How to be impressive at public speaking by exploring the intersecting disciplines of storytelling and oratory (they are two different things).
What a wonderful experience to participate in this podcast and have such a curious human steer the conversation with superb questions, provocations and personal insights—Daniel described the episode in the following way via this LinkedIn post:
“You’re not weak.
You’re not broken.
You’re just wired to survive, and standing in front of people feels like a threat to that.
But what if you could rewire that fear into confidence?
What if your voice became your superpower, not your source of anxiety?”
A brilliant summary and invitation to watch.
Here are the show notes if you want to jump to certain topics:
- 0:00 The Power of Storytelling and Public Speaking
- 2:20 Storytelling vs. Public Speaking: Which Is More Impactful?
- 6:46 How to Capture and Hold Audience Attention
- 12:50 Avoiding Overwhelming Audiences with Data
- 15:12 Designing a Presentation From the Audience Perspective
- 17:50 Breaking Self-Imposed Limitations in Public Speaking
- 20:55 The Lizard Brain: Why We Fear Public Speaking
- 24:10 Reframing Fear as Excitement
- 26:26 Adapting to Different Speaking Styles
- 29:04 Shifting Focus from Validation to Giving Value
- 33:08 Grace, Credibility, and Resonance: The 3 Pillars of Great Presentations
- 41:28 Mastering Grace in Virtual Presentations
- 43:40 Tools for Engaging Online Audiences
- 48:20 Humanizing Data for Impactful Storytelling
- 50:01 Navigating Speech Creation: Scripts vs. Bullet Points
- 57:55 What Makes a Talk Truly Unforgettable?
- 1:03:36 Closing Question (The Courage to Speak)
- 1:09:33 Where to Find DK
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Thank you again Daniel for the opportunity to share my voice, to be part of your offering to the world and to simply spend time with you (looking forward to part two)—pure honour!