Why Speaking is Fun with Mike Goodwin

The Speaker Lab Podcast

The Speaker Lab

Authors, Public Speakers, Public Speaking, How To, Marketing, Smallbusiness, Coaching, Education, Entrepreneurship, Speaking, Business, Side Gig

4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

He’s refreshingly funny, incredibly honest, and 100% awesome.

It wasn’t all fun and games when Mike Goodwin first took the stage, but through hard work, determination, and a gift for making others crack a smile, Mike has made a way for himself as a comedian and speaker.

During our conversation Mike shares how he got his start, what led him to comedy, and how he has found success in both! He shares how you can grow from your mistakes and what it looks like to pivot in the moment. He’s got a ton of experience and even more energy for the work he’s doing and the opportunity to help others learn from his journey. You’re going to love our conversation!

THE FINER DETAILS OF THIS SHOW:

Why your audience needs to smile.
Nature vs. Nurture as a speaker.
How to adjust to your audience.
How many “opportunities for laughter” does your speech need?
The art to using comedy in your speaking.
How do you know if you’re funny?
And much more!

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Transcript

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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.
0:49.5	Hey, what's up, Franz Graham Baldwin here? Welcome back to the speaker lab podcast. So good to
0:53.4	have you here with us today for episode 368.
0:55.9	Got a really fun and slash funny show today as I'm joined by my friend and comedian, Mr. Mike Goodwin.
1:02.5	Now, before taking the stage, nine years ago, Mike was in the military, worked in higher education, served as a counselor, and eventually he started doing comedy on the side.
1:10.2	And finally, a comedian who attended the same church told him he needed to get on stage and do
1:15.1	this full real and really the rest of history.
1:18.6	So Mike's going to talk about how he got his start and when public speaking became a bigger
1:22.2	part of his career.
1:23.9	And despite the success that Mike would eventually have as a comedian, he really struggled
1:27.0	to find success within speaking opportunities early in his career.
1:32.0	Eventually, he found that niche through leadership and laughter, focused on his career as a comedian while seeking out opportunities to help him to grow as a speaker.
1:40.7	Mike is hilarious, refreshingly funny, 100% honest and sharing his story to success. So
1:45.9	listen, no matter where you are in your speaking journey, you're going to have a ton of fun here
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