KEY5 Speaker Podcast
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsFor speakers, by speakers. What makes professional speakers unique, their best practices, how they promote themselves, and how they grow. In less than 20 minutes get an exclusive view of speakers’ business tips, and more in the KEY5 Speaker Podcast.
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306: How do you best engage an audience? with Anton Gunn
November 06, 2018 15:24 - 33 minutes - 32.3 MBHaving an engaged audience is every speaker's desire. How do you engage your audience? In this sixth podcast in Season 3 of the KEY5 Podcast Sarah Jo Crawford and Robert Ferguson unpack interesting options speakers use to emotionally and physically engage their audience. Here is some of what is included: What props are useful and how do they work well? How can the space you've been given best engage the audience? The stage as a visual experience - choreograph your presentation. T...
305: What should you include on your speaker website? with Grant Baldwin
October 30, 2018 13:32 - 37 minutes - 35.9 MBIs a speaker website important? What needs to be included? Robert Ferguson and Sarah Jo Crawford talk about websites for speakers and explore this aspect of the speaking business. They cover naming your website, platforms to use for your website, finding someone to build your site, the important items to have on your website, best and worst practices for your website and more... This episode of the KEY5Podcast answers questions about your website as a speaker - and if you're seriou...
304: How do you use technology as a speaker? with Evan Caroll
October 24, 2018 15:47 - 36 minutes - 34.5 MBIn this 4th KEY5Podcast in the 3rd season, Sarah Jo Crawford and Robert Ferguson discuss: Will your presentation slides look good on the day you speak? the best aspect ratio for the slides, fonts that will cause issues and why, animations - what not to use and why, video files - how to be sure you have the video in your slides, best practices for sound and speakers if you have video/audio. Other technology: live polling during the presentation (with suggestions), set up a sin...
303: Public Speaking Rules - Do you break them or follow them? with Alan Hoffler
October 16, 2018 18:06 - 33 minutes - 32.2 MBRobert Ferguson and Sarah Jo Crawford discuss the 8 "P"s of public speaking. Some call them rules and always follow them and others delight in breaking these 8 P's. And then there's the bonus "P". Do you follow the public speaking rules or break them? Robert interviews Alan Hoffler, the author of "Presentation Sin: The Practical Guide to Stop Offending (and Start Impressing) Your Audience ". Robert's copy of the book is dog-eared because he's constantly referring to the ideas. In this ...
302: How to develop content for your speech? with Karin Wiberg
October 08, 2018 19:24 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBSarah Jo Crawford and Robert Ferguson discuss the ideas on how to develop content: mine social media for discussions dig deeper in specific areas use audience "magic moments" solve a problem or pain point trending topics and their impact on your area of expertise On developing content... should you plan all your content ahead of time? What do you think? And then they turn to an expert, Karin Wiberg, to weigh in on content creation. Robert interviews her and they chat about: brai...
301: How to market yourself as a speaker? with Graeme Newell
October 02, 2018 13:00 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBWelcome back to our 3rd season of the KEY5Podcast! This season we're raising the bar to include the delightful Sarah Jo Crawford as a co-host. The two co-hosts share relevant ideas surrounding the topic of the featured guest interview, and then you'll hear the interview. KEY5Podcast Season 3 will directly address Speakers' questions. In the first KEY5Podcast this season, the interview guest is Graeme Newell, a marketing researcher, author, and speaker. He was also a guest in season ...
220: Jay Izso | Internet Doctor
March 13, 2018 14:43 - 18 minutes - 21 MBJay Izso motivates and inspires audiences by speaking on how to apply psychology to enhance both business and personal areas of life. He's known as the "Internet Doctor" and is the author of the book, "Got Social Mediology?: Using Psychology to Master Social Media for Your Business without Spending a Dime". Tips On stories: The demographics and psychographics of the group you're speaking with are important. "What would make the audience say, "Wow!" is one of the questions Jay asks t...
219: Meridith Elliott Powell | Leadership
March 06, 2018 22:03 - 12 minutes - 14 MBMeridith Elliott Powell speaks to audiences about how to succeed in business no matter what the economy does. She's the author of three books, the most recent is "Own It: Redefining Responsibility". Tips Create and participate in a community. Community makes the difference in your speaking career and life. She goes on to expand this topic throughout the podcast. On stories: Have a bank of story options. However, having your audience relate and connect to the story is almost more impo...
218: Robert Kennedy III | Communication Expert
February 27, 2018 12:00 - 11 minutes - 12.7 MBRobert Kennedy III helps leaders communicate more effectively with confidence, clarity, and credibility. He's the author of the book, "7 Ways To Know You Were Meant To Lead". Tips Be Bold. That's one tip Robert wished he knew when he began speaking in front of audiences. Messing up happens because we're all human, he suggests you turn it into a joke and keep moving on. He uses himself and his own history to find the stories that will relate to the audience. Listen as he explains how ...
217: Stephen Monaco | Marketing Strategist and IBM Futurist
February 21, 2018 01:35 - 14 minutes - 16.3 MBStephen Monaco is a forward-thinking marketing strategist who speaks on innovation, strategy, marketing, and entrepreneurship. He's an IBM Futurist and author of the book, "Insightful Knowledge: An Enlightened View of Social Media Strategy and Marketing" Tips Stephen continues to edit and tweak the message he's giving until he's able to provide the most value to the audience. He then uses the rest of the time to rehearse his presentation. He has some unique activities he uses to overc...
216: Becky McCrary | Speaker and Trainer
February 13, 2018 20:56 - 19 minutes - 22.1 MBBecky McCrary is a fun and funny motivational keynote speaker and trainer who has been called the Carol Burnett of Conventions, the Energizer Bunny in High-Heeled Shoes, a redhead Amy Poehler and Southern Sass. You'll chuckle all through this podcast! Becky is the author of "Relationship Networking on Purpose." Tips At the beginning of her career Becky McCrary says she wishes she knew that there would be lean years. No matter how well things are going, be sure to save along the way. ...
215: Jimmy F. Blackmon | Leadership Consultant
February 06, 2018 01:30 - 14 minutes - 17.1 MBJimmy F. Blackmon is a combat-experienced leader, speaker, author, and consultant, dedicated to motivating today's millennial generation. He speaks to audiences on how to maximize the leadership potential of individuals in every organization. Tips Transitions are key - make sure your transition from a mesmerizing story to the applicable point works well. It's important for the audience to feel the emotion, but a speaker must find the best transition so they can also understand the takea...
214 Chip Eichelberger | Motivational Sales Expert
January 30, 2018 12:00 - 18 minutes - 20.8 MBChip Eichelberger is a motivational sales expert who persuades and inspires audiences to take action on priorities in their personal or professional life. He brings a positive energy in highly interactive sessions with audiences. His approach to speaking is different from many speakers and on this podcast, he explains how he plans and executes his talks. Tips As a speaker, Chip suggests following the Jerry Garcia quote, "You don't want to be the best at what you do, you want to be th...
213 Diane Wolfe | Publishing and Promoting
January 23, 2018 12:00 - 14 minutes - 16.5 MBDiane Wolfe is a speaker, author and a founder of a publishing company. She speaks on publishing, marketing, websites and blogs, leadership and goal setting. She began speaking when working with a motivational company, and her career on the stage has developed as she's written books and created a business on publishing. Speaking to promote your book. Diane Wolfe, known as "Spunk on a Stick", says your enthusiasm and knowing your content makes all the difference when you're speaking to p...
212: Vincent Ivan Phipps | Communication
January 16, 2018 12:00 - 14 minutes - 16.4 MBVincent Ivan Phipps is known as “The Attitude Amplifier” and specializes in presentations and training to improve communication and the motivation to sound more polished. "The best speakers prepare and know how to speak succinctly with a positive message and focus behind what they say." Tips Be genuine and clear and you'll be appreciated. Audiences want you to sound like you - they want authenticity. Speakers need to make the event coordinator look awesome. And they also need to customi...
211: Tim Moore | Generational Insights
January 09, 2018 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MB"Audiences will respond when you have their best interest at heart." ~ Tim Moore Tim Moore speaks with audiences about generational differences - specifically as it pertains to North America. Tips Tim Moore's podcast was filled with so many relevant and valuable tips. You'll want to take notes - these are just the highlights! Sit with your audience before you speak and engage them in conversation. Once you get up on the stage the audience will pull for your success because you've mad...
210: Donna Cutting | Customer Service
January 03, 2018 16:42 - 15 minutes - 14.8 MBDonna Cutting is a Keynote speaker in the area of customer service. She provides insight on how to engage your team members to create a red-carpet experience for customers. She leads a team of customer service experts in her company, Red Carpet Learning, and is the author of "501 Ways to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Customers". Donna's speaking career grew from sharing her expertise and then reading Dottie Walter's book "Speak and Grow Rich". Dottie Walters was a founding member of t...
209: Dr. Jack Singer |
December 26, 2017 21:57 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBDr. Jack Singer is a Professional Keynote speaker, consultant, trainer and mentor to financial advisors and their organizations. He's also fun - and you'll be chuckling all through the podcast! He helps people recognize the psychological obstacles everyone encounters that stop them from being successful and then helps them overcome those obstacles. He's the author of five books, and a Professional Sports Psychologist. Learning As a speaker, Dr. Jack Singer says he wishes he knew not ...
208: Karl Sakas - Agency Business Coach
December 19, 2017 20:55 - 18 minutes - 17.6 MBKarl Sakas speaks on agency management to those who lead, and as a consultant, helps digital agency owners and managers make their work fun and profitable. His parents got him on the track to being a speaker. Listen to the KEY5Podcast to learn where it went from there! Using Improv Using his improv comedy training on stage, Karl Sakas invites audience members to introduce the situational challenges they've encountered with agency clients. With two decades of experiences with clients in ...
207: Dr. Ann Kulze | Nutrition and Healthy Living
December 12, 2017 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBDr. Ann Kulze has the uncanny ability break down down the science behind healthy living into an easily-digestible message. She is a physician but doesn't have a practice - rather, she's on a mission to inspire people to use diet and lifestyle to totally transform their health, happiness, and quality of life. Her speaking career grew from a calling to promote wellness. On the podcast, Dr. Ann shares her journey from a lucrative primary care practice to finding her personal flow on the st...
206: Charlie Engle | A Runner who Writes
December 05, 2017 01:28 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBCharlie Engle says, "I'm an addict who runs, and a runner who writes." He has run across deserts, summited ice-covered volcanoes, swam with crocodiles and served a stint in federal prison. But his greatest challenge is the one he takes on every single day—sobriety. He's the author of the book Running Man. He speaks to audiences about the idea that any obstacle can be overcome if you're willing to adapt to changing circumstances. Developing a Story and Being Prepared Go out there and...
205: Chris Daltorio | Sales and Leadership
November 28, 2017 12:00 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBChris Daltorio and his company New Velocity helps people become the superstar versions of themselves. He speaks to audiences on leadership and sales. In the podcast, Chris tells the story of how he moved from selling toys to starting a sales & leadership development company. Telling Stories Stories take your audience on a carefree ride. No one feels pressure when they're hearing your story - they're just coming along with the story and they can learn without pressure. Chris Daltorio sug...
204: Dr. Kelly Edmonds | Online Ready Courses
November 21, 2017 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBWhen speakers seek to take their content into the online world, many consider creating a course. That's the expertise this podcast speaker provides. Dr. Kelly Edmonds designs and builds online ready courses. What she provides is more than a simple online course - she provides learning journeys. She brings everything she has discovered in the last 20 years about teaching, learning, and people to her instruction. Her design work is informed by her research, advanced degrees and mastered tec...
203: Cory Mosley | Change Catalyst
November 14, 2017 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBCory Mosley is a Change Catalyst who speaks professionally about how to become more credible, likable and bankable in the marketplace. Know Before You Go Corey Mosley says that when you speak you should hone in on your cornerstone content. When you speak, learn about the group before you go - know the break-up and make-up of the room so you can make the message new and unique for each audience. On speaking for free, Cory suggests speakers think about the strategy on how to make the...
202 Wayne Olson | Fundraising, Customer/Donor Relations
November 07, 2017 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWayne Olson is an International keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant in the areas of Fundraising and Customer/Donor Relations. He's also the author of "The Disney Difference: The Complete Guide to Adding Disney-like Magic to Your Corporation or Organization". Show Vulnerability Audiences appreciate when you tell stories that demonstrate you, the speaker, are the same as them. These stories increase character and credibility in the minds of the audience. Using Stories to Relate ...
201: Lois Creamer | Marketing Expert for Speakers
October 31, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBLois Creamer works with professional/public speakers who want to get more bookings and create alternate revenue streams with their intellectual property by repurposing their content. She's the author of the book, "Book More Business: MAKE MONEY SPEAKING". What do Event Planners want from speakers? Content. Event planners are looking for content. Lois Creamer says that the days of motivational speaking are over. Listen to understand how she's come to this conclusion and how speakers ca...
119: Casey Cobb | Keynote Speaker
August 29, 2017 11:00 - 12 minutes - 12.2 MBCasey Cobb helps organizations thrive by keeping founders focused on delivering value. He has co-founded and invested in 13 different companies, including web development agency Project Ricochet, and speaks regularly at conferences, accelerators, and companies on topics ranging from co-founder selection to his popular “Avoiding Accidental Evil” keynote. Learning from Mistakes Being passionate about speaking isn't going to automatically make your speaking business come together. If he we...
118: Katherine Fabrizio | Mother/Daughter Relationship Expert
August 22, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBKatherine Fabrizio, the founder of Daughters Rising, helps adult daughters who had difficult mothers, empower themselves to parent their daughters in such a way their daughters receive what they never had themselves. Katherine is also a psychotherapist in practice for many years and author of "Daughters Rising". Learning from Mistakes Saying too much, and offering disclaimers or conditional statements are the mistakes Katherine highlights in this podcast. She suggests speakers need to b...
117: Evan Carroll | Keynote Speaker
August 15, 2017 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBEvan Carroll is a professional keynote speaker and workshop facilitator who inspires companies to leverage technology, data, and analytics to drive customer loyalty and advocacy. He's the author of two technology books, Your Digital Afterlife and Blue Goldfish. Learning Assuming your marketing materials will work (all on their own), Evan says is his greatest learning from mistakes he's made. "Having all the marketing pieces in place does not equal gigs," says Evan Carroll The best...
116: Wendy Gates Corbett | Presentation Consultant
August 08, 2017 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.8 MBWendy Gates Corbett is a Presentation Consultant who fixes boring presentations and presenters by providing presentation design and delivery consulting. She speaks nationally on the power of visuals and presenting powerfully with presence. Learning from Mistakes Make sure you're in sync with the theme, vibe or tone of the event at which you're going to speak. Wendy shares her story of learning from her experiences - listen to the podcast for the details. Robert is sure there are many sp...
115: Tim Toterhi | Coach and Consultant
August 01, 2017 11:00 - 10 minutes - 10.4 MBTim Toterhi provides executive coaching, HR consulting and message management services to help individuals and companies shape their success stories. Check out his business website, Plotline Leadership to see videos. Tim has a valuable way he looks at being a professional speaker... A speech is like a high-wire act with no net - you're out there and need to make it happen in one take! Learning From Mistakes As a speaker be confident enough to ask for exactly what you need from the event...
114: Stephanie Scotti | Business Speech Coach
July 25, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 14.3 MBStephanie Scotti has dedicated her entire career to preparing speakers for high-stakes events. Her expertise enables clients to consistently outperform the competition, gain recognition, win new business, shape policy, and influence decision-makers. At the beginning of the podcast, Stephanie explains the journey her career has taken from her first love of public speaking to working with key policy makers, including the President’s Cabinet, preparing them to speak on energy policy and onwa...
113: Graeme Newell | Emotional Marketing
July 18, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBGraeme Newell is a researcher, speaker, and author who guides businesses in finding and implementing their authentic business purpose. He's the co-author of "Red Goldfish: Motivating Sales and Loyalty Through Shared Passion and Purpose" Graeme’s company, 602Communications, has consulted with some of the world’s most emotionally passionate brands, including GE, CNN, Sony, Disney, Metlife, CBS, News Corp, CNBC, and Madison Square Garden. One Mistake One mistake Graeme Newell sees is th...
112: Stephanie McDilda | Heart-Based Leadership
July 11, 2017 11:00 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MBStephanie McDilda is a heart-based leadership expert who helps leaders reduce turnover and absenteeism while increasing engagement and employee satisfaction. She knows that the key to leading successfully is to come from your heart, communicating authentically, building rapport, providing real developmental experiences, enforcing tough decisions and expecting the best from your employees. Learning from Mistakes She says this learning came to mind as soon as she saw the topic: investiga...
111: Dr. Dave Minionis | Organizational Effectiveness
July 04, 2017 11:00 - 12 minutes - 12.3 MBDr. Dave Minionis likes to say that he "unwraps" people - he helps them discover their gifts and their greatest areas of improvement with respect to presentation skills. He leads the training company, Humanetrics - making smart people... people smart! Learning from Mistakes Dr. Dave Minionis says the greatest hindrance to an effective presentation is to rely on your ability to "wing it". In his interview, he tells a story of how he came to understand that preparation is the most importan...
110: Karin Wiberg | Editor and Publisher
June 27, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBKarin Wiberg is an editor and publisher, and so much more. She works with thought-leaders to write and publish nonfiction books. Many of those thought-leaders speak on their topics. Writing and collaborating with speakers is a natural fit for Karin. Speakers Writing Books Firstly, Karin says don't worry about feeling qualified to write. You have topics you speak about - and some of the audience will want to go deeper so the book you write allows them to do that. You have a built-in aud...
109: Stephen Scoggins | Master Life Strategist & Author
June 20, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBStephen Scoggins began his public speaking telling his personal story, which led to sharing life lessons, and those life lessons morphed into transformational lessons and then into transformations for people. He's an entrepreneur, an author and founder of Journey Principles. Practice to Connect When asked about how we learn from mistakes, Stephen Scoggins recommends two points - practice and be "you". First - Create a framework. Don't just get up on stage and start speaking. Practice a...
108: Holly Buchanan | Researcher, Author and Consultant
June 13, 2017 02:58 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBHolly Buchanan is a speaker, researcher, author and consultant who focuses on two areas: the first is in the financial industry on the differences in how men and women buy differently and the second is on how professionals win and lose credibility. Learning from Mistakes One profound and painful lesson learned involved a conference running overtime and a sponsor. Holly explains the incident so well in the podcast. Holly says, "When conferences are running behind - and they will - be v...
107: Kevin C. Snyder | Speaker, Coach and Publisher
June 06, 2017 11:00 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MBDr. Kevin C. Snyder is a speaker who inspires audiences with passion, purpose and a powerful call to action. He's also a speaker coach, author, and publisher. He began as a leadership "junkie" and it all grew from there. Signature Story A good story is engaging - but a signature story differentiates a speaker. His signature story is about The Price is Right - it's a personal experience. What must a signature story contain? it must engage the audience it has a universal message it...
106: Carol Linden | People Expert
June 05, 2017 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBCarol Linden is a speaker, consultant, corporate trainer, a member of the National Speaker’s Association and author of "The Job Seekers Guide for Extraverts and Introverts". She says, My company is "Playing Well with People" because playing well with others is just good business!" On Speaker Associations We can't learn it all on our own. Be aware of the value of being a part of a local speaker group, and seriously consider joining the National Speaker's Association and eSpeakers Bureau...
105: Matt Drayton |Military and Corporate Leadership
June 02, 2017 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBMatt Drayton is a decorated combat veteran, corporate speaker, consultant, and leadership expert. He merges his military and corporate experiences to convey points on leadership, success, and productivity. He is quick to state, There are no shortcuts to a successful speaking business - time and practice are necessary. Preparation Precision Matt believes in preparation checklists - for rapport, for practicing and over-practicing. 80 hours of preparation for a 20-minute presentation provid...
104: Marcey Rader | Health and Productivity
June 01, 2017 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBMarcey Rader, an author, and speaker who focuses on productivity and health wants to disrupt the status quo of ill health and reactive behaviors and inspire people to be and do what they think they can’t. Preparation Precision In addition to the obvious preparation, when a company wants to customize their presentation, Marcey sends a "score card" to attendees - it's a survey on Google Docs to gather information and then creates an infographic and handout from those score cards Her ma...
103: Stan Phelps | Keynote Speaker and Facilitator
May 31, 2017 11:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBStan Phelps is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at PurpleGoldfish.com, an organization that inspires leaders to think differently about their most important stakeholders: customers and employees. He is the author of six books on customer experience and employee engagement. Stan Phelps went from marketing to writing about marketing and then into speaking. After his first book "What's your Purple Goldfish?" was written, he was approached to speak. He says about speakers and the i...
102: Melissa West | Entrepreneur Success Coach
May 30, 2017 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBMelissa West of Xtreme Results Coaching helps people think differently so they do differently. She inspires, energizes and empowers her clients to create the amazing life and business of their dreams and her speaking presentations do the same. The phrase she tells herself as she prepares for every speaking opportunity is, "Don't let what I want to say get in the way of what the audience needs to hear." In her interview with Robert on the KEY5Podcast, Melissa touches on: When might yo...
101: Alan Hoffler | Communication Coach
May 30, 2017 02:03 - 14 minutes - 13 MBProfessional speaker - or business professional? It doesn't matter. Everyone is a communicator. Everyone is in the speaking business, whether they realize it or not. Alan Hoffler is the Executive Director and Principal Trainer at MillsWyck Communications. He believes that communication has the power to change a person, an organization, a community, and the world. With a coach’s passion, a teacher’s heart, and an engineer’s mind, he creates practical paths to greatness for his client...