What The Speak (audio) With Bryan Kelly

Ken Davis has over 40 years of public speaking under his belt, as well as being the co-founder of Dynamic Communicators International and the SCORRE method with Michael Hyatt. Clearly, Ken knows a few things about delivering a great speech.

My guest Alexa Fischer, a presentation coach, shares her personal story and uncovers some incredible takeaways that you’ll want to jot down in your notebook for future reference.

My guest Carmine Gallo, a communications expert and author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, tells the story of his personal journey—plus explore some fascinating concepts from his newest book titled Talk Like TED. Carmine is a master communicator that I personally admire and his insights are mind-blowing!

My guest Amy Porterfield is a leading Facebook Marketing expert who found herself in this same place a number of years ago and has turned those experiences into a critical aspect of her business. Amy’s a fantastic speaker who regularly shares her expertise at conferences and through a consistent schedule of webinars.

Dan Pink considers himself an author above all things and was the Chief Speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore. The success of his books opened the door for him to speak about the research he’s uncovered through those works.

John Lee Dumas shares the impact that speaking has made on his business. Plus, we discuss his personal story as we explore how John first got into speaking and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

Jon Acuff is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker who has spent 15 years helping brands tell stories. Additionally, he’s worked with Dave Ramsey for the past 3 years and is a wildly successful and viral blogger. I chat with Jon about his personal story of growing into a speaker that has delivered over 300 presentations in 5 years…and it all started with a blog.

Internet Marketing Pioneer Pat Flynn shares his personal story on how he went from a breakout session speaker to a keynoter in just 2 short years. Pat is a top-ranked podcaster, runs the massively polar blog SmartPassiveIncome.com, and does a bunch of other really cool things. His story is something that you’ll definitely want to hear.

Jay Baer is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and consultant who’s started 5 multi-million dollar businesses, plus he’s consulted for 30 of the Fortune 500. His blog, Convince and Convert, is the #1 content marketing blog in the world. This guy could seriously brag all day about his accomplishments! However, you’ll see and hear in this discussion his humility and why he feels like he’s still got a long way to go as a professional speaker.

Live Music Producer Tom Jackson, works with A-list recording artists on mastering the stage through his company Tom Jackson Productions. He coaches them on where to move, where to look, and how to create moments that audiences will never forget. These are the very things that will help you elevate your presentation skills. In addition to working with top recording artists, Tom has been involved in super-cool charity work that’s raised almost $1.5 billion (yes, billion) for international adoption, women’s issues, poverty, environmental issues, world hunger, and children’s rights.

Paul B. Evans is an entrepreneur and speaker with an incredible story. He also helps others who are interested in telling their own story through public speaking and has created several resources including Engage: How to Avoid Becoming a Human Tranquilizer. The really cool thing about Paul is that he is one of the most down to earth speakers you’ll ever encounter. He has a way of connecting with people that cuts to to core without being condescending. Paul also launched another great resource for speakers looking to create information products around their content called Your Signature Product.

Scott Dinsmore is an entrepreneur who loves helping others find their passion and then build a career around it. His blog Live Your Legend is the hottest resource for those looking to pursue a life that gets them excited to wake up every morning. 

Scott Schwertly is the CEO of Ethos3, one of the premiere presentation design firms in the US. They’re the folks behind the award-winning Meet Henry presentation which you should take a peek at here. Scott also wrote a truly helpful book titled How to be a Presentation God.

Todd Henry has spoken internationally to tens of thousands of people and hosts a popular weekly blog called The Accidental Creative—which is also the name of his first book. Todd’s newest book Die Empty has been described by Seth Godin as “one of the best books of the year”.

Aside from being the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete—Mitch Joel is a blogger, podcaster, passionate entrepreneur and speaker. Why should you care what Mitch has to say? Well, big brands like Wal-Mart, Starbucks, Nestle, Proctor and Gamble, and Unilver all pay him to speak about his expertise related to Digital Marketing. Mitch knows this stuff and he is a master at communicating his knowledge.

Joe Pulizzi is the guy who’s positioned himself as a major figure in the field of Content Marketing through his blog and online resource the Content Marketing Institute. Joe is also the author/co-author of three major books on the topic which includes: Get Content Get Customers, Managing Content Marketing, and Epic Content Marketing.

Social Triggers is the #1 online resource for all things related to marketing psychology and Derek Halpern has turned himself into the go to guy for over 100,000 fans who clamor to hear the knowledge he regularly drops via his blog, Social Triggers podcast, and Social Triggers TV YouTube channel. During a relatively short amount of time, Derek has gone from a typical guy who gave a typical presentation to one of the most animated and engaging speakers you might ever encounter. Seriously.

Roger is the go-to guy for all knowledge related to the art and science of delivering any type of virtual presentation. To get another taste of his insights after watching this interview, go check out his blog The Virtual Presenter.

David has been at this awhile and knows the speaking game inside and out. He’s also the author of the #1 Amazon Bestseller titled Do It! Marketing, in addition to helping hundreds of speakers up their game. Check out the show notes for this episode at WhatTheSpeak.com/08

Chris Westfall is the author of The New Elevator Pitch. He is a master communicator, speaker, and coach who was crowned The National Elevator Pitch Champion a couple of years ago. Check out the show notes for this episode at WhatTheSpeak.com/07