Speaking the Truth

Do you know how to use humor in your speeches and presentations?

Tune into my conversation with Conor Cunneen and learn:

💎 Why humor is important in public speaking.
💎 If anybody can develop the sense of humor like a skill.
💎 Why you don’t have to be funny to be funny.
💎 How to create content that you need to add humor to presentations.
💎 How to draw a message from any story.
💎 How to make sure your humor is always appropriate.
💎 Techniques to consistently capture and create relevant humor.
💎 How to reinforce your message with personal humorous stories and the stories of other people.
💎 How to add humor to business presentations.
💎 How your personal brand/style affects the way you use humor.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6D5mqT9JuYnMAQ4k1Flj0A

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/376-add-relevant-humor-to-your-presentations-with/id1549684730?i=1000670701099

Conor Cunneen is IrishmanSpeaks. He is a keynote speaker , an award winning humorist, and multiple author including two books on Mark Twain.
His mission is to improve people, performance & productivity – with a Smile.

Conor has left audiences from Harley-Davidson to Helsinki, from Memphis to Madrid with a smile on the face, a spring in the step AND memorable, actionable takeaways to improve the workplace and the person.

Get his 53 Humorous Quotes & Flubs for any Presentation: https://www.theimprovementacademy.com/Humorous-quotes-for-a-speech

Connect with Conor:

https://irishmanspeaks.com/
https://www.youtube.com/-AddingHumor
https://www.theimprovementacademy.com/Humorous-quotes-for-a-speech

Do you know what usually stresses you out, my friends?

I've been reading more and more lately on how our bodies are affected by stress. How many chronic conditions and terminal diseases it could cause! It's scary!

And what's dangerous, we're often not even aware that we're stressed out.

Only in the last few years I started noticing how my body reacts to stress. And those reactions were the only signs I was stressed out.

Otherwise, I thought I was calm, having everything under control.

So, what I realized, the first step for me is to be honest with myself and admit I'm nervous, stressed or anxious.

Only after that I can do something about it.

And of course, we all know the ways to manage stress. But the problem is - we don't use this knowledge enough.

Exercise, healthy nutrition, regular sleep hours, the quality of sleep, and what's most important - strong social support network.

If you'd like to read a bit more on that, here are a few articles:
https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/body
https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/tips

Did you know we can develop our mental strength by building our mental muscles? That's right. We need mental fitness just like we need physical one. If not more.

Tune into my conversation with Scott Mautz and learn:

💎 What mental strength is and why it's more critical than ever
💎 The six core mental muscles and the habits that build them
💎 Why confidence is so hard to develop for some people
💎 How to develop confidence as a mental strength muscle
💎 How community and the support of others can help develop mental strength
💎 How to determine which mental muscles you need to strengthen
💎 How to assess and build each of the core mental strength muscles

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1z5RyGfDoCtPlGms1elkQr

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/366-build-your-mental-strength-muscles-with-scott-mautz/id1549684730?i=1000664967207

Scott Mautz is the author of The Mentally Strong Leader, and the founder and CEO of Profound Performance™, a keynote, training, and coaching company.

Mautz is a former Procter & Gamble executive who successfully ran four of the company’s largest multi-billion dollar businesses, he is also the multi award-winning author of Leading from the Middle, Find the Fire, and Make It Matter.

Mautz has been named a “CEO Thought-leader” by The Chief Executives Guild and a "Top 50 Leadership Innovator" by Inc.com, He is faculty on reserve at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business for Executive Education and is a top instructor at LinkedIn Learning.

Connect with Scott:

https://scottmautz.com/
https://www.facebook.com/ScottMautzPP/
https://x.com/scott_mautz
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmautz

Get his book and a free assessment:

https://scottmautz.com/mentallystrongbook/

https//scottmautz.com/mentallystronggift

What comes to your mind when you hear these words by Viktor Frankl?

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

If you haven't heard about this prominent Austrian neurologist, psychologist and Holocaust survivor, I highly recommend his book Man's Search for Meaning.

It's been years since I read it. And when yesterday I was reminded of this outstanding man, this book is on my reading list again. It's time for a refresher.

Let me introduce my acting coach Christopher Chwee to you. This conversation is jam-packed with ideas on how developing acting skills can help public speakers.

Tune in and learn:

💎 Why public speakers are creators and artists
💎 How to take your audience on a journey using stories
💎 Why acting classes are so helpful for developing presentation skills
💎 How to get out of your head and be present when speaking
💎 How to deal with nervousness when going to auditions or before speaking
💎 How to connect to your emotions and sit with your feeling
💎 Why preparation and practice are essential for success
💎 How memorization works in acting and public speaking
💎 How acting classes help you get to know new sides of yourself

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/364-master-public-speaking-by-developing-acting-skills/id1549684730?i=1000664235046

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WxGwWDaEfEuNzeUHvhRrE

As an Actor in New York, Christopher has worked for numerous theatre companies. Some Favorite Off Broadway Credits include Four Dogs & A Bone, Titus Andronicus, & Tartuffe.

When he is not acting or coaching he can be seen hosting & performing at comedy clubs such as Carolines (RIP), Gotham, Greenwich Village, & Broadway Comedy.

Film/TV credits include Men in Black III, Vish Merrick on Amazon Prime, and Rare Birds of Fashion.

In 2017 Christopher was nominated at the Indie Series Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in the series Rare Birds of Fashion.

As an acting coach his students can be seen on Broadway, National Tours as well as the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Law & Order, Will & Grace, Marvel, HBO, CBS, ABC, Hulu and Netflix.

Connect with Christopher:

https://www.actfirststudios.com/

https://www.instagram.com/actfirststudios

https://www.instagram.com/christopherchwee

Do you ever think you're not good enough, doubt your abilities and feel like an imposter irregardless of your accomplishments? We all do in one way or another.

Tune in to my conversation with Scott Allan and learn:

💎 How mindset mastery can help with imposter syndrome
💎 When imposter syndrome can be a good thing
💎 How to use fear for growth
💎 How goal-setting can help overcome fear and imposter syndrome
💎 What exposure therapy is and when it can be dangerous
💎 How to beat writer’s block and finally finish your book
💎 How a published book can help you land speaking gigs

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/79fvhnCWhNJ8ZwxHRLfUTc

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/362-master-your-mindset-to-beat-imposter-syndrome-with/id1549684730?i=1000663600933

With his books published in 16 languages, and over 500,000 copies sold worldwide, Scott Allan is on a mission to transform the human potential. Scott is the bestselling author of Fail Big, Relaunch Your Life, and Do the Hard Things First.

As a former corporate business trainer in Japan and Transformational Success Strategist, he has invested over 10,000 hours of practice and research into confidence development and mindset mastery training.

Connect with Scott:

https://www.scottallanpublishing.com/
https://scottallanbooks.com/

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