The Reluctant Speakers Club

16/02/2023

How to open your presentation with a story

Learn 2 simple ideas that'll help you open a talk with a story - so you can grab attention from audiences you want to inspire in seconds: https://youtu.be/OdHeDmDxQA0

08/02/2023

What every entrepreneur should know about raising money from angel investors

05/10/2022

"A Speaker Walks into a bar..." Why you shouldn't include jokes in your talks, but should learn 3 awesome ideas from comedians to up your speaking game. https://bit.ly/StandUpLessons

03/03/2022

3 Reasons Why You Need to Stop Using PowerPoint, Now! https://lnkd.in/dVrXVqnW

Discover the real reasons why using PowerPoint during your presentations can cause your audiences to almost instantly forget most everything you say! Includes:

📌 A tendency that can cause most audiences to switch off
📌 Competing words that further addle brains, and
📌 The damaging effects of 'out of sight, out of mind'

02/03/2022

Zoom Presentation Tips - 3 Pro Speaker Tips to Win and Keep Attention

Discover 3 easy ideas from the pros that'll help you conquer Zoom fatigue and win more attention any time you give a Zoom presentation. https://bit.ly/3zoomprotips

Includes what you need to do to:

📌 Win your audiences over from the get-go
📌 Create more engaging 2-way conversations, and
📌 Close every online talk with greater impact

Discover 3 easy ideas from the pros that'll help you conquer Zoom fatigue and win more attention every time you give a Zoom presentation. Includes what you n...

05/10/2021

Authentic Leadership Tested - 2 Ways New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Tackles Bad News (And You Can Too)

Leaders, how do you keep trust when things go seriously wrong and quick corrective action is needed to avoid disaster?

In this new video I delve into further lessons leaders can take from the authentic leadership style New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern uses to earn and grow trust - even in the most trying of times (where an initially very successful Covid zero strategy has proved no match for the ongoing ravages of the Delta variant)...including:

- A very human tendency you should fight if your plans begin to fail
- The art of winning more buy in when facing a very unpredictable future

https://youtu.be/gTJhS_cIO4w

11/05/2021

So, a weird thing happened to me.

After another lengthy Covid lockdown in Ireland, yesterday was a red-letter day. We can now drive further, gather outdoors in small numbers AND, talk about excitement, hairdressers are open for business again – meaning I could finally fix my never out of my eyes fringe!

But knowing most Irish barbers are first come, first serve merchants, I figured it’d be weeks before I’d actually get a haircut. Ah well.

But then and by sheer chance...
..On my way home from a school run, I was amazed to see my local Barber's shop door wide open – long before their normal opening times AND there was NO queue!

And while thinking ‘no way’, I spot a single space in their tiny car park too! “Double no way!”

Zoom, zoom, I got into that space in a tick and seconds later was greeted by Dave, scissors in hand.

“Jaysus, you REALLY need a haircut” says he.

"Oh yeah", says I. "I’m fed up of my missus telling me I look like an early 80s Beatle who has gone to seed”

Ten minutes of snipping later Dave’s work was done and as I was leaving an old man noticed my smile and said:

“Isn't it amazing how lowering your ears can lift your mood?”

Wow. What a line and a timely reminder to celebrate little wins and moments of joy as we emerge anew.

15/03/2021

The awesome effects of listening to other people's stories

A lesson for leaders on the power of listening to stories from those you most want to understand, influence and inspire - sparked by listening to a podcast interview with the multi award-winning New York playwright Anna Deavere Smith (who is especially lauded for her powerful one-woman shows): http://bit.ly/ListeningToStories

11/03/2021

How changing the stories you tell can radically boost your business results

If you’ve ever wondered how come some people can manage to achieve amazing momentum and results for a given business idea while others pursuing fairly similar ideas can’t and don’t…

…You’re going to love my recent interview with personal branding expert, keynote speaker, educator, blogger, podcaster and author Mark Schaefer about his brand new book Cumulative Advantage – when he spills the beans on how the stories you tell yourself and others about ‘how things could be’ can dramatically alter both:

✅ How confident you feel about what you’re trying to do, and

✅ Your ability to get your ideas rapidly heard, believed and actioned.

http://bit.ly/ReframeStoryImpact

01/02/2021

Public speaking anxiety tips - Well meaning advice you should avoid (And what you should do instead to confidently give talks your audiences will love)

Get 3 specific tips that'll help you connect more confidently and engagingly with any audience - while being the real you and never trying to 'perform': https://youtu.be/_y3xJfRTv80

03/12/2020

If you’d love to master the art of video content creation in 2021 – so you can attract greater attention, visibility and engagement from online audiences you want to influence…

…Starting from Monday 14th Dec 2020, I’m running a free 5-day video content creation challenge that’ll set you on the road to creating consistently awesome video content that gets seen, loved and shared!

You'll learn about:

✅ Video content strategies that work
✅ Questions you need to ask before you create a thing, and
✅ The art of creating videos your audiences will watch and value

And all without wasting oodles of time, money or effort

If you're interested in taking part (and FYI the number of participants will be limited), click: https://bit.ly/videocontentchallenge

19/11/2020

So I just uploaded this new trailer video to my YouTube channel and I'd love to hear any feedback, reactions, or observations you're happy to share: https://youtu.be/7MyT5aOtnPA

Cheers, Eamonn

Love to overcome public speaking fears or boost your speaking confidence and impact? Then this channel is for you. It's full of tips, tactics and strategies ...

09/09/2020

Listening strategies for leaders to hear stories you need to share

Learn how leaders can use simple active listening strategies to hear more personal stories that matter and really should be shared from work, rest, and play.

In today’s interview I speak with a fellow-specialist in business storytelling from Ontario, who is an author, trainer, Certified Professional Speaker and Global Speaking Fellow, Susan Luke Evans: http://bit.ly/ListenForStories - when we discuss:

✅ The powerful and positive effects of ‘truly’ listening to others peoples’ stories
✅ Common exit ramps you need to consciously avoid to be a better listener
✅ The types of questions that will help others to open up to you and share personal stories
✅ And more

07/09/2020

A secret to better sales pitches (and why a sales presentation deck can lose you business)

Why sales is NOT a number game and one thing you MUST do before going near a sales presentation deck to: a) Win more business, and b) Never spin anyone's wheels by pitching to folks who won't buy!

Why sales is NOT a number game and one thing you MUST do before going near a sales presentation deck to: a) Win more business, and b) Never spin anyone's whe...

04/09/2020

Why great speakers need awesome listening skills

When called upon to give presentations, do you often feel like you're taking part in mostly one-way communication - where you're doing too much work? If so, this post is for you.

Learn how honing your listening skills can both help you to reduce your speaking jitters and your audience to feel more excited and inspired by your words. https://bit.ly/GreatSpeakersListen

To discuss how I might help you to boost your speaking impact, contact me at [email protected]

31/08/2020

Attention speakers, coaches, and trainers – Here’s a chance to truly transform your business storytelling skills in just 90 days. If you’d like to learn more about a small group program I’ll run from late September, please DM me and let’s talk.

This ‘90-Day Transformative Storytelling Skills Masterclass Series’ will be limited to 6 participants who are serious about achieving next-level storytelling impact.

What previous program participants say:

"I found the 90 Day Transformative Storytelling Masterclass Series to be unbelievably useful. It does what it promises, it truly transforms. The methodologies and processes absolutely work, guide you and open your mind. If you do one mastermind this year, this should be it. Your business will be on a different level." Jill H.

"Eamonn helped me build my storytelling in so many ways. I've come up with so many stories and find more every day. And his structures help you to bring any story to life. I definitely recommend Eamonn to you." Ulrike S.

This masterclass is truly transformative - you'll learn how to source stories, format stories and tell business stories to any audience. I now have a storytelling system that consistently generates leads and new business! Fun environment, great content, and highly recommended! Kevin N.

27/08/2020

Startup Funding - 3 Pitfalls You Must Avoid! Vital insights into what it really takes to raise the money you need to grow your startup from venture capitalists, angel investors and more: https://youtu.be/pzZbYrQ8XHU

If you need to raise funding for your startup, here are 3 common mistakes you should avoid so you can attract the money you need from VCs or angel investors ...

09/07/2020

Why the stories you tell yourself dramatically impact your ability to learn

Discover how the stories you tell yourself both impact on you (including how you see the world, what motivates you, and decisions you make) and your ability to influence others you want to inspire.

In today’s interview, I speak with leading international authority on motivation and decision making, academic author, speaker, and Jeffrey Breakenridge Keller Professor of Behavioural Science and Marketing at The University of Chicago Booth School of Management, Ayelet Fishbach about how the stories you tell yourself can: a) Hamper your ability to learn from failures and advice, and b) Undermine your capacity to adopt new habits you want to acquire:

https://bit.ly/StoriesTellSelfEffects