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Gerd Leonhard: Speaking on the Future of Humans and Technology

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Gerd Leonhard is a Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Author and CEO of The Futures Agency. Listed by Wired Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in Europe (2015), Gerd Leonhard’s work focuses on the future of humanity and technology, digital transformation, big data, automation, AI and robotics, media, content, marketing and advertising, telecommunications, […]

Sarah Chapman: Go for It. Aerialist to Speaker

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Florida native, Sarah Chapman, joined Sarasota’s Sailor Circus at age twelve. She married Danny Chapman in 1965 and performed balancing trapeze until early retirement in 1979. Her career highlight was the Ringling Blue Unit Centennial show. In 1968, Danny, Sarah, and Mel Miller conceptualized Ringling’s Clown College. Sarah authored and published four editions of “A […]

9 Out-of-the-Box Routines to Shine As a Speaker

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Throughout history many women and men accomplished great things. Ideas were crystallized as actions and became artworks, books, inventions, songs, and speeches. Nothing would have happened without sticking with discipline and determination to routines. Since the very first episode of Time to Shine Podcast back in October 2014, all our guests have answered the question […]

John Zimmer: 4 Easy Rhetorical Devices for Any Talk

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John Zimmer is a speaker and presentation skills trainer based in Geneva. He is a seven-time European champion of public speaking. John is the editor of Manner of Speaking, a popular blog about public speaking followed by readers worldwide. John is also the co-creator of Rhetoric — The Public Speaking Game™, and a TEDxLausanne speaker in […]

Oscar Clark: PechaKucha. Talks for Communicating Passion and Inspiring People

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Oscar Clark is a speaker and author with passion for games and online entertainment. Today, he is Evangelist at Unity Technologies. Oscar is a regular columnist with such sites as PocketGamer.biz and Develop-Online.net and can often be found speaking at countless gaming conferences around the world. In 2014, Oscar wrote the book “Game as a […]

Sarah McKay: Scientist to Speaker. Elements of Effective Scientific Talks

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Dr Sarah McKay is a neuroscientist turned science writer who translates mind and brain research into simple strategies for health and wellbeing. Sarah blogs about neuroscience, and speaks and writes about the brain to help others discover, understand, and implement the latest findings from the world of neurobiology. She has delivered her first TEDx talk […]

Jill Douka: As a Speaker, What Makes You Unique? Find and Share Your Passions

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Jill Douka, MBA, PCC, is the highly sought after internationally-renowned speaker, awarded #1 bestselling author of “Create Love: 7 Secrets to Manifest Your Perfect Match”, awarded business mentor by the European Union, and one of the first European speakers at 2 TEDx events in Asia and Europe. She is Greek and Canadian, and has trained, […]

Jon Block: How to Craft your Signature Talk

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Through his training and networking organization, Speaker Venture, since 2011 Jon Block has personally mentored over 500 entrepreneurs to use public speaking to dramatically increase their revenue and social impact. Jon has spoken on 100+ stages, sharing the stage with the biggest leaders in the entrepreneur and human potential movement. Jon was named 1 of […]

Dananjaya Hettiarachchi: How to Become a Champion. It’s All About the Journey (Episode #50)

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Dananjaya Hettiarachchi is a speaker, corporate trainer, public speaking coach, and human resources development consultant from Sri Lanka. He is the CEO of Standard & Stellar Consulting, a highly specialized Human Resource Development (HRD) and Communications consulting firm. Dananjaya was awarded the World Champion of Public Speaking 2014 by Toastmasters International. His journey to become […]

Brian Jenner: The Art of Social Speechwriting. Beyond Jokes and Quotes

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Brian Jenner is a professional speechwriter from the UK with 15 years of experience. In 2009, he launched the UK Speechwriters’ Guild to bring together the nation’s speechwriters. Brian is Winner of the prestigious Cicero Prize for Speechwriting 2010. He is also founder of the European Speechwriter Network. One of his lifetime best openers Brian started […]