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Standing Ovation

40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings

Standing Ovation, hosted by keynote speaker and emcee Jay Baer is where the very best public speakers reveal the secrets behind their greatest successes.

In each episode, listeners hear a legendary on-stage story from a world-class speaker, and then hear Jay and his guest dissect and discuss that story. How are the best on-stage stories (some of them decades old) found, written, polished, and changed? When do they work best? When do they bomb?

All that and a lot more insights on Standing Ovation: an intimate conversation where the best talk about their best. If you're a professional speaker or an inspiring speaker, or just want to be a better communicator, you'll learn a ton from each episode of Standing Ovation.

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Why It's Critical to Use Examples The Audience Has Never Heard

August 24, 2020 09:00 - 47 minutes - 79.2 MB

Unless you are just an extraordinary motivator on stage, at some point all speakers must provide EVIDENCE that the recommendations they are making to the audience actually work. Legendary speaker Zig Ziglar used to say that the similar situation is the best way to make a sale. Show me somebody in my scenario who has benefitted from this solution, and I’m more likely to buy it, right? Keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, marketing consultant, and podcast host Mitch Joel includes a lot of ...

How to Tie the Story Back to the Audience's Needs

August 17, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 44.2 MB

What do you think is possible in your speaking career? Could you do 40 paid events per year? Could you speak at the biggest events in the world? Could you have a hugely popular TED Talk? Could you make one million dollars a year as a speaker? All of that is possible, and more. Our guest on this episode of Standing Ovation is Hall of Fame keynote speaker and leadership expert, Mark Sanborn. Mark uses an outstanding closing story to demonstrate to his audiences that when it comes to what’s p...

How to Make it All About the Audience

August 10, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 49.7 MB

What is your actual job as a speaker and as a brand? To educate? To inform? To entertain? To make the audience feel good? Or, is it to make the audience feel good about themselves? Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, author, and acclaimed branding expert Bruce Turkel would probably say the latter, and he tells a story on stage to back it up. Like all good stories, this one raises the stakes, because it involves Bruce’s wife! Bruce Turkel is a master at telling stories and observing the truisms o...

Differentiation Strategies from Lady Gaga

August 03, 2020 09:00 - 39 minutes - 44.7 MB

What are you willing to do to stand out? How many chances will YOU take? Will you reinvent an entire product category, just to be different?  Lady Gaga would and she did. And keynote speaker and author Jackie Huba tells the story of the most unusual Lady Gaga perfume in her presentations. You’ll hear all about it on this glamorous episode of Standing Ovation as Jackie Huba takes the stage to share a story about Lady Gaga and her ground-breaking product. Find out about: Hear Jackie’s sign...

The Magic of Being YOU on stage

July 27, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MB

Some of the most effective and impactful stories from speakers are when they are the butt of the joke; when their own foibles and uncertainties make the speaker more relatable to the audience, who can envision themselves doing the exact same thing.  Meredith Oliver is a Keynote Speaker, author, and sales and digital marketing expert, who often works with homebuilders and their teams. She’s been around a construction site or two in her day, and knows how things work (which is what makes her ...

How to Add Bold Texture to Your Presentation

July 20, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 54.4 MB

Is it possible that your comfort zone is actually your danger zone? How willing are you to push it up, take a risk, and break through whatever stands in your way? Those are the questions Rob “Waldo” Waldman asks his audiences.    Rob is a Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and Fighter Pilot who has flown 65 combat missions. But even someone who has made a living being courageous and adventurous has to overcome very real fears. You’ll hear what scared him...

How to Tell Your Audience the Future Without Scaring Them to Death

July 13, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 51.1 MB

As speakers, we spend a lot of time and energy trying to get known and stay known. Websites, demo videos, outreach to meeting planners, search engine optimization, email newsletters, writing books - It’s a lot. And, maybe none of it matters very much?   Keynote speaker, author, and marketing consultant, Mark Schaefer, calls today’s relationship between companies and customers the ‘Third Rebellion’, and it changes everything about how organizations – even speakers – find and gain more custom...

How to Use a Prop the Right Way

June 29, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 56.9 MB

Speakers are on the road a lot, which naturally means that speakers often spend a great deal of time alone. This solitude can produce several “interesting” superstitions, preferences and proclivities. By her own admission, Keynote Speaker Laurie Guest has a thing like that. She is an unabashed bottled water expert and takes her bottled water very, very seriously.  Laurie Guest tells the story of her obsession with a particular brand of water in her presentations, and we talk about her uni...

How to Tie a Story Back to the Audience's World

June 22, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 45.4 MB

When you tell a story, how often does the lightbulb go off in the heads of your audience? Stephen Shapiro is a master at this. He speaks about innovation, but he doesn’t get bogged down in futurism like so many others. Instead, his stories of innovation are refreshingly relatable to the audience. Hall of Fame Speaker, Stephen Shapiro, takes the stage on this episode of Standing Ovation and shares a signature story about the nightmare that is baggage claim at airports. He also shares his be...

How to Spend 35 Years Perfecting a Story

June 15, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 43.5 MB

Well-traveled keynote speakers have a tendency to complain about the trials and tribulations of life on the road. You know, trivial things like dirty bed sheets, a poor Wi-Fi connection, blue cheese on your salad (even though you asked for none). However, a few speakers have overcome so much more than mundane travel misfortunes. Some speakers, such as Hall of Fame keynote speaker Captain Charlie Plumb, have overcome real-world challenges that are almost unimaginable for the rest of us. Cap...

What Happens in the Dark Makes the Best Stories

June 10, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 44.5 MB

Heroes are at the center of our stories… but what about antiheroes? Christine Cashen shares stories that don’t paint her in the finest of lights, all in the name of her mission to stop the world whining. Every speaker needs humility, but Christine takes it to a different level – not least in her signature story about a literal run in with a former President. You can’t get much more cringe-inducing than nearly knocking George W Bush off stage! So how does fighting the fear of poking fun at ...

Tim Gard

June 08, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 52.5 MB

The greatest stories leave us feeling inspired, motivated, and moved to take action. But… the best stories are arguably the ones that make our eyes water and sides split with laughter. Hall of Fame Speaker, Tim Gard, knows the worth of a great story. Many of his ‘greatest hits’ are drawn from his traveling experiences, including a hilarious story about a big sweaty guy on a plane. Self-claimed to be his ‘million-dollar story’, you’ll hear it for yourself on this episode of Standing Ovation...

Dan Thurmon

May 26, 2020 08:00 - 46 minutes - 52.3 MB

As speakers, our goal is to leave our audiences inspired to take action, to accomplish things, and to help them answer big questions. But that doesn’t mean we necessarily know the answers ourselves. Dan Thurmon can attest to that, and his signature story about his mentor works on a level that everyone in the room can understand. Not only that, but he adds it into his keynote in a truly unique way. If you want to know more about finding your purpose, uncovering some important answers, an...

Andrew Davis (Greatest Hits Episode)

May 18, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

With everything that’s going on in the world, it’s safe to say that not a lot of us are speaking on stages right now. During this uncertain window of time, I wanted to bring you some of my favorite episodes of the show so far featuring guests that entertain you, amaze you, inform you, and educate you. So, I’ve prepared a special encore presentation of the episode featuring Andrew Davis. Drew is without question, the hardest working speaker in the business and an absolute joy. He has help...

Patricia Fripp (Greatest Hits Episode)

May 11, 2020 08:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

If you’re going to listen to anyone tell you the secrets of successful speaking, Patricia Fripp should be top of your list. Patricia is an award-winning Hall of Fame speaker and world-renowned speaking coach – a most enviable combination. The years Patricia has spent wowing audiences and polishing rough diamonds into gleaming speaking gems are hard to distil in a single conversation, but she gave it her best shot in what is undoubtedly one of Standing Ovation’s Greatest Hits. Listen to le...

Sally Hogshead (Greatest Hits Episode)

May 04, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

20 great episodes, 20 fantastic speakers, 20 different perspectives from people at the top of their game. It’s time to go back to some of the Greatest Hits in Standing Ovation history – and no, this was not an easy task. But when you have a Hall of Fame keynote speaker, an inspiration to audiences and peers alike, on the show… How could Sally Hogshead not be part of the Greatest Hits? If you want to know how to get into speaking, if you want to hone your craft, if you’re at the top of you...

Phil M Jones (Greatest Hits Episode)

April 27, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MB

20 great episodes, 20 fantastic speakers, 20 different perspectives from people at the top of their game. It’s time to go back to some of the Greatest Hits in Standing Ovation history – and no, this was not an easy task. As speakers, knowing what to say is sort of in our job description, but that’s easier for some topics than others. How about… a pen? It’s a topic that has no right to set the world alight, but Phil Jones has been leaving scorched stages across the globe for years with hi...

Kindra Hall (Greatest Hits Episode)

April 20, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

20 great episodes, 20 fantastic speakers, 20 different perspectives from people at the top of their game. It’s time to go back to some of the Greatest Hits in Standing Ovation history – and no, this was not an easy task. A whirlwind of Kylie classics, marriage, and spin classes in Phoenix, AZ, Kindra Hall’s signature story is so perfectly… Kindra. But it’s not just the excellent delivery of her stories (that should come as no surprise, coming from the President and Chief Storytelling Offi...

Scott Stratten (Greatest Hits Episode)

April 13, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MB

20 great episodes, 20 fantastic speakers, 20 different perspectives from people at the top of their game. It’s time to go back to some of the Greatest Hits in Standing Ovation history – and no, this was not an easy task. This time, we’re going back to Scott Stratten. Scott is infamously disruptive, never one for the rulebooks, and instead has always lead the charge on his own path to speaking splendor. And what a path that’s been for this Hall of Fame speaker and stand-up guy. Just at ho...

Amy Landino

March 31, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MB

Not all speakers are lucky enough to have a signature story that happened to them. Not only is Amy Landino one of those lucky few, her signature story is one that completely changed the trajectory of her life. Forget going from bridesmaid to bride, Amy went from bridesmaid to bestselling author, YouTube sensation, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. That’s quite the bouquet to catch! But what’s the story of how she started and what has she learned along the way? Clappers, this is a “light...

Josh Linkner

March 23, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 53.4 MB

Innovation comes in many forms, but to deliver an innovative speech about innovation is… Complicated. But not if you’re Josh Linkner. A serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and professional speaking coach with 3 Ring Circus, Josh is a force of nature and a delight to listen to. His years of experience and love for our profession have made him one of the most sought-after speakers on the circuit today and, as you might imagine, he’s learned some valuable lessons about making it in this bus...

Ron Tite

March 16, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 56.7 MB

Ron Tite has some stories to tell about hotel rooms, but they’re a lot more wholesome than you might expect. They’re also moving, side-splittingly hilarious, and perfectly crafted to deliver the powerful message in his talks – all with his signature effortlessness and charm. For Ron, though, his signature story is the product of years of effort. It’s taken practice, tweaking, and questioning to get it to this stage, and he’s taking you Clappers backstage to explain the intricacies of how h...

Colette Carlson

March 09, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 43.7 MB

The best stories are all about connection. They connect with us and help us to connect the dots about something. When Colette Carlson tells the story of her father surviving a prisoner of war camp, all thanks to an unexpected moment of connection, you can imagine how many layers pile up and drive home the power of connecting. Colette tells beautiful stories with poise and passion – but how does she manage the prickly subject of speaking about her father’s intensely personal experience? Whe...

David Horsager

March 02, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 49.9 MB

As speakers, we need our audiences to trust us. Nobody knows this better than David Horsager. But how does the world expert on trust in all kinds of relationships make his own audiences trust him when that’s the very topic he’s there to discuss? Well, there are a lot of ways this Hall of Fame speaker does it but – at the heart of it – he thinks it comes down to authenticity. David is my guest on Standing Ovation and I consider myself very lucky to have seen his ‘mutton busting’ signature ...

Ramon Ray

February 24, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 47 MB

Entrepreneurs tend to be made by inspiring situations – a big idea, a moment of clarity, a story they tell at all the dinner parties. They don’t tend to be made by a letter from head office telling them they’re fired. Ramon Ray has a history of being an exception to the rule, though. And his story is fit for the stage, not for the dinner table. After losing his job with the UN, Ramon found inspiration where others would find desperation. He used that experience to pivot to a career in spe...

Tamsen Webster

February 17, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes - 56.2 MB

Signature stories come from all sorts of experiences, from the ordinary and mundane to the fantastical and unbelievable. But what if your story has nothing to do with you? What if you weren’t there or even alive when it happened? It might go against the grain for most speakers, but it’s never been a problem for Tamsen Webster. With a glittering career as a speaker, strategist, marketing maestro, TEDx executive producer and Weight Watchers leader, Tamsen has more than enough stories of her...

Phil M Jones

February 10, 2020 08:00 - 51 minutes - 61.3 MB

Phil M Jones may be a bestselling author and sales and marketing specialist, but it’s his knowledge of stationery that seems to blow people away most often. With his signature story about a humble pen, Phil is living proof that good storytelling comes from delivery, context, and simplicity – not from bright lights and overproduction. Phil’s journey is like something out of a movie. Since cutting his teeth in business at just 14, washing cars and hiring a fleet of his friends to become some...

Neen James

February 03, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 45.3 MB

What can we learn from five-year-olds? Probably some great opinions on the best flavor Pop Tart, but would you expect to end up with a life-changing lesson and the source of your signature story? That’s what happened when Neen James, my guest on this episode of Standing Ovation, was trying to have a cup of coffee in her friend’s house. It seems some of the best stories come from the most innocuous situations, but Neen’s story is far from ordinary. Neen has had an illustrious career in the...

Shep Hyken

January 27, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 52.7 MB

A cab ride to the airport is a pretty uneventful experience for most people. Shep Hyken isn’t most people. Clappers, what should have been an innocuous cab ride became one of Shep’s finest stories – and it’s the one he brings to this episode of Standing Ovation. With over a 30+ year career in public speaking, Shep Hyken has seen and done it all, from being inducted to the NSA Hall of Fame, to breaking his own speaking rules to this very day. Shep is a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm, a...

Kindra Hall

January 20, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 59.3 MB

How do you tell the perfect story? It’s a question that’s plagued me and many Clappers for years. It’s also been renowned keynote speaker, Kindra Hall’s focus since she first started telling stories at 11 years old. Now, with a lifetime of experience and practice under her belt, she’s ready to share what she believes makes truly great storytelling. There is no secret formula or magic pill for being a great storyteller, but there are some universal truths that sit behind every good story. ...

Andrew Davis

January 13, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 60.4 MB

When you tell a story, how much energy do you put into it? Andrew Davis is a highly caffeinated speaker who brings a high wire style to every gig. He's also one of the world’s most prolific marketing and communications speakers. Before becoming an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, Andrew worked for The Muppets in New York, wrote for Charles Kuralt and produced for NBC’s Today Show. He’s got an impressive track record but what makes my jaw drop about Andrew is his infectious enthus...

Vinh Giang

January 06, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB

How well does your audience really know you? Do you ‘let them in,’ or do you remain on your professional speaker pedestal on a stage they can never reach? Vinh Giang is one of the most successful speakers in the world today and works incredibly hard on his craft. But what I admire the most about his work on stage is how he humanizes himself immediately. Believe it or not, ‘being human’ on stage is more challenging than you might think and sometimes it’s about not only sharing your own stor...

Patricia Fripp

December 30, 2019 08:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

When you tell a story, are you telling the story or just delivering the story? Award-winning Hall of Fame speaker, Patricia Fripp, knows how to expertly craft and deliver memorable and powerful stories. She’s also one of the world’s top presentation coaches, helping executives and professional speakers communicate with power and clarity. With decades of presentation and coaching experience behind her, fused with her genuine passion to help speakers master their art, Patricia is THE presenta...

Mark Scharenbroich

December 23, 2019 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB

Gifted with the ability to create authentic connections with his audience, Mark Scharenbroich is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker who began his career in a comedy troupe in the mid-1970s. His career catapulted to the stars when the Jostens award-winning film, “The Greatest Days of your Life…(so far)” featuring Mark was viewed by millions of high school students in the 1980s. Little did he know that the success of the film would lead him on the path to becoming one of the top-rated keynote spea...

Sally Hogshead

December 16, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

To succeed in the speaking industry, you’ve got to be good at speaking, sure. But you also need to have a knack for branding. Owning your intellectual property is a huge part of success for speakers and nobody knows or does this better than Hall of Fame keynote speaker, Sally Hogshead. She’s a thought leader, dynamic speaker, New York Times bestselling author and a world-class creator of advertising. She’s so good that her advertising work has been on exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of Ame...

Jim Cathcart

December 09, 2019 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

What does it take to be a professional motivational speaker? Courage? Yes, probably. Confidence? Definitely. But above all of that, to be a successful motivational speaker, you need to be able to tell motivational stories. Jim Cathcart is a Hall of Fame keynote speaker who started his career repossessing log trucks in the mountains of northern Arkansas. It wasn’t until he heard speaker and author, Earl Nightingale, on the radio in 1972, that he decided to take a complete U-turn and become a...

Scott Stratten

November 29, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MB

When most speakers take the stage, they do exactly what’s expected of them. A great speech, followed by an eruption of cheer from the audience and hopefully, a standing ovation. However, not every speaker plays by the ‘rules’ of speaking and Scott Stratten is someone who, I think is fair to say, believes that speaking shouldn’t be bounded by so many rules. His signature rebel style on stage entices audiences and brings them to the edge of their seats as he encourages them to embrace ‘the age...

Lisa Ford

November 29, 2019 11:45 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MB

What are you doing to exceed your customers’ expectations? Lisa Ford asks this question at the end of her eye-opening story about the importance of going beyond good service to exceed the customer’s expectations. Lisa is a speaker with over 20 years of experience and is one of the world's leading experts on customer service. She has a gift for helping companies, big or small, build a customer-focused culture and often speaks internationally on topics of leadership, team issues and of course...

Scott McKain

November 29, 2019 11:30 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

Everyone has a story to tell and some of us are fortunate enough to share our stories on stage in front of a live audience. My new podcast, Standing Ovation, is a show about stories. Stories that move us, inspire us and drive us to take action and change the trajectory of our lives. Let’s face it, not all stories are great stories. But, every once in a while, I stumble across a story that is so moving and so powerful that I just have to share it with my audience of Clappers (that’s you guy...

Introducing Standing Ovation with Jay Baer

November 18, 2019 10:00 - 2 minutes - 3.4 MB

Have you ever wondered what sets apart the great professional speakers from the very good? It’s the ability to find, craft, tell, and polish stories. Stories from their own day-to-day lives. Stories they’ve overheard. Stories they’ve researched. Stories. Stories. Stories. If you’ve ever found yourself completely in awe whilst watching a keynote speech and wondered if you could achieve the same level of confidence, then my new podcast, Standing Ovation is for you. I’m Jay Baer, keynote spe...

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