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and register right now. We look forward talk. I use the same methodology. I think, you know, I talk a lot about this with speakers, because a lot of times speakers always want scripts. Like, what's the script when I get them on the phone? What's the script when I do that? I'm like, just be a human being. Just ask questions, have conversations. Same thing when you're on the stage. Just be a human being, be normal on stage and have a conversation. And you know what I've also learned is when you're up there. So what if you forget something? The audience has no idea, right? that you forgot something, no big deal. And I like to practice mine

10 times before I get on stage.

All right. Hey, welcome, everyone. It's Eric Ream. I'm a professional speaker and author, but I'm also,

I have the privilege of being a facilitator here at the speaker lab. And I love being a facilitator for several reasons. One, it just helps me be a better speaker. But two, I love the talk shop. I just love to talk to other speakers and just talk about, you know, what they're struggling with and help them move along. And at the speaker lab, they are the best in the biz. And so these are fun episodes and we've got a couple speakers that are willing to come on and throw out what they're struggling with so everybody can listen in. And we do that for a few reasons. One, there's probably people out there struggling with something similar, right? And so if you're struggling with something similar, this might be an aha moment for you and you can apply apply what we're talking about today. But also, we just want to give people a glimpse of what it's like to be in the speaker lab, to be a part of the program and how coaching works. And so the whole purpose of this podcast is to edify and elevate the speaking industry. So hopefully that will do it today. So we've got two speakers that are coming on the day. We're going to do some live coaching with them and you're going to peer over the shoulder.

Just so you know how this works is, you know, we have a little bit of an idea where they want to go.

But this is just going to be live.

I mean, this is not scripted.

This is how we do coaching.

We just unpack.

We come up with some ideas and we move forward with that. And that's where clarity happens. Clarity happens as you're out there doing it. And I love working with people that are out there doing it. As Grant always says, you can't steer a parked car. So these are folks that are out there moving and we're just guide them along the way. You know what I've learned about speaking and speakers is most people are just a few tweaks away from greatness. You know, sometimes we get in the weeds and we forget that, you know, man, I'm just a dumpster fire and this isn't working. No, you're so freaking close. Just with some coaching and some more grinding and use the right systems, you're right there. And so we're going to talk to two of those speakers today. So I'm excited to bring in our first speaker. Bridget Quigg is calling in from Seattle, I believe, right? Is that what you're calling in from, Bridget? Yes, cloudy Seattle. That's fantastic. I would expect nothing less. It's beautiful out there. I got there a few times a year. I did a gig in Port Townsend once. You ever go to Port Townsend? Beautiful place. I love Port Townsend. Yeah, I love it too. It's fantastic. It's gorgeous there. In fact, my wife and I went there one year and hung out at Port Towns, and then we went to Friday Harbor, which have you never been to San Juan Islands, put that on your bucket list. It's fantastic. All right, so Bridget, give us an idea. What do you speak on and what are you currently struggling with? Let's unpack that.

Sure. I do creative thinking and intuition training for people to feel more confident. So individuals on teams to feel more confident in their decision making.

Okay. When you say individuals and teams, is there a specific industry you're focused in on?

I tend to end up in tech because that's what I come from and that's where I have my network.

That's fantastic. You know, actually, that's a good learning lesson right there. I love that, that you are leaning in to where you come from because you can speak to that group. You understand what their issues are, their constraints. They see you as one of you, Bridget. That's fantastic. So what are some things you're struggling with? Let's unpack that. Well, I think for me, follow-up. I asked about branded materials, and I think that's part of it, but following up from events that I do when I'm there, he was like, that was great. That was wonderful. We'd love, you know, we have this event coming up in San Francisco all this stuff. And then my follow-up efforts, I feel like sometimes go flex. People get busy and I'm just frustrated with that. I'm trying to, I can talk to the person who brought me in and they'll help me. But like the more peripheral people are just like, that was great. I want you to meet so-and-so. That wheel is not flying the way I would like it to. Oh, that's perfect. Yeah. I love that. Let's unpack that because that's really your struggle. That seems like that's something you really want to discuss. Okay, so let's discuss a particular event.

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