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Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies

It"s time to escape the expert trap and become an in-demand speaker and thought leader through compelling and memorable business presentations, keynotes, workshops, and TEDx talks. If you want to level up your public speaking to get more and better, including paid, speaking engagements, you"ve come to the right place! Thousands of entrepreneurs and leaders have learned from Speaking Your Brand and now you can too through our episodes that will help you with storytelling, audience engagement,

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51:18

How to Get Your Next Speaking Engagements: The...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/10/05

If you've been sending speaker proposals and hearing nothing back, look at three things: relevance, reach, and relationships. Does the organizer understand why your talk fits their audience? Can they see evidence of you speaking? And do people in your network know what you speak about well enough to recommend you?Those are the three R's we're covering in this first episode of our Bookable Speaker podcast series.I’m joined by Speaking Your Brand coaches Diane Diaz and Erin Mark to talk about

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49:59

Making Universal Topics Relatable: Live Signature...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/09/28

How do you speak about something as big as love, money, or the meaning of life without letting it become abstract or overwhelming?You make it personal.In this Back Stage with Speaking Your Brand live show, you’ll hear three of our recent Thought Leader Academy grads, Beth DeAngelis, Vanessa Dean, and Kelsey Faye, as they each deliver a 10-minute version of the signature talk they developed in the program.Their talks explore some of life’s biggest subjects:Beth DeAngelis explores love and

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60:23

Making the Invisible Visible: Live Signature Talks...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/09/21

How do you turn an overlooked pattern or experience into a thought leadership message that changes how your audience sees themselves and the world around them?One of the most powerful things a speaker can do is make the invisible visible.In this Back Stage with Speaking Your Brand live show, our lead speaking coach Diane Diaz hosts three of our recent Thought Leader Academy grads, Stephanie Warner, Noa Stisin, and Carolyn Clow, as they each deliver a 10-minute version of the signature talk

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18:14

To Get Booked and Referred, You Need Signature Stage...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/09/14

If you want more speaking invitations, it’s tempting to think the answer is more pitching, more social posts, and more cold outreach. But event organizers are receiving more speaker submissions than ever. Being one more qualified person in the pile isn’t enough. You need parts of your talk that people can remember, describe, and refer.I call these Signature Stage Segments: intentionally crafted moments that bring together storytelling, humor, audience interaction, props or costumes, and

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49:39

They Took the Stage at Our Speaking Retreat. What...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/09/07

What stays with you after a speaking retreat - once the filming is over, the notes are back in your hands, and you're home again?We could tell you what happens at one of our in-person speaking retreats and workshops. Instead, our lead speaking coach Diane Diaz sits down with three women who experienced it: scientist and registered dietitian Dr. Karen Corbin, physician and health equity consultant Dr. Nicole Rochester, and emotional freedom and forgiveness coach Brenda Reiss. They talk

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20:54

The Confidence Advice Women Get Backward About Public...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/08/31

If you've been telling yourself you'll pitch the conference, keynote, or TEDx talk once you feel more confident, I want you to reconsider the order. Public speaking isn't something you do after you become confident. It's one of the ways confidence is created.I’m sharing three practical ways to build real speaking confidence: say yes and get the reps, experiment with different formats and time constraints, and use podcasting to strengthen your ability to speak naturally. I tell the story of

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32:34

Stop Creating Every Presentation from Scratch: Build...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/08/24

If you’re exhausted by creating a brand-new presentation every time you’re invited to speak, I get it. You want the talk to fit the audience. But customizing your message is very different from reinventing it.In this episode, I’m joined by our coaches Diane Diaz and Erin Mark to talk about how we each use one foundational signature talk across different audiences, industries, and formats.Erin shares how she adapts her CALM framework for everything from a six-minute-and-40-second PechaKucha

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48:32

Get Hired, Get Referred, Get Clients: The...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/08/17

What if the most important sales moments connected to your speaking engagement happen before you step on stage and in the first few minutes after you step off?My guest, sales strategist Nikki Rausch, has been my go-to coach for sales language, proposals, pricing, consultation calls, and follow-up for years. In this conversation, we walk through the entire speaking engagement from the first inquiry to the conversations that happen after your talk. Nikki explains how to make yourself easy for

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32:45

Executive Presence Starts with Clarity, Not...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/08/10

When you hear “executive presence,” do you picture someone walking into a boardroom looking polished, confident, and completely certain of what to say?My guest, Mary E. Maloney, sees it differently. Executive presence matters most when you’re in the middle of a high-stakes identity shift, such as after a promotion, a career change, the sale of a business, a retirement, or an unexpected ending. Mary calls that in-between space the Keystone Gap: your old identity no longer fits, but the new

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20:27

How an I.D.E.A., Not a Topic, Makes You Easier to...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/08/03

When someone asks what you speak about, do you give them one clear answer - or a list that includes a bunch of keywords like leadership, communication, resilience, confidence, and change?I understand the temptation to include everything. When you’ve had a long career, narrowing your message can feel like leaving out valuable parts of your experience. But if the person you’re talking with can’t explain what you speak about after the conversation is over, she can’t refer you. And that means

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35:39

What Makes a Talk Worth Hearing? Hint: Are You Curious?

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/07/27

AI can give you an answer. But it can’t be genuinely curious about you.In this episode, I’m joined by our lead speaking coach, Diane Diaz, to explore why curiosity is essential for developing a compelling thought leadership message and signature talk, especially in an age when AI can quickly produce polished but often predictable content.Diane shares a powerful analogy about browsing library stacks: You may begin by looking for one book, only to discover an unexpected idea on the shelf

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29:33

Expertise Alone Doesn’t Get You Booked as a Speaker -...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/07/20

If people leave your talk thinking, “She really knows her stuff,” that feels good. But it doesn’t necessarily make you memorable, referable, or bookable.In this fourth and final episode of my Expert Trap series, I’m looking at three things you may be saying yes to (more content, neutrality, and the wrong room) and the identity questions underneath each one. I’ve done all three, and I still have to watch for them in my own presentations.You’ll hear why your audience doesn’t need everything

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27:12

From Workshop Leader to National Conference Speaker:...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/07/13

If you love facilitating workshops and trainings, but you know there’s something more you want to say, this episode is for you.My guest is Corrin McCloskey, a healthcare executive, speaker, writer, and facilitator who has made the leap from being a fabulous facilitator into a true thought leader. Corrin joined us in Thought Leader Academy in January 2025, and in the year and a half since then, she has spoken at multiple national conferences, published writing in her field, and continued

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23:12

3 Ways AI Can Hurt Your Public Speaking, and 3 Ways...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/07/06

I love using AI, and I use it almost every day. But when it comes to thought leadership, talks, and presentations, I’ve also seen how easy it is for AI to pull us into a new version of the Expert Trap.In this episode, I’m sharing three things to be careful about when using AI for your talks, from my own recent experiences with clients, including why it can miss the deeper signal in your message, strip away your natural personality, and leave you with endless unfinished ideas that never

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11:26

The Expert Trap: Why Great Speakers Don't Become...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/06/29

Have you ever given a talk that people loved in the moment but nothing happened afterward?The audience took notes. They told you how valuable your presentation was. But you didn't get the next speaking invitation, new clients, or bigger opportunities.In this episode, I explain what I call the Expert Trap: the place where expertise becomes the very thing holding you back from becoming a thought leader.I share the three signs that you may be stuck in the Expert Trap, why helpful talks aren't

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34:33

Why Your Audience Loves Your Talk But Doesn't Hire You

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/06/25

You can give a great presentation, get lots of compliments afterward, and still walk away with zero leads.Why? Because most speakers approach their talks like teachers instead of marketers.In this episode, Diane Diaz and I share how to create presentations that generate interest, build trust, and lead to clients, without feeling salesy or violating the dreaded "no selling from the stage" rule.We talk about why audiences don't need more information, what they actually want from your

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20:26

Your Signature Talk Is More Than a Presentation -...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/06/22

Your marketing may not be broken. It may just be missing a signature talk.In this episode, Diane Diaz and I share why speaking is one of the most effective marketing tools available today and why a well-crafted signature talk can become the foundation for your visibility, lead generation, and thought leadership strategy.We talk about how speaking accelerates the know-like-trust factor in ways that social media and other marketing channels simply can't, why audiences are more engaged when

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35:42

What AI Couldn't Do: Finding the Perfect Name for My...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/06/15

How do you name a book, a framework, or even a business in a way that captures the essence of what you do?After struggling with the title of my book for years, I turned to brand strategist and naming expert Rebeca Arbona for help. What happened next surprised me: in less than an hour, she found the title that had been hiding in plain sight.In this conversation, we pull back the curtain on the art and strategy of naming. Rebeca shares why great names aren't created through random

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31:50

Want More Speaking Gigs? Stop Relying on Applications...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/06/08

You may be closer to your next speaking opportunity than you think.With so many people submitting speaker applications and using AI to generate proposals, standing out has become harder than ever. But there's one thing AI can't replicate: genuine relationships.In this episode, Diane Diaz and I talk about why some of the best speaking opportunities, keynote invitations, media appearances, and client referrals come not from cold pitches, but from the trust you've built over time. We share

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32:11

From Personal Story to Thought Leadership: A...

Speaking Your Brand: Public Speaking Tips and Strategies ·

2026/06/01

What if the stories you’ve dismissed as “not important enough” are actually the ones your audience needs most?Erin Mark and I explore why storytelling is the bridge between expertise and transformation and why audiences connect far more deeply with emotion, struggle, and humanity than with information alone. Erin shares how she took her deeply personal experience living with cystic fibrosis and transformed it into a keynote message about resilience, uncertainty, identity, and moving forward

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