Have you ever watched a Disney movie and wondered with fascination about the voice breathing life into your favorite character? Or perhaps you can recall the number of times annoying toothpaste commercials popped on your TV screen and drove you nuts. You quickly reached for the remote to change the channel only to find yourself […]
132. Elisa Heikura: Can We Overcome Impostor Syndrome?
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Elisa Heikura is a communications specialist and a coach who wants to make the life of developers and other tech-oriented people so much better – or even easier. She’s deeply interested in understanding the human interaction. She keeps on learning about it from books as well as from continuous trial and error. What impostor syndrome […]
131. Martin Shovel: Cartoon Thinking is Essential for Communicators
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Martin Shovel is a speechwriter, speechwriter trainer, communications adviser and cartoonist. He writes speeches for leaders working in many different fields, including trade unionists, lawyers, academics, business leaders and doctors. Martin becomes a cartoonist Martin became both cartoonist and speechwriter by accident. Martin’s first cartoonist work was the book Making Sense of Phrasal Verbs when […]
130. Kate Jurva: When Subject Matter Experts Speak to Wide Audiences
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Kate Jurva is a communicator, speechwriter and speaker coach specialised in making science and research not only understandable, but also relatable for diverse audiences. A Finnish-Canadian, Kate has worked for the Government of Canada and the United Nations University, she has created the lineup and speaker training program for a TEDx event, and is currently […]
Help! I hate my voice!
Does the sound of your recorded voice make you cringe? You’re not the only one. I’ve been interviewing people for a living for the last 3 years now. Still, whenever I have to transcribe an interview, I dread the idea of having to listen to my own voice. Ironically enough, I’m always excited about interviewing […]
129. Jay Heinrichs: Persuasion Lessons from Cats and Pop Culture
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Jay Heinrichs is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion.” As a persuasion and conflict consultant, he has conducted influence strategy and training for clients as varied as Kaiser Permanente, Harvard, Professional Speechwriters Association, the Pentagon, […]
128. Michael Davis: How to Create Your Best Stories
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Your ability to tell meaningful stories may be your most important business skill. It can help you become known as an expert, create opportunities, save you time and make you more money. Today’s guest should know. He has used this skill to build a speaking and speech coaching business. He is the author of […]
127. Deepak Menon: Great Leaders are Great Speakers
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Deepak Menon, of New Delhi, India, is a chartered accountant at J.P., Kapur & Uberai in New Delhi, where he is one of nine partners. A Toastmaster since 2002, Menon’s home club is Central Delhi Toastmasters. He has held a number of high-profile leadership positions within Toastmasters and has attained the Distinguished Toastmaster designation—the highest […]
126. Karen Leong: The Two Pillars of Influence
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Karen Leong is an influence thought leader and sought-after global keynote speaker. A TEDx speaker, a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) and the author of the book ‘Win People Over’, she was featured as one of the ten influential professional speakers in Singapore by the Singapore Business Review. Karen is the co-founder of Influence Solutions, a […]
125. Mikael Hugg: Action Matters Most to Crush the Fear of Speaking
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Mikael Hugg is a public speaker, author and serial entrepreneur. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of Supersold Helsinki, a sales hacking company based in Helsinki, Finland. He just published the book “Crushing the Fear of Public Speaking.” Mikael believes that we all have unused talent that just waits us to put it into […]