The Speaker's Secrets
By Edrico Ambrister
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The Speaker's SecretsAug 29, 2022
200: Thank You!!!
199: Appreciating What You Have
198: How Are You Disconnecting?
197: Might Just Be Your Last
196: What Are Your 3 Words?
195: …But Why?
194: It’s Ok to Not Do The Thing.
193: It Applies Then. It Applies Now.
192: How to Change the Past
191: It’s Time to Revisit This
190: Show Up For Yourself
189: Alignment, First.
188: What’s In A Name?
187: We Live and We Learn
186: So, I Came Out.
185: Dealing with Death
184: All You Need Is 5.
183: It’s the Balance for Me.
182: Looking Through The Lens of Vulnerability
181: Turning 30 & What My 20s Taught Me
180: Releasing Control
179: The Grass IS Greener…
178: Just Make It General
177: Rethinking Abundance
176: World Champion of Public Speaking — Ramona J. Smith
Ramona J. Smith is an international award-winning public speaker who holds the prestigious title of the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking. She surpassed over 30,000 people to receive such an honor. Her stage presence and intellectual delivery makes Ramona one of the most sought-after public speakers in the world.
She has given keynote addresses in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Brazil, India and Malaysia. She has been featured on Forbes.com, Business Insider, INC.com, and a number of other credible news outlets. Ramona authored the best-selling eBook, 'A World Champion's Guide to Public Speaking: 10 Optimal Tips to Master the Art of Public Speaking'.
In addition to being an educator, author, blogger and poet; her greatest joy is being a mom to her miraculous son Ryan.
Find out more about Ramona at: https://www.ramonajsmith.com/
175: But What About After Valentine’s?
174: 5 Things to Challenge Yourself
173: Dream Bigger!
172: Celebrating MLK
171: Intentions, Not Resolutions
170: Happy 2022!
169: Run It Back
168: Mental Health and Communication with Stephen Thompson
167: When All Else Fails
166: But What Really Matters?
165: Thanks for the Little Things
164: How to Deal With Changes & Transitions
163: How To Get the Job
162: Taking The Leap / Where Are You Settling?
161: It's Time To Sit
160: What To Do When You Don't Feel Like It
159: When Was The Last Time?
158: Slow It Down
We tend to speak more quickly when we're nervous. It's natural.
But — speaking too quickly can cause make us seem jittery and unprepared, and not allow our audience to fully grasp what we're putting down. It works against us.
This episode uncovers tactics that help us in slowing down our communication and perfecting it.
157: Keep Them In Mind
How does it feel when you're being ignored? What about... when someone else just thinks about themselves and doesn't consider your feelings?
I agree: it feels horrible.
Knowing this — ANYTIME we speak, we ALWAYS need to keep our audience in mind. This episode provides 3 super simple ways to do this. It doesn't require much effort from you, but it'll make a huge difference to those on the other end.
156: Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot
As communicators, there are things we can do and say that cause us to shoot ourselves in the feet before we start walking (figuratively speaking, of course).
This episode delves into what this looks like, but more importantly, how to avoid doing this so that credibility is all others see and feel.