Turn anxiety into power. Ryan Foland speaks with Jesh de Rox, a revolutionary photographer, who has spoken to tens of thousands of people in over 30 countries on a mission to raise consciousness and spread ideas that lead to extraordinary, high-impact, beautiful lives.
Ryan and Jesh share insights about what they have learned about human connection and art, and how to make a global impact. They also dive into how to become an expert in your field, and engage audiences.

Listen to this podcast to find out: 
-How to use pre-performance anxiety to your advantage.
-Why tapping into your existent passion will make you a more impactful speaker.
-How to increase emotional intelligence in your message.
-How to craft talks that audiences can relate with and benefit from.
-What it means to be an expert, and why organizations will pay you for your expertise.

06: Turn anxiety into power with Jesh de Rox

Follow your passion. Ryan Foland speaks with Holly Dowling, a uniquely motivating speaker who helps people around the world tap into their passion, and learn how to live fulfilling and impactful lives.

Ryan and Holly swing between deep thoughts and light humour in this interview, sharing insights about what they have learned about communication and following your dreams, and how to use your experiences to make a difference in the world. They also talk a fair bit about Gilligan’s Island, just for fun. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 
-How to tap into your passion to create a happy and prosperous career
-The profound impact listening can have on your life and relationships
-How to communicate with people in a way that empowers and inspires them
-3 career-changing tips for new speakers, mid-level speakers and seasoned pros. 
-How to use both the good and bad things that happen in your life to create stories and talks that connect with audiences

07: Follow your passion with Holly Dowling

Observe other speakers. Ryan Foland speaks with Guido Romeo, a journalist turned professional speaker and panel moderator from Italy. He speaks about communicating complex issue to audiences, to engage and inform effectively. 

Ryan and Guido discuss how to observe other professional speakers effectively, and steal their presentation skills and make them your own, to become a better speaker. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 
-How to get inspired by other speakers from around the world and “steal” their skills
-What to look for when choosing a great speaker agency. 
-How the power of keen observation can transform your speaking skills
-Top tips for becoming a master at panel moderation
-How using your unique voice can make you a memorable (and successful) speaker

08:  Observe other speakers with Guido Romeo

Speaking is an act of service. Ryan Foland speaks with Daniel Midson-Short, an inspirational speaker who teaches audiences around the world on ‘Practical Personal Development’, which is  basically the ‘What, Why and How’ of living a great life.

Listen to this podcast to find out: 
- How using the minimalist philosophy can benefit your audience.
- Why practicing in front of a group (like ToastMasters) is crucial for leveling up your speaking skills and 10x-ing your self confidence.
- Why being a famous speaker is not the be all and end all and how having it be your only goal can affect your audience. 
- Why you need to get the fundamentals of speaking down before you can expect to level up your speaking business.
- How changing your perspective can change whether or not you get paid to speak.

09: Speaking is an act of service with Daniel Midson-Short

From local to global. Ryan Foland speaks with Rahfeal Gordon, better known as Rah Gor. Rah Gor provides challenges audiences to look at the environmental and physical circumstances that impact their personal and business performance. He is a life strategist, leadership specialist, and innovator of inspiration. 

Ryan and Rahfeal Gordon talk about a wide variety of topics— from how to deeply engage your home audience before moving into international speaker, practical tips on getting booked internationally,  to why you should spiff up (or develop a style that is unique yours) before getting on stage. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 
- Do you need to write a book? And how do you do it?
- Jay Z’s top tip from on how to take your speaking business from local to global.
- How to use free speaking events to add to your bottom line.
- What part are you dressing for? Does what you wear matter?
- How to hit your talk out of the park (and why it actually your greatest marketing tool). 
- A practical how to guide on getting booked to speak internationally

10: From local to global with Rahfeal Gordon

Effective speaker websites. Ryan Foland speaks with Lauren Pibworth, a marketing expert who focuses on helping speaker find the right events, connect with event organizers and build great marketing material. 

Ryan and Lauren Pibworth have an indepth discussion filled with practical advice on what a great speaker website looks like, and the ins and outs of whether you need one, and how to make yours great so that you start getting booked for more paid speaking events. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 
- How to build a speaker website that actually gets you hired to speak.
- How to articulate the value you can offer to the event organizer, and audience. 
- Why you need to avoid building a complete ego-centric website (and a few other big no-nos) 
- What a sales funnel is and how to use them to build your speaking business
- Practical advice on creating a speaker reel that gets watched and generates leads.

11: Effective speaker websites with Lauren Pibworth

Finding your authentic voice. Ryan Foland speaks with Karen Millsap, the CEO (Chief Empathy Officer) of Egency, a firm that helps organizations create a human-centric workforce. After experiencing a domino effect of losses, she became acutely aware of the overall lack of support in our society for grieving people. This realization ignited Karen's desire to turn her pain into purpose and pay it forward to help others.
Ryan and Karen Millsap sail through this interview, covering a range of topics, from how to talk about grief, the importance of remember the reason you started speaking, and how to turn “free” speaking opportunities into paid ones. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 

- A handful of great hacks for getting paid bookings [spoiler: keynote or bust].
- The difference having your heart in the right place can make on your speaking career.
- Why you should never say “no” to a speaking opportunity.
- Why you need to find your authentic voice and use it to make an impact.
-How to inexpensively build your own digital media kit, and how it can get you hired.

12: Finding your authentic voice with Karen Millsap

Influence as a currency. Ryan Foland speaks with Teresa de Grosbois, co-founder of the Global Influence Summit and a bestselling author on how local word of mouth can suddenly turn into an epidemic. Teresa specializes on the topics of influence and success. As the Chair of the Evolutionary Business Council, Teresa leads an international, invitation-only council of speakers and influencers dedicated to teaching the principles of success. 

In this podcast interview, Ryan and Teresa explore influence: what it means to be influential, what speakers at any level can do to build their influence, and why you need to share your influence when you’ve got it.

Listen to this podcast to find out: 

- What creates mass influence, and how to translate it and leverage it.
- How to use the cycle of reciprocity to build your business
- Why it is essential to give influence to the event host when you are on stage 
- How to get your audience to remember 96% of what you say
- Why you need to get really good at the 20-person crowd if you want to get paid

36: Influence as a currency with Teresa de Grosbois

Consciously creating how you feel on stage. Ryan Foland speaks with Cameron Brown, a truly inspiring musician, networker, speaker and coach who believes in the power of building relationships when networking before trying to build your business.
 
Ryan and Cameron dive into a number of topics, and give great insights on how to use psychological hacks to both build your business and overcome nervousness on stage. Cameron also gives advice on how to maximize your networking effectiveness on LinkedIn.

Listen to this podcast to find out: 

- Why you always need to be provide an experience to your audience, this is what will fill the room—not a perfectly polished performance. 
- 3 things to always “mentally pack in your suitcase” before you get on stage.
- A very practical behavioral hack that will help you deal with nervousness or pre-performance anxiety.
- How our psychological practice of deleting, distorting, and generalizing can either harm or help us on stage. 
- How to put strategies in place that will help you build your business long-term instead of just the short-term. 
- How to use LinkedIn by leveraging online contacts to make them real life contacts.

44: Consciously creating how you feel on stage with Cameron Brown

Marketing with meatballs, marinara, and psychographics. Ryan Foland speaks with marketing specialist Susan Izzo. Sue became an expert in marketing from bootstrapping her own sports agency. Today she shares her unique perspective on how to market yourself both to audiences and event organizers.

Ryan and Sue explore many aspects of professional speaking, including how to make meaningful connections with your audience and potential clients by figuring out what would appeal to them, then customizing your content or pitch from the get-go. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 

- Why you need to not only understand the demographics but also the whole psychographics of the wants, needs, desires, and frustrations of your clients and audiences. 
- How to make a perspective change re. audiences, which will help you both relax and offer better talks by releasing the need for perfection. 
- Why you need to be consistent in your marketing by always using the same voice. 
- How to silence (or at least soften) your inner critic, and how this can affect your stage presence and speaking business. 
- How to cultivate relationships with event organizers, which will help you get referrals and be hired again in the future.

51: Marketing with meatballs, marinara, and psychographics with Susan Izzo

-Storytelling and mindset. Ryan Foland speaks with Darren LaCroix, a Toastmasters World Champion, and expert professional speaking coach. Darren has taught hundreds of speakers how to hone their craft and build their businesses through storytelling and practice. 

Ryan and Darren talk about what it takes to make it as a speaker, and how practice and feedback are the two key elements to become a better speaker. From how to get paid more, to truly connecting with your audience, it all comes down to getting on as many stages as you can and then finding out from your audience what resonated. 

Listen to this podcast to find out: 

- Why practicing, meaning getting on stage, is one of the most important things you can do if you want to get into the big leagues. 
- How your mindset and intentions can make a difference on your audience and career. 
- What makes some speakers soar to success, and other stay at the bottom. 
- How to tell a great story in 17 seconds.
- The best speaking advice Darren has received in the 25 years he’s been a keynote speaker.

55: Storytelling and mindset with Darren LaCroix

The World of Speaker podcast series, hosted by Ryan Foland and powered by SpeakerHub, helps up-and-coming speakers build their speaking business with expert tips from world-renowned speakers. 

Find out more here: https://speakerhub.com/skillcamp

44: Consciously creating how you feel on stage with Cameron Brown

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