What The Speak (audio) With Bryan Kelly

If you’ve watched shows like “Sex and The City” or “Law & Order” or “Third Watch”, you may have seen our guest for episode 66, Michael Port. Michael is a former actor turned best-selling author of “Book Yourself Solid”; he’s also a keynote speaker, consultant and trainer.

Susan RoAne has made a career out of teaching people how to network and how to work a room. An internationally-known keynote speaker and author of "How To Work A Room", she schools us in episode 65 on that very topic.

Did you know that simply by becoming more YOU in your speeches, you can become more fascinating to your audiences? So says our guest, Hall of Fame speaker and author, Sally Hogshead. Today, Sally joins What The Speak to share her secrets on becoming fascinating.

Ryan Lee doesn't pitch in his speeches, he is upfront about how his speech will go; he goes so far as to tell his audience they will have the opportunity to buy from him when he’s done. And his audiences love his candor in doing so!

Monica Metzler is the founder and president of the Illinois Science Council. She has a passion and expertise for helping people in technical fields communicate with lay audiences. She excels at helping engineerings, scientists and technologists make complicated ideas accessible for everyone.

Deanna Moffitt believes anyone can be a great storyteller and she knows what it takes to learn the craft. She is the host of the wildly popular “Story Session” show in Chicago, the “Story Sessions” podcast and the CEO and founder of Luminant Leadership. Luminant Leadership is a company devoted to motivating, inspiring and teaching others to lead through the power of storytelling.

CEO of Prezi, Peter Arvai joins the show in this episode. Prezi is a software that mimics how the brain comprehends and retains to help people better understand information that is presented to them.

When you hear the words bad ass, what do you think of? Young, vibrant and full of attitude? That’s what our guest, Jessica Kizorek wants to convey with her bad ass brand. Jessica is an author, speaker, video producer and founder of the Bad Ass Business Women’s Movement. She’s also been named one of CNN’s Young People Who Rock.

What does it take to be a world champion speaker? Not only does Ryan Avery know the answer, he is also the youngest world champion speaker ever. He is a full-time speaker and speaking coach of How to Be a Speaker, who helps leaders effectively communicate their messages.

What kind of insights could you glean from someone who has spent 25 years in the sale industry? You’re about to find out in this episode of “What The Speak” with speaker and author Nadine Keller. Nadine is also the President of Precision Sales Coaching and Training.

Vanessa Horn is a renowned speaker, business and speaking coach and author whose father had her listen to Stephen Covey’s leadership training at an early age. She has been featured across the nation on numerous media outlets, sharing her background and her insights.

Oren Klaff is an investment banker, best-selling author and keynote speaker who joins us to talk about pitching versus selling, the crocodile brain and neuroeconomics.

Rick Altman is an author, speaker, consultant and the presentation ninja behind Presentation Summit, a conference devoted to creating great presentations.

Kevin Rogers put his comedic chops on the stand up circuit with  Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Louis CK: who are considered some of the greatest comedic talent of our time, and along the way Kevin learned a lot about humor, speaking and creating with an audience.

Alex Rister is an educator and speaker who finds ways to engage and connect with her students every day.

Nick Unsworth is a Facebook marketing expert, successful lifestyle entrepreneur, business coach and public speaker. Nick helps people live a life fueled by their passions; he helps people live a life on fire.

What the Speak proudly welcomes Michael O’Neal. Michael is the founder of The Solopreneur Hour podcast, as well as being a social media ninja, professional drummer and public speaker.

Karen Luniw is a speaker, author and coach in the field of personal and business attraction. Her principles are based on the Law of Attraction and how mindset impacts every area of your life from personal to professional.

Dave Austin asked himself what makes people tick and it’s been the focus of his life’s journey. And what a journey it’s been! From world-ranked tennis player to author and keynote speaker, he’s traveled the world to share the stage with such greats such as Les Brown, Brian Tracy and Wayne Dyer. Dave also regularly works with members of the NFL, MLB and Olympic athletes.

Nick Morgan is one of the country’s top communication theorists; he’s also a keynote speaker, author and one of the top speech coaches today. Nick’s speaking career began when he was 17. Three powerful events happened that year: his father came out, he read a pivotal book by the Dahlia Lama and he almost died in a sledding accident. Those three events shaped his interests and passions for body language, emotion and storytelling.