that has spanned almost 50 acquisitions and two IPOs. He ... Show More
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Sean Barnes opens this episode from Nashville, having just stepped off the stage after delivering a personal branding keynote to a room of cybersecurity executives. He reflects on how unlikely this version of his life would have sounded five years ago, when he was still the extre ... Show More
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282: From Extreme Introvert to Keynote Speaker: The Skills That Changed Everything
Episode summary introduction: Sean Barnes has spoken on stages in front of hundreds of executives, sat down with rooms full of high school students, and worked a stretch of seven events in nine days. What stands out to him now is not the volume but the comfort. He feels at home i ... Show More
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