What 15 Years Of Being A Professional Speaker Taught Me (Full Blueprint)
VVinh Giang
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Transcript
00:00:00At some point in your career, all eyes are going to be on you.
00:00:03It might be on a stage in front of 500 people, it might be in a boardroom in front of just 10,
00:00:07or it might be in front of five very important clients.
00:00:10And when that opportunity arises, if you learn how to shine,
00:00:14this will completely change the way they perceive you and your capabilities.
00:00:18This is where career advancement lives.
00:00:20And this moment, it's coming for you, whether or not you are prepared.
00:00:25My name's Vin, and over the last 15 years, I've climbed the mountain that is professional speaking.
00:00:30Thousands of stages, millions of people.
00:00:33And today I'm distilling every framework, every mistake, every lesson into a complete system.
00:00:39Before the moment, owning the moment, and then beyond the moment.
00:00:44You don't need to be speaking on big stages for these lessons to apply to you.
00:00:48Stage number one, all of your fears and anxieties around public speaking,
00:00:52it's all fixed in the prep work before the moment.
00:00:55And if you watch only the first section of this video and practice it,
00:00:58I guarantee you it's going to solve 80% of the problems you experience in that moment.
00:01:02Most people just wing it when it comes to presentations.
00:01:06And they wonder why they get nervous.
00:01:08It's because you're winging it.
00:01:09Years ago, before I ever began my career as a keynote speaker,
00:01:12I took theater classes to help me improve my stage presence.
00:01:15And there was a rule that I learned from the world of theater that blew my mind.
00:01:18For every one minute you spend on stage, you rehearse for two hours.
00:01:23Let that sink in for a second.
00:01:25For every one minute, you're rehearsing for two hours.
00:01:28You're probably thinking, "Vin, that's overkill."
00:01:30Yeah, that's exactly what I thought too.
00:01:32But then I realized, "Ah, this is what it takes to be world class."
00:01:38So it made me think, and I want you to think about this too.
00:01:40Most people in life, they're not going to do the work.
00:01:43Most people just do the bare minimum.
00:01:45And I decided I'm not going to do the bare minimum,
00:01:48as I've been doing up until that point in my life.
00:01:50What if I started to do the bare maximum?
00:01:54What if I went all the way?
00:01:55What if I chose to be world class instead of just average and just being okay?
00:01:59So I did the crazy.
00:02:00I learned my speech inside out.
00:02:02I mastered my vocal delivery.
00:02:03And I perfected every single beat and every single movement of my talk.
00:02:07And I dedicated myself to this for months.
00:02:09And you know what happened?
00:02:10It paid off.
00:02:12When I delivered that presentation, I freaking crushed it.
00:02:15All thanks to the rehearsal that I put in.
00:02:18And do you know what that unlocked?
00:02:20Momentum.
00:02:21Every single speech that I did led to more opportunities.
00:02:24Bigger audiences.
00:02:26Bigger and better companies.
00:02:27Microsoft.
00:02:28American Express.
00:02:30And I've recently done a gig for one of my favorite gaming companies, Blizzard.
00:02:35They sent me one of my favorite characters, Sylvana Windrunner,
00:02:39who was a high elf who then became a banshee of the undead.
00:02:43So cool.
00:02:45Now I know what you're already thinking.
00:02:47You're thinking to yourself, "Vin, I just want to get better at running my weekly team meetings."
00:02:52Look, you don't have to be extreme like me.
00:02:54The level of rehearsal you do is dependent on the stakes of the presentation.
00:02:58If you've got a 10-minute weekly stand-up at work, maybe rehearse it between one to three times.
00:03:03And that might be enough.
00:03:04But if you know that the leaders of your organization are going to be in that meeting as well,
00:03:09maybe rehearse it at least 10 times.
00:03:11But then a 10-minute pitch to a group of investors that could
00:03:14lead to hundreds and thousands of dollars of investment for your business?
00:03:17Yeah, I'd be rehearsing that at least 100 times.
00:03:21So let me tell you how to rehearse.
00:03:23I personally do a seven-step rehearsal technique as a professional speaker,
00:03:27but this might be overkill for most people.
00:03:29So I recommend at least doing the first two steps.
00:03:32Step number one, do between five to 10 table reads.
00:03:36Print out your script and then read it out loud from start to finish.
00:03:40Not in your head, out loud.
00:03:42Here's where most people go wrong already.
00:03:44They read it quietly while pacing back and forth.
00:03:48And they've rehearsed that movement into their presentation.
00:03:52The way you rehearse is actually the way you end up presenting.
00:03:54This is why you see so many people when they're on stage and they're speaking.
00:03:58They walk back and forth, back and forth, non-stop.
00:04:01Here's the fix.
00:04:02Read with the same energy while you're rehearsing in your room, while you're doing the table read,
00:04:06with the same energy, same volume, and same pace as you would
00:04:09as if you were reading in front of a live audience.
00:04:12And if that's how you rehearse, that's how you're going to present and deliver on the day.
00:04:17Higher levels of energy and effort during rehearsal leads to higher levels of retention.
00:04:22You remember things more when you rehearse like this.
00:04:25And lower levels of energy and effort during rehearsal leads to lower levels of retention.
00:04:30That's why when you read things in your head, you don't end up remembering any of it.
00:04:34Just by you doing step one, that already puts you ahead of most people.
00:04:38But if you want to take things to a whole other level, let's learn step two,
00:04:42which is called improv rehearsal.
00:04:44What I mean by this is that you can still have your script in front of you,
00:04:47but you're going to try to deliver the speech without looking at the notes.
00:04:51Inevitably though, at some point you're going to forget where you're up to.
00:04:55You're going to forget what you're going to say next.
00:04:57And when that happens, don't go to your notes straight away.
00:05:00Just pause for as long as you need.
00:05:02Take a big deep breath and do everything you can to try to remember.
00:05:08After at least 10 seconds, if nothing comes, then look at your notes.
00:05:13The 10 seconds of trying to remember is the whole point.
00:05:17Because when you strain yourself to remember, and then the thought finally arrives,
00:05:21whether from your own head or from the page when you check the notes,
00:05:24that struggle is what burns the material into your mind and your brain.
00:05:29Another reason why I get you to pause for 10 seconds while trying to remember
00:05:34is now you're also rehearsing in what to do when you forget where you are.
00:05:38Most people, when they forget, they start to panic, they start to hyperventilate,
00:05:42they freak out, they flare their arms, and then they themselves.
00:05:44The reason I'm getting you to pause for that extended period of time while you're remembering
00:05:49is because now you're practicing a new behavior when you forget where you're at.
00:05:53Now, instead of panicking, in those moments, you just end up pausing.
00:05:57And because your mind and your body is more relaxed,
00:06:00you are in a state that's more likely now to remember where you're up to.
00:06:04If you think that's enough for you, great, take it and use it.
00:06:07But if you want to be world class, if you want to do what most people don't do,
00:06:11and if you want to be crazy like me,
00:06:13if you want to learn the seven-step rehearsal process for your next presentation
00:06:17that has the opportunity to potentially change the trajectory of your career,
00:06:21then I recorded a seven-step rehearsal process video just for you.
00:06:25Just click the link that you can see inside the description below,
00:06:28or you can scan the QR code that is on screen right now,
00:06:31and it'll take you to that free training.
00:06:33If you want to be prepared for the next opportunity that's coming your way,
00:06:37and I guarantee you there's an opportunity that's coming your way,
00:06:40then learn how to rehearse.
00:06:43Learn how to be prepared.
00:06:45Now, you may be fully rehearsed, but the moment you set foot on stage,
00:06:50nervousness and anxiety kicks in.
00:06:52So what do you do about that?
00:06:53In those few moments before you step on stage and speak,
00:06:56when you see the faces of all the people you're about to speak to,
00:06:59and you feel the attention that's starting to come your way,
00:07:02all at once your mind starts to spiral.
00:07:05Your heart starts to kick in and race.
00:07:07You go into overdrive.
00:07:08Your breathing becomes shallow.
00:07:10Your palms start to get shaky and sweaty.
00:07:12And you think to yourself, what if I suddenly go blank?
00:07:15What if I forget my lines?
00:07:16What if I mess this up in front of everybody?
00:07:18What will they think of me?
00:07:19Even after 15 years of doing this, I still get nervous
00:07:23before every single keynote and presentation that I need to give.
00:07:26It hasn't gone away.
00:07:27But what has changed is that now I have a system to manage it.
00:07:31And it works on three levels.
00:07:33Psychological.
00:07:34Physiological.
00:07:35Emotional.
00:07:36And you need to hit all three.
00:07:37Firstly, psychological.
00:07:39And this one is the most important one.
00:07:41The reason why you get nervous is because you're only thinking about yourself.
00:07:45What if I forget?
00:07:47What if they judge me?
00:07:49What if I look stupid?
00:07:51It's me, me, me, me, me.
00:07:52It's all about you, isn't it?
00:07:53And when your attention is pointed inward, the nerves take over
00:07:57because all you can see is everything that could go wrong for you.
00:08:01So instead of being self-conscious, learn to become audience conscious.
00:08:06Before I walk on stage now, I always think to myself,
00:08:09even if just one person in this audience improves their communication skills,
00:08:13this is going to create a ripple effect in their life.
00:08:15Their family, their friends, their workplace, the people they serve.
00:08:19I need to make sure I stay focused on helping them unlock their voice
00:08:23so they can unlock their potential.
00:08:25Today's not about you, then.
00:08:27Today's about all the faces you can see as you look out into the audience.
00:08:30And the second I shift my attention outward instead of inward,
00:08:34I feel this massive weight that just falls off my shoulders
00:08:38because I'm no longer thinking about me and focused on me.
00:08:42It's about how can I best serve the people that are listening to me in front of me right now.
00:08:48Once your psychology is dialed in, you then have to focus on calming your body, your physiology.
00:08:55The reason your body shakes and your voice trembles in these moments
00:08:58is because your brain thinks you're about to wrestle a giant two-headed dragon,
00:09:02which floods your system with adrenaline.
00:09:04And then as a result of that, blood goes to your hands and your arms and they go to your legs.
00:09:09So you can either now fight or run away.
00:09:11But in reality, you're just talking to people.
00:09:14It doesn't have to be that scary.
00:09:16So what I like to do before a big presentation, and I do this every single time,
00:09:20is before I go out into the spotlight, when I feel my adrenaline starting to pump in my body,
00:09:25I dump it all out, not by taking a poo.
00:09:28But in all seriousness, I do get rid of all of that, the adrenaline all backstage.
00:09:33And the way I do it is by doing push-ups, by doing star jumps, by skipping.
00:09:37And I know I might look like an idiot while I do this, but I don't care
00:09:40because the alternative is walking out on stage with all of that adrenaline still stuck in my body.
00:09:44And then the second thing I do is I do Wim Hof breathing.
00:09:47Make sure you look it up if you don't know what this is.
00:09:49And just a few rounds of Wim Hof breathing will calm my nervous system,
00:09:54slow down my heart rate, and reset my mind and body.
00:09:58Now, once I've dialed in my psychology, once I've dialed in my physiology,
00:10:02the last thing I do is I fill my mind and body with good emotions.
00:10:05And here's something I learned from one of my friends, Mel Robbins.
00:10:08She's an incredible human.
00:10:09When I was growing my speaking career in the US,
00:10:11she said something to me that I have never forgotten.
00:10:14"Vin, nerves and excitement are the exact same physical state in your body.
00:10:19The only difference is how your brain reacts to it."
00:10:23And she's right.
00:10:24Think about this for a moment.
00:10:25When you're excited, when you're nervous, it's the same symptoms.
00:10:29Your heart rate goes up, your palms get sweaty,
00:10:31your chest gets tight, and your body can't tell the difference.
00:10:34The only difference is the label you put on it.
00:10:36So relabel it.
00:10:37Instead of saying to myself, "Vin, why are you so nervous?"
00:10:39I say to myself, "Oh, Vin, this is the feelings of excitement.
00:10:42You're getting excited."
00:10:43One more trick that I do before I step out into the spotlight
00:10:47is I watch funny videos, which puts me in a playful mood
00:10:50just before I greet the audience.
00:10:51To recap, shift your focus outward.
00:10:54Burn off the adrenaline.
00:10:56Manage it.
00:10:57Reframe the feelings.
00:10:58Do those three things before every presentation
00:11:01and watch those nerves start to vanish away.
00:11:04No, no, no, no, Craig.
00:11:06No, no, no, no, no.
00:11:07Don't make me vanish.
00:11:08Craig!
00:11:08No, not me vanish.
00:11:09The nerves vanish.
00:11:10Damn you, Craig!
00:11:12Well, I guess we just got to do the rest of the video like this.
00:11:13Then, well, then let's do it.
00:11:14Fine.
00:11:14So now you're in the moment.
00:11:16You've done the prep.
00:11:17You've got the nerves under control.
00:11:19And you're about to open your mouth and say your first words.
00:11:23This is the critical part of any speech or presentation.
00:11:26Craig, can we seriously bring me back now?
00:11:30This is ridiculous, man.
00:11:31Oh, oh, thank goodness I'm back.
00:11:34If only you could do that for your dad, Craig.
00:11:37Back to what I was saying.
00:11:38This is how most people open a presentation.
00:11:40They get up in front of the room.
00:11:42They stand behind a lectern like it's a shield.
00:11:45They sound overly formal and then they get straight into the content.
00:11:48And always immediately you can feel the audience disconnecting in real time.
00:11:52It doesn't matter if the content of your presentation is gold.
00:11:55If you lose them in the first 30 seconds, you're going to spend the next 30 minutes
00:12:00trying to salvage their attention back.
00:12:02And spoiler alert, most of the time you won't be able to get their attention back.
00:12:06So here's the rule I live by when I'm opening my presentations.
00:12:10Start with connection, not content.
00:12:14Every single time I do a keynote, I open with a short personal story.
00:12:18I don't open with research.
00:12:19I don't open with statistics.
00:12:20I open by telling the people a little bit about me.
00:12:24Specifically an origin story that has shaped me.
00:12:27Because storytelling deepens the connection with the people around you.
00:12:31And it also humanizes you.
00:12:33I've been able now to relate to them.
00:12:36And as a result of that, they'll be more invested in what I have to say in my speech.
00:12:42Because we're now mates.
00:12:43So by starting with connection, you now build a bridge between you and the audience,
00:12:50which makes the transfer of content back and forth much easier.
00:12:53And this principle doesn't just apply to keynotes.
00:12:56I mean, let me give you an example with a job interview situation.
00:12:58Instead of answering the question, tell me a little bit about yourself with descriptive
00:13:03words like integrity, intelligence, and the classic, my biggest weakness is that I'm a
00:13:09perfectionist.
00:13:10Instead, do what I do in my keynotes.
00:13:12Tell them a short origin story about yourself.
00:13:14And here's a pro tip.
00:13:16If you can link that story to the reason why you applied for the job, if you want to learn
00:13:21how to do that, click this video here and check that out.
00:13:23Because once you do that, oh, this has got a good connection with the interviewer right
00:13:28from the get go.
00:13:29And to be honest, what is this going to do?
00:13:31Well, it's going to put the rest of the interview on easy mode.
00:13:34Why?
00:13:35You already know the answer because of connection.
00:13:38But how do you deliver value now in a way that keeps people engaged once you're connected?
00:13:44Well, it's what I call the 33, 33, 33, 1 formula.
00:13:50And I'll tell you about that formula in just a moment.
00:13:52But first, let me ask you this.
00:13:53I want you to think about the most boring presentation you've ever been to.
00:13:57The kind that you just sit in and then scroll through your phone the entire time.
00:14:00Then I want you to think about the other type of presentation, the one where you forgot
00:14:04you even had a phone, where you locked your attention on stage for a full hour and only
00:14:08felt like five minutes.
00:14:09What was the difference?
00:14:11It wasn't that the boring one had worse content.
00:14:14The boring presenter only did one thing.
00:14:17They just informed you.
00:14:18Whereas the great presenter, they taught you something, they made you laugh, and they made
00:14:23you feel like anything was possible.
00:14:26When I was building my professional speaking career, because I had a background in professional
00:14:30magic, I went full entertainment mode.
00:14:32And I used to do 100% magic and loosely link things into lessons that I'd learned during
00:14:36entrepreneurship.
00:14:37And although it was entertaining, I remember hearing the feedback from the organizer saying
00:14:41it felt like it was just a magic show.
00:14:43So then I took on that feedback and I was really butthurt by that.
00:14:46And then I went pure education mode.
00:14:49The very next presentation, all I did was educate the audience.
00:14:52And then I ended up putting them to sleep.
00:14:54It wasn't until I started asking every single event organizer that booked me this single
00:14:59question.
00:14:59I asked them, what do you want your audience to take away from my presentation?
00:15:03And then I started hearing them all say the exact same thing.
00:15:07Then we want them to learn something pragmatic and useful.
00:15:10We want them to feel inspired.
00:15:13And we want them to have fun.
00:15:1533% should be education.
00:15:1733% should be inspiration.
00:15:19And then the other 33% should be made up of entertainment.
00:15:22What does this mean?
00:15:23Well, it means when I'm writing my speech, I make sure there's an even balance between
00:15:28those three ingredients.
00:15:29I don't go too heavy on the entertainment.
00:15:31I don't go all rah rah inspiration.
00:15:33And I don't go all out content because it will make the audience actually.
00:15:37Sorry, just got a bit.
00:15:39Did I?
00:15:43Did I make you yawn?
00:15:44Because if I actually made you yawn, you have to comment below and let me let me know because
00:15:48yawns are ridiculously contagious.
00:15:50So don't don't do that to your audiences.
00:15:53Make sure you include all of the three ingredients.
00:15:56And did you notice I was still missing 1% for those of you who are good at math.
00:16:00The last 1% is your x factor.
00:16:02It's the thing that makes you unique.
00:16:04And for me, it was my ability to storytell.
00:16:06It was my ability to bring audience members on stage and perform magic.
00:16:10It was my ability to use my voice, my stage presence.
00:16:14I learned all of those skills from performing as a magician.
00:16:17Yours might be that you know how to make Excel spreadsheets fun using memes.
00:16:22And this is the lens that I want you to look through in everything that you do.
00:16:27I mean, if you've made it up into this part of the video,
00:16:29have you realized that I'm not only here to educate you, that I'm here to make you laugh.
00:16:34And I'm also here to try to inspire you to be a better communicator.
00:16:37Notice how I'm using the very ingredients that I just spoke about.
00:16:40And as a result, this video is way more engaging, right?
00:16:42Stage three, beyond the moment.
00:16:45Most people think the work ends the second you walk off stage.
00:16:49No, that's actually where most of the important work begins.
00:16:53Because after 15 years of doing this, I've noticed there are only
00:16:57two ways people tend to feel when they walk off the stage or out of a meeting.
00:17:01Either they're convinced they absolutely killed it, or they want the ground to swallow them whole.
00:17:06And in both cases, they're usually wrong about how it actually went.
00:17:11I remember early in my career, I walked off stage for a gig I did for a group of dentists in Sydney.
00:17:16And I was convinced that I'd smashed it. The event organizer shook my hand as I walked off stage,
00:17:22smiled at me warmly and said to me, "Wow, Vin, that was one of the best talks I've ever seen."
00:17:26I was thinking, "Oh my goodness, really? I thought I did a terrible job."
00:17:30And that made me feel amazing. So I decided to stay for the rest of the conference,
00:17:34mostly so that, you know, other people could tell me how amazing I was.
00:17:37But then that didn't happen. The only person that said I was amazing was the event organizer.
00:17:42I remember thinking, "Well, that's a bit weird."
00:17:44And as I sat in on the next speaker's session, I remember sitting there thinking to myself,
00:17:48"Wow, this speaker's really monotone. The delivery is flat. There's umms and ahhs everywhere. This
00:17:53is so bad." I can see the audience checking out and being on their phones. And I just thought to myself,
00:17:59"Oh man, sucks to be that presenter." And then I see him walk off stage and I see him about to
00:18:03greet the event organizer. And I'm thinking to myself, "Oh, this is going to be so awkward. I
00:18:07wonder what she's going to say." I see them shake hands and I literally hear her say, "Oh my God,
00:18:12that was an amazing presentation. You did a great job." Yep. She said to that guy the exact same
00:18:20thing she said to me, which means what? Which means I was bad just like that guy was bad.
00:18:28The point I'm trying to make here is that people are never going to tell you the real story about
00:18:32how you communicate. They don't have the heart to hurt your feelings. And even if they wanted
00:18:37to help you out, they don't know what specific feedback to give you anyway. So it's easier for
00:18:42them to say, "Oh, you were amazing. You did great." So if the people around you are never going to tell
00:18:48you what you really need to hear, you have to find a way to be able to see it for yourself.
00:18:53That's what self-awareness is all about. The way you build it is extremely straightforward.
00:18:59Even though doing it takes a bit of courage, you film yourself every single time, everywhere,
00:19:05where you want to see improvement. Every keynote, every team meeting, every pitch, every Zoom call
00:19:10that you can reasonably get away with recording. And then here comes the painful part. You sit
00:19:16down and you force yourself to watch the whole thing back from start to finish. I'll warn you
00:19:21right now. You're going to cringe. You're going to sweat. You're going to hate the process. You're
00:19:26going to notice things about the way you speak and the way you carry yourself that make you want to
00:19:31fling your laptop across the room. When I first started wanting to improve my keynotes, I did this
00:19:36very thing, but I took it to a whole other level. I remember duct taping two GoPros together, one
00:19:41facing me and one facing the audience, and I'd set them up in front of every single stage that I was
00:19:45speaking on. That way I could see my delivery and the audience's reaction in real time, side by side,
00:19:52minute by minute. So when I watched the footage back, I had both those clips in front of me.
00:19:57And then I'd obsess over the footage for days after every gig. What was I doing when they went
00:20:02to their phones? What was I doing when they disengaged? What was I doing well? What was I
00:20:06doing when I completely lost the audience's attention? What were those specific things?
00:20:11I started to learn what no teacher, no coach, no audience member had ever been able to teach me.
00:20:17I finally had a mirror, a real one, a real mirror that I could look into. And eventually it turned
00:20:23into a whole system. I now teach my students and I call it record and review. And it is the single
00:20:28biggest reason my speaking career went where it did. Now look, you don't need to duct tape two
00:20:34GoPros together. You don't need a keynote. You don't need a stage. You just need the phone that's
00:20:39in your pocket right now. But here's the catch with record and review. I wanted footage of myself on
00:20:43stage so I could start reviewing it, building self-awareness of me on stage so I could start
00:20:47getting better. But then I fell into this trap. I wasn't getting any gigs yet. So then as a result,
00:20:53I can't record anything. So I had no recordings to review. I wasn't reviewing anything. And then
00:20:57as a result, I wasn't improving my stage awareness. And I got stuck in this rut until I started to come
00:21:04to the conclusion. I don't need an audience. I can set up my own stage. So I built a stage
00:21:11in my backyard. Yep. This photo you're looking at right now is literally my backyard. I got a
00:21:15projector screen. I've got a PA system. I hooked up a microphone and I did my first keynote to my dogs.
00:21:20And during that period of my life, I was really good at excuses. I remember thinking to myself,
00:21:25damn it, I need some public speaking experience where I'm speaking in front of other humans.
00:21:29I can't keep speaking to my dogs only for me to realize again, I'm waiting for someone to come
00:21:34save me, someone to come give me an opportunity. And I finally just decided, damn it, Vin. Stop
00:21:39waiting for a door to appear. Build the damn door. So I went out into the city, got a busking permit
00:21:45from my local council. And I started just talking in the city. Spoke in front of random people. I
00:21:50didn't care as they're walking by. That was me getting a rep in with public speaking to human
00:21:55beings. Now there's a really important lesson here. And if you didn't quite grasp it, let me make it
00:22:00really clear. Don't spend your whole life waiting for the things you want. Don't spend all this time
00:22:08learning how to get really good at excuses as to why you can't achieve this and why you can't
00:22:13achieve that. Instead, learn carpentry. Learn how to build the damn door. Create your own opportunities
00:22:20in this life. After I learned how to build the doors of opportunity, I was now able to walk through
00:22:26them and build self-awareness. I was able to build self-awareness in my backyard, speaking to my dogs.
00:22:30I was now able to go out into public and speak in the city awkwardly in front of strangers. And with
00:22:36this self-awareness now, I started to get better and better and better. I started getting booked.
00:22:43First for small events, lunch sessions, and then universities, and then for conferences with rooms
00:22:51full of 500 people, then a thousand people, then 2,000 people, then 5,000, then 10,000,
00:22:58and even more. And I don't just speak on these stages. I've learned to crush them. So that's
00:23:07the complete system. This moment is coming for you. Sooner or later in your career, you're going
00:23:13to be asked to stand up and speak in a room where people who are going to decide your future are
00:23:19watching. When that moment arrives, most people run from it. They dodge the invitation, they hand that
00:23:25opportunity to somebody else, and they spend the next few years of their life wondering why they
00:23:30never quite got where they hoped. Speaking in front of a room is one of the fastest ways for you to
00:23:36become visible inside an organization. When you can educate, inspire, and entertain the people
00:23:42listening to you, the leaders above you start seeing you as the person ready for what's next.
00:23:48Careers move in those very few minutes when you're standing in front of the room and everyone else is
00:23:56sitting down. So do the work. If this video has helped you out, leave a like and subscribe. It
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