OMG, this post is jam-packed with insights. I must have gone through it 10 times by now. I wanted to say that this quote is probably one of the most powerful things I've heard:
“It’s the people who are afraid to speak that have the most valuable things to say.”
I hope to give a TED Talk, whenever the time comes, and I'm going to thoroughly follow all the awesome advice you've given here. I especially love the answer to Cam's question—to learn how to manage the environment once you're on stage.
Congrats on Pivot the Podium Rick :) I love the podium icon you've used.
Thank you Ishan. Glad you found value in the article, but it was all driven by good questions. I'd love to hear any questions you have about presenting and we can explore them here. Your plans for a TED Talk are exciting. You're a natural for this. I'd love to support you.
ha ha, okay, that's perfect. You've done me the service of fulfilling a lifelong dream to be somebody's guru. Now I can lay that one to rest and open the door to authentic friendships.
Hey Rick! Loved this post. You've already answered so many questions I had. The one I had been struggling with the most was how do I translate my life experience into a nicely timed presentation?
I do think my life is unconventional in the way I left my 9-5 tech job to go all in to explore parts of the world, direct my first short film and ramp up my photography business. Now how do I curate some of the experience in a presentation that would bring value?
I think I mentioned before that I would love to speak to high school, college students and early birds in their creative journey about the "behind the scenes" of what it takes to go all in on your dreams.
Oh gosh, this is going to be so fun to support you with this Eviana. Your story and background is tailor made for an awesome keynote presentation. To get started, spend some time thinking about all the stories you have related to your travels, to quitting your 9 - 5, your love for photography, anything that jumps out as a notable event, interaction, struggle, challenge, or anecdote. Can't wait to see where you'll go with it. Would love to help, and I'l be developing and offering some tools and sessions you can use to develop it.
Rick, this is inspired commentary. I appreciate it so much.
Next question: You’re a self-professed introvert. What compelled you to want to be a street performer?
Also, what motivated your desire to pivot to corporate speaker? I’m wondering if you have any dysfunctional corporate background tucked in somewhere that energized your desire to want to help companies.
OMG, this post is jam-packed with insights. I must have gone through it 10 times by now. I wanted to say that this quote is probably one of the most powerful things I've heard:
“It’s the people who are afraid to speak that have the most valuable things to say.”
I hope to give a TED Talk, whenever the time comes, and I'm going to thoroughly follow all the awesome advice you've given here. I especially love the answer to Cam's question—to learn how to manage the environment once you're on stage.
Congrats on Pivot the Podium Rick :) I love the podium icon you've used.
Thank you Ishan. Glad you found value in the article, but it was all driven by good questions. I'd love to hear any questions you have about presenting and we can explore them here. Your plans for a TED Talk are exciting. You're a natural for this. I'd love to support you.
Thank you so much Rick. You are my guru!
ha ha, okay, that's perfect. You've done me the service of fulfilling a lifelong dream to be somebody's guru. Now I can lay that one to rest and open the door to authentic friendships.
Hey Rick! Loved this post. You've already answered so many questions I had. The one I had been struggling with the most was how do I translate my life experience into a nicely timed presentation?
I do think my life is unconventional in the way I left my 9-5 tech job to go all in to explore parts of the world, direct my first short film and ramp up my photography business. Now how do I curate some of the experience in a presentation that would bring value?
I think I mentioned before that I would love to speak to high school, college students and early birds in their creative journey about the "behind the scenes" of what it takes to go all in on your dreams.
Oh gosh, this is going to be so fun to support you with this Eviana. Your story and background is tailor made for an awesome keynote presentation. To get started, spend some time thinking about all the stories you have related to your travels, to quitting your 9 - 5, your love for photography, anything that jumps out as a notable event, interaction, struggle, challenge, or anecdote. Can't wait to see where you'll go with it. Would love to help, and I'l be developing and offering some tools and sessions you can use to develop it.
Rick, this is inspired commentary. I appreciate it so much.
Next question: You’re a self-professed introvert. What compelled you to want to be a street performer?
Also, what motivated your desire to pivot to corporate speaker? I’m wondering if you have any dysfunctional corporate background tucked in somewhere that energized your desire to want to help companies.
ha ha, thanks for the fun question. I'll queue this up for a response. Dysfunction yes. Corporate background, no.