40 Speaking Lessons from 400 Episodes: Part II
The Speaker Lab Podcast
The Speaker Lab
4.8 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
We’re thrilled to continue the rewind and our 40 Speaking Lessons from 400 Episodes series for Episode 401 of The Speaker Lab Podcast!
For Part 2 we are looking back at 10 more timeless tips from some of our very own podcast guests. What’s awesome about this next series of lessons is that while they were recorded at different times, together they provide a solid framework of guidance that will help you take your speaking business to the next level. Throughout this episode, you’ll hear clips from 10 different guests that have joined us over the years. Their insight is so valuable and their wisdom unmatched. They have been there and are passionate about helping you learn from their experiences!
Pull out your notes from Episode 400 and get ready to add them to your list! No matter your niche, you’re in the right place for these timeless lessons that will help you become a better speaker and build an even stronger business. Enjoy!
Here are 10 (more!) key lessons to help you become a better speaker:
11. The best way to sell yourself is to get on stage
12. You have to develop your voice
13. Know what you’re good at, and what you’re not
14. Momentum matters in your speaking business
15. Position yourself as the professional you are
16. Tension is a powerful tool
17. Learn the importance of saying no
18. Be persistent and methodical in your cold outreach
19. Being good at speaking takes hard work, not just talent
20. Stay focused on what matters even as you grow
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Fran, Graham Baldwin here. |
| 0:01.4 | Hey, what if I told you that there was a single marketing asset that you could use to book tens of thousands of dollars in paid speaking gigs before you even have a website? |
| 0:10.2 | Well, that tool exists. |
| 0:11.4 | And Dan Irvin, one of the speakers on our team, used it to book over $36,000 in speaking gigs without a fancy website or any social media presence. |
| 0:19.6 | Even better, we're going to teach you exactly how |
| 0:22.1 | to create that tool for your speaking business in under an hour. For a limited time, we're going to |
| 0:26.9 | be offering a free live training on how to build and use this marketing asset to start booking |
| 0:31.9 | paid gigs in just a few weeks. If you want to hear more, go to thespeakalab.com slash marketing. |
| 0:38.5 | That's what you got to do is go to the speakelab.com slash marketing and we'll see you there. |
| 0:49.1 | Hey, what's up? Friends Grant Baldwin here. So glad to have you here with us today for episode |
| 0:53.0 | 401. Yes, that's right. We've passed the 400 mark here. So glad to have you here with us today for episode 401. Yes, that's right. |
| 0:55.6 | We've passed the 400 mark here at the Speaker Lab podcast. We are so glad that you're joining us and |
| 1:01.1 | glad you've been with us on this journey. Now, today we're going to be continuing our series, |
| 1:05.3 | 40 speaking lessons from 400 episodes. And today I'm excited to take a look back into the vault at some of our |
| 1:12.2 | standout conversations that we've had with guests on the show. Now, there's no doubt that it takes |
| 1:16.5 | grit and dedication and grace to make a place for yourself in the speaking industry. And so each of |
| 1:21.4 | the lessons that are shared by our guests are rooted in years and years of experience and their |
| 1:25.9 | desire to raise up a strong generation of |
| 1:28.9 | speakers. So before we get to it, remember that during this series, we want to give you a chance |
| 1:33.4 | to get a free copy of my book, The Successful Speaker. It is a phenomenal resource that's going to |
| 1:38.3 | walk you through the exact steps that you need to take in order to have a successful speaking |
| 1:42.4 | career. So here's the deal. If you go to |
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