In this episode, Dan explores some fascinating applications to the 80/20 rule. Listen to find out how you can use time and habits to improve every area of your life.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

How to Use 80/20 to Improve Results, Ep#10

In this episode, Dan talks about the illusion of time. And how most people are keeping the wrong time.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

Most People are Keeping the Wrong Time, Ep#12

Responding to an email question, Dan takes you on a personal odyssey into oratory. He reveals those speakers most influential in his own life.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

Dan Reveals His Personal Pantheon of Speakers, Ep#15

This episode includes:
1) Definition of mirror neurons
2) What method actors and self-development have in common
3) Lots of talk about movies
I GAVE YOU MY FAVORITE MOVIE SPEECHES, PLEASE GIVE ME YOURS?
As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

Learn Dan's 5 Favorite Movie Speeches in This Stream of Consciousness Ep#24

In this episode, Dan uses Winston Churchill as a model and offers several strategies on how to become a great impromptu speaker in today's world.

Additionally, you’ll learn:
—About the just “wing it” crowd, and why you should never join them
—How to prepare a speech for the unpreparable meeting
—Creating bridges to talk about what you want to talk about
—Why you should always have a speech in your hip pocket

How to Become a Great Impromptu Speaker - Ep #29

Our changing world demands improved communication skills. Listen and discover how to become a master storyteller. This is video 5 in Dan's miniseries.

This channel is for all that are looking to learn or improve the art of public speaking. But it is especially for leaders, aspiring leaders, and entrepreneurs of all stripes looking to improve their presentation and communication skills. We'll cover all aspects of public speaking: Keynotes, Business Presentations, Product Launch, Extemporaneous, Impromptu, and much, much more.

Video on Speech Culture: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-riley-3a411b15/recent-activity/

Video on Speech Mechanics: https://youtu.be/iK5B0xuCQkg

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Improve Communication Skills - What Is Speech Content?

For beginners, drafting a speech can be intimidating. In this video, you'll learn how to simplify the process. Learn the 3-step strategy that Dan has employed for decades.

During the podcast, I reference looking at an index card, which of course you can't see... was for the folks that get a version of the podcast on Youtube.

Oral Communication - How To Draft A Speech

Improve your communication skills by conquering the fear of public speaking. In this podcast, you'll learn 5 proven steps to overcome this fear... plus a secret that will accelerate the process.

Conquering The Fear Of Public Speaking - The Secret

Listen and learn the memory techniques used by the world memory champions. From Cicero to this current day, great speakers are still using these same techniques.

Memory Techniques - A Secrect Weapon Of Great Communicators

Dan shares four unusual—but proven ideas for developing unshakable confidence as a speaker: conviction, personal development, expanded vocabulary, and improved likability.

Develop Unshakable Self -Confidence 4 Unusual Ideas

In this inaugural podcast, Dan explains how the idea of the podcast came into being. Listen and discover how Earl Nightingale's concept of 'river people' played a major role.

Dan Begins An Odyssey Into Oratory - Zero Podcast (redux)

Wisdom from the Man in the Rocker

Learn how a prisoner of war (POW) and a stroke victim both harness the power of imagination...and how corporate America is beginning to value this unseen power.

Imagination: The Salvation of a Prisoner and a Stroke Victim

Dan shares a short clip of the legendary personal development speaker, Jim Rohn. He goes on to identify those practices, behaviors, and characteristics of Rohn, which anyone can develop, to become a great speaker in their own right.

Here is a link to the video clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoW_jAzZKcs&t=2s

A Speech Analysis of The Legendary Jim Rohn

There is a simple, yet profound, speech technique that has been used by the best speakers among us for almost 100 years. Listen and learn how to use this technique.

Here is a link to the PowerPoint: https://youtu.be/mWJcKZo-t08

What The Hell Is the Monroe Motivated Sequence?

As a child, Dan recalls watching professional football and a popular play as a way of discovering your own soaring rhetoric.

How to Discover Your Own Powerful Rhetorical Devices (Redux)

Dan reveals a little-known backstory about the motivation behind Thoreau's famous stay at Walden Pond. Plus, five timeless lessons.

Thoreau On Walden Pond - 5 Lessons That Still Echo

Hear how Dan came to discover Fred Rogers as he analyzes his testimony before a senate subcommittee. Mister Rogers' understated elegance was both masterful and timeless—as he delivered a textbook example of Aristotle's rhetorical triangle.

A Master Lesson in Persuasion by the Most Unlikely Fellow

Dan follows up on a previous podcast about the ubiquity of hypnosis. In this podcast, using 9/11 as an example, he explains how governments and aligned institutions hoodwink their populations using mass hypnosis.

Invisible Ships - The Anatomy of Mass Hypnosis

Experts claim "inspiring others to high performance" is the single most important core competency a leader possesses. Dan reveals the six "must haves" for being an inspirational leader. Additionally, he reveals seven supplemental competencies that complement the "must-haves."

Finding the Inspirational Leader Within

In addition to their words, every great speaker communicates with their body. Listen to learn five things all master speakers do.

How to Speak with Your Body

PowerPoint and other presentation software are now ubiquitous in the workplace. But is it wise for speakers to use them? In this episode, Dan answers the question.

Speakers And PowerPoint -What's The Deal?

Russell Brand and MSNBC's John Heilemann argue on the Bill Maher show. Brand scores a decisive victory. Listen and learn how Brand uses body language, literary, and rhetorical devices to claim victory.

Russell Brand Knocks Out Heilemann

Steve Jobs' 14-minute commencement address at Stanford University violated many of the "inviolable" rules of public speaking. Yet, it is the most popular commencement address in history. Listen and learn why!

Steve Jobs - The Most Popular Commencement Address in History

After being in the audience for literally thousands of business presentations and speeches, Dan shares the FIVE best ways to open a speech.

Speak To Win - 5 Tips to Grab the Audience by the Forelock

The 4 best ways to close a speech. And discover the secret of the master speakers.

The Truth About A Perfect Speech Close

How a bad habit and psychologist help launch this podcast

He Changed My Life - I Share a Rare Personal Story

It was taught 300 years before the birth of Christ. And it is still being taught today.

Without These 3 Things - It's Not a Speech

In this episode, Dan introduces himself and where he's taking this podcast.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

Dan Riley Begins an Odyssey into Oratory, Episode 0

Dan tells the story of the remarkable transformation of one woman that had a global impact.

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

The Peace Pilgrim: She Walked Over 43,000 Miles, Ep#3

In this podcast, Dan revisits this classic story.  And then goes on to offer a modern-day equivalent. 

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

A Man Receives Four Prescriptions for the Seashore, Ep#4

As a teenager, while most kids were listening to rock ‘n roll, Dan preferred listening to the speeches of the ages. He had memorized the Gettysburg Address, could recite large swaths of Kennedy’s 1961 Inaugural Address, Martin Luther King’s I Had a Dream speech, and Lou Gehrig’s Farwell to Baseball before he could vote. In a business career spanning 40 years, from bagging groceries to the executive suite, Dan has attended - and delivered - several hundred presentations and speeches. Throughout his odyssey, Dan has attended many proprietary executive speech programs. He is a four-time graduate of The Dale Carnegie Course and a Toastmaster, but most of all, he is a lifetime student of the great orators, past and present. Combining this experience with years of study and training, he has distilled and synthesized this body of work in his podcast, An Odyssey into Oratory, to create actionable strategies that people can use to leverage the power of speech in all aspects of their lives.

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