Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies

Have you been to conferences and events and, during sessions, you see lots of people in the audience on their phones? And not using their phones to take notes, but to do other things because they’re not engaged with the speaker. How can you keep...

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Have you been to conferences and events and, during sessions, you see lots of people in the audience on their phones? And not using their phones to take notes, but to do other things because they’re not engaged with the speaker.

How can you keep your audience interested and off their phones?

In this episode, I share 5 mistakes I see speakers make that turn off their audiences - and specific techniques you can use instead to keep your audience engaged and learning.

This applies no matter the audience size - whether 10 people, 100, 500, 1000, or more.

Download the free PDF for this episode that has the 5 mistakes: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/63

I invite you to schedule a free discovery call with me so we can chat about working together to create your signature talk and framework. Email me at carol@speakingyourbrand.com or go to https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/contact to schedule a call.

The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals create their signature talks and gain more visibility to achieve their goals. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power: on stages, in businesses, on boards, in the media, in politics, and in our communities. Check out our coaching programs and workshops at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

 

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Show notes and free PDF download at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/63.

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Ready to create your signature talk and framework? Email me at carol@speakingyourbrand.com and we’ll set up a time to chat.

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Episodes mentioned:

  • Episode 60 On-Air Coaching Call on simplifying your presentation content
  • Episode 61 on Developing Your Own Framework

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What is Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies?

It's time to escape the expert trap and become an in-demand speaker and thought leader through compelling and memorable business presentations, keynotes, workshops, and TEDx talks. If you want to level up your public speaking to get more and better, including paid, speaking engagements, you've come to the right place! Thousands of entrepreneurs and leaders have learned from Speaking Your Brand and now you can too through our episodes that will help you with storytelling, audience engagement, building confidence, handling nerves, pitching to speak, getting paid, and more. Hosted by Carol Cox, entrepreneur, speaker, and TV political analyst. This is your place to learn how to persuasively communicate your message to your audience.