The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie: How to Speak So People Listen | #Success - Ep. 88

The Russell Brunson Show

Russell Brunson

Marketing, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Russell Brunson Show, we’re talking public speaking… Something that’s second only to death on people’s list of things that terrify them! Haha! Before I ever dreamed of stepping on a stage, I was just an internet ‘nerd’ trying to make money online. In this episode, I share the story of how I first discovered the art of public speaking, why it terrified me, and the moment I saw someone speak with so much conviction that it changed my entire life trajectory. I also dive into the original version of The Art of Public Speaking by the real Dale Carnegie, why this rare edition matters, and the single biggest lesson it teaches about becoming a powerful communicator. If you have a message, a product, or a mission you believe in, this episode will shift the way you think about sharing it. Key Highlights: ◼️The day I watched speakers make 60k and 100k from stage and realized that speaking to sell was a real skill ◼️How I overcame my fear of public speaking by learning persuasion first, not performance ◼️The emotional story of a speaker whose message reached me at exactly the moment I needed it ◼️The truth I’ve learned watching 250 plus Funnel Hacking Live speakers and why passion always beats technique ◼️What the original Dale Carnegie taught about conviction, belief, and why loving your message matters more than perfect delivery The power of public speaking isn’t about flawless articulation. It is about falling in love with what you are sharing so deeply that people feel it when you talk. That was true for me when I started talking about funnels, and it is still true for me today as I study the roots of great communication. If you’re looking to improve on your public speaking… This episode (and book!) is for you! ◼️⁠https://russellbrunson.com/notes⁠ ◼️If you’ve got a product, offer, service… or idea… I’ll show you how to sell it (the RIGHT way) Register for my next event →⁠⁠⁠ https://sellingonline.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠ ◼️Still don’t have a funnel? ClickFunnels gives you the exact tools (and templates) to launch TODAY → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://clickfunnels.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
0:04.8	So we started the business two years ago.
0:07.2	We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.
0:12.5	But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.
0:18.0	Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at apple.com forward slash
0:23.6	HelloVet.
0:26.1	Do you have a funnel but it's not converting?
0:28.4	The problem 99.9% of the time is that your funnel is good, but you suck at selling.
0:33.1	If you want to learn how to sell so your funnels will actually convert, then get a ticket to
0:37.0	my next selling online event by going to sellingonline.com slash podcast.
0:40.9	That's sellingonline.com slash podcast.
0:44.3	This is the Russell Brunson Show.
0:49.0	Before I wanted to be a public speaker, I was an internet nerd who wanted to make money on the internet.
0:53.3	And I went to Armand Moore and had a seminar. It was called the big seminar. It was the biggest seminar in our industry at the time. So I remember going to this, because I wanted to learn internet mark, not because I wanted to ever be a speaker. I was never a goal or a plan or a vision I ever had. And I go to this event and I remember seeing the very first speaker get on stage. And The speaker got up there Mike Lippman he starts speaking and I was taking notes as fast as I could I remember I still remember this presentation vividly to this day I man 18 17 18 years ago and the end of it he actually made an offer and I remember watching you run to the back and buy his product and he was selling $2,000 course and I remember I'd never seen somebody this before I didn't know what was happening I remember looking at the back of the room and buy his product. And he was selling $2,000 course. And I remember, I'd never seen somebody this before.
1:28.7	I didn't know what was happening.
1:29.7	I remember looking in the back of the room and counting the people in the back. I was like, you know, $2,000 offer by two, four, six, eight, 10, I'm like, he made $60,000. Next speaker gets up there, he has a $5,000 package. He speaks for 90 minutes, the end of me, he makes a present,
1:43.1	it makes an offer, and people start running to the back.
1:45.7	And the same thing, I'm like, so confused.
1:47.4	I'm watching this thing happen. He has a $5,000 package. He speaks for 90 minutes. The end of me, he makes a present, it makes an offer, and people start running to the back.
1:45.7	And the same thing, I'm like, so confused.
1:47.5	I'm watching this thing happening.
1:48.5	I look in the back and people in the back are buying and each one's $5,000. I'm like, 5, 10, 15, 20, and like, I did the math. I was like, he's made $100,000 in 90 minutes.
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