Latest Markbrown Podcast Episodes
Ep. 242 What Do You Do After? PART 1
Unforgettable Presentations - April 11, 2024 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsYou have just presented at an event and after all your hard work planning, preparing, and presenting, what should you do? Today Mark and Darren offer solid suggestions to help you stay on top of your game after every speaking event. SNIPPETS: • Schedule a day off • Block ti...
Ep. 241 Road Warrior?
Unforgettable Presentations - April 04, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsSo, you want to travel the world and share your message. Perhaps you’ve wondered what it’s like to be a ‘road warrior.’ Mark and Darren pull back the curtain on their experiences of a combined 50+ years of traveling to speak, and share their time-tested tips for being a successful road warrior....
Ep. 240 BIG STAGE, FIRST TIME WITH JODY LAVOIE
Unforgettable Presentations - March 28, 2024 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsImagine, your largest audience so far has been fewer than ninety people, and you now get to tell your most emotional personal story on a BIG STAGE to more than 1,300 CEOs! What thoughts swirl through your head, and how will you pull it off? Today Darren and Mark get answers from Managem...
Ep. 239 Game Changing Advice
Unforgettable Presentations - March 21, 2024 12:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsHave you ever received advice that changed the game in your business, career, or relationships? Today Darren and Mark discuss some of the nuggets of wisdom that they’ve received…and successfully applied…throughout their careers. SNIPPETS: • Let no one out-prepare you • Strive to...
Ep. 238 Your Stage Plan?
Unforgettable Presentations - March 14, 2024 16:43 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsDon’t memorize, internalize! Do you have a stage plan? Had you considered using the stage with purpose? A stage plan can help you internalize your speech while giving your audience clarity. It helped me and four CEOs that Mark and I coached over this past month. It was a game changer. ...
Ep. 237 The Unforgettable MC with Michael Davis?
Unforgettable Presentations - March 07, 2024 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsSit down with Darren and Michael Davis as they cover what it really takes to make an event flow, the MC. Michael is not only a speaker and a TEDx Coach, he has been MCing Lady and the Champs and Game Changers for over a decade. Unforgettable events have unforgettable MCs. World-class MCs have...
Ep. 236 Power Prospecting with Ford Saeks
Unforgettable Presentations - February 29, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsSit down with Darren and Ford as they talk prospecting. How to remain timely, topical and relevant. What does an ideal prospect look like for you? What are some of the tangible tactics that you can use to get in front of the audiences you can serve. To get booked you have to be found first! ...
Ep. 235 Get Yes! To Your Request with Ed Tate!
Unforgettable Presentations - February 22, 2024 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsCan you influence without authority? Yes! Do you know how to truly influence with integrity? You already do every day. Maybe you didn’t realize it. We do this naturally, but maybe you need to take a closer look at what you already do at home, at work and with your family. It is happening ...
Ep. 234 THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
Unforgettable Presentations - February 15, 2024 21:01 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsIn addition to being part of speaking communities, we, as presenters belong to professional, social, charitable, faith-based, and other communities. Today Mark and Darren discuss the power of community, examining the ways that communities make us grow…and change. They offer advice on collaborat...
Ep. 233 UNFORGETTABLE RESEARCH With Vince Antonucci and Chris McGuire
Unforgettable Presentations - February 08, 2024 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsThorough research is an invaluable part of preparing unforgettable presentations. There are myriad ways to access information, and so much information from which to glean. Where do I look? How much should I use? How can I verify? Darren and Mark discuss these questions with…and get answer from…...
Ep. 232 VIRTUAL PRESENTATION ENGAGEMENT?
Unforgettable Presentations - February 01, 2024 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsVirtual presentations are now commonplace and it’s easy to assume, “I’ve done quite a few of these and I’m good!” Today Darren and Mark share reminders of how FLOW, FOCUS and PACE ELEMENTS can make a significant difference in your virtual presentation…especially since distractions can be contin...
Ep. 231 Congruent Characters?
Unforgettable Presentations - January 25, 2024 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsThe story is arguably a presenter’s most potent tool. While it’s important to tell stories well, it is equally…if not significantly more important to transport your audience into the story. As Mark and Darren explain today, the key is to have CONGRUENT CHARACTERS, whose emotions are congruent w...
Ep. 230 Your Holograms?
Unforgettable Presentations - January 18, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsHolograms? Hula hoops? What do they have to do with delivering an unforgettable presentation? Mark and Darren explain how and why holograms help you to vividly create scenes in the minds of your audiences. This simple but potent technique will allow you to transform your speech into an experien...
Ep. 229 Unforgettable Business Growth With Mark LeBlanc
Unforgettable Presentations - January 11, 2024 13:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsAvoiding mistakes and adopting the right practices are keys to successfully growing your business. Today Darren and Mark talk with business growth expert and Hall of Fame speaker Mark LeBlanc as he shares four decades worth of wisdom on finding your niche, developing your content, connecting wi...
Ep. 228 Unforgettable Habits
Unforgettable Presentations - January 04, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsA new year often brings New Year resolutions. Today Mark and Darren offer four unforgettable habits to help you take your presentations…and your business…to a new level in 2024 and beyond. SNIPPETS: • Take a TOP 5 Inventory • Disconnect to reconnect • Marketing has changed; find a...
Ep. 227 Unforgettable Wordsmithing
Unforgettable Presentations - December 28, 2023 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsAs presenters, our words are our most important tools. Preparing an unforgettable presentation requires some wordsmithing. Darren joins Mark…our resident wordsmith…to discuss this critical aspect of the script editing process. They offer several wordsmithing techniques, explain how to use them,...
Ep. 226 Match Their Energy?
Unforgettable Presentations - December 21, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratings“I thought you would come out with more ENERGY!” Imagine hearing THAT from a meeting planner! (Ask Darren!) He and Mark talk about matching the audience’s energy as they share techniques for connecting quickly and delivering an unforgettable experience. SNIPPETS: • Read the room and m...
Ep. 225 Unforgettable Referrals With Arel Moodie
Unforgettable Presentations - December 14, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsGetting referrals after a presentation isn’t always easy, but a new tool called TALKADOT is a game changer. Mark and Darren talk with professional speaker and TALKADOT co-founder Arel Moodie about his own speaking journey and the power of TALKADOT to get referrals and grow your business. Arel a...
Ep. 224 Tackling A Tough Topic With Frank King
Unforgettable Presentations - December 07, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsMental Health. Suicide. Comedy. Those topics don’t seem to flow seamlessly together…unless you’re talking with 10-time TEDx speaker and comedian Frank King. Darren and Mark have a heart-to-heart with Frank, as he reveals his techniques for addressing such a tough topic, including vulnerability ...
Ep. 223 Critical Corridor Conversations
Unforgettable Presentations - November 30, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsYour presentation is over, you’ve delivered great content, and you’ve served your audience well. But is there a way to add value IMMEDIATELY? Darren and Mark discuss the concept of CORRIDOR CONVERSATIONS…how getting an audience to continue engaging and interacting with each other can provide ad...
Ep. 222 Unforgettable Content With Dr. Jeff Magee
Unforgettable Presentations - November 23, 2023 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratings“To be unforgettable, you must have calluses on your head and your hands.” So says Dr. Jeff Magee, one of the world’s foremost leadership and marketing strategists. In a brutally honest conversation with Mark and Darren, Dr. Magee opens his treasure trove of wisdom and passionately reinforces t...
Ep. 221 How Love Works In The Business World With Joel Manby
Unforgettable Presentations - November 16, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsHow do you communicate a message of LOVE in a highly competitive, fast-paced, results-driven corporate world? Mark and Darren get the answer to this question…and many others…from Joel Manby, former CEO of SeaWorld who was also featured on an episode of ‘Undercover Boss.’ He shares lessons learn...
Ep. 220 Connect Deeply with Your Next Audience
Unforgettable Presentations - November 09, 2023 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsNo two audiences are alike, so how can you ensure that you connect with every audience, especially when you deliver the same presentation frequently? Darren and Mark share personal experiences as they talk about ways to connect with every unique audience, keep your presentation fresh, and get g...
Ep. 219 Did You Know?
Unforgettable Presentations - November 02, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsDid you know that there are world class techniques embedded in the structure of speeches and stories? Today Mark and Darren discuss several of these techniques, which, when applied, can make your next presentation unforgettable. SNIPPETS: • Never devalue the power of a well-told story...
Ep. 218 When We Unintentionally Offend With Margaret Page
Unforgettable Presentations - October 26, 2023 12:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsAfter your presentation, an audience member tells you that you said something that offended them. What should you do? What should you say? In a candid, vulnerable conversation, Mark and Darren hear first-hand from speaker, business leader, entrepreneur and grandma Margaret Page as she shares...
Ep. 217 The CORE 4: Part 2
Unforgettable Presentations - October 19, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsUnforgettable presentations have FOUR basic, core elements and today Darren and Mark drill down on CORE 3: HUMOR and CORE 4: DELIVERY. Learn how to use humor well and deliver with impact…to be unforgettable. SNIPPETS: • Humor is a key to engagement; they work together • The ...
Ep. 216 The CORE 4: Part 1
Unforgettable Presentations - October 12, 2023 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsUnforgettable presentations have basic, core elements that help to make them unforgettable. Today Darren and Mark discuss CORE 1: CONTENT & STRUCTURE as well as CORE 2: STORIES. Their principles will set you on the path to delivering your unforgettable presentation. SNIPPETS: • Th...
Ep. 215 When You Are A Little Off
Unforgettable Presentations - October 05, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsThere will likely be times when you must present, but you are not at your best. Perhaps you’re not feeling well, facing a personal challenge, or exhausted because of a lengthy flight delay. Mark and Darren prove that they know this all too well as they share their experience and advice about ho...
Ep. 214 Five Minutes Before Liftoff!
Unforgettable Presentations - September 28, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsYou will be on the platform in FIVE MINUTES. What goes through your head? How can you get ready to SHINE? Darren and Mark share how to maximize your last five minutes before stage time to be unforgettable. SNIPPETS: • Be prepared…and be PRESENT • Ground yourself, and center yo...
Ep. 213 Start Clowning Around With Don Colliver
Unforgettable Presentations - September 21, 2023 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 101 ratingsWhat can clown presence teach us about being unforgettable presenters? Darren and Mark find out from Don Colliver, comedian, improvisor, director, writer and clown. He shares his insights and experience on audience engagement and reveals how to make every presentation FUN…for you and your audie...
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