BEING YOURSELF

Ajay Mathur

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A weekly dose of Education, Motivation, and Inspiration from renowned entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, and sought after speakers

08/05/2023

How to be a good storyteller and inspire anyone :Eric Edmeades

In this episode, you will learn how to master the art of public speaking and storytelling. Watch for the fear of public speaking motivation, inspire anyone, Public speaking tips, public speaking course, public speaking tips for kids, public speaking tips and techniques, public speaking tips and tricks, public speaking step by step guide, storytelling techniques for teachers, public speaking examples, to learn storytelling skills, to learn public speaking at home, to learn public speaking online for free, public speaking on zoom. Eric Edmeades and Ajay Mathur go deep in the art of mastering storytelling and public speaking. We go in details to understand why public speaking is one of the biggest fear and what are the tips and tricks to master your presence on stage. We also discuss how can this skill be incorporated in the academic curriculum so that public speaking being a fear becomes and thing of the past. Guest intro Eric Edmeades the master storyteller and entrepreneur shares very powerful tips for storytelling and public speaking. He explains the psychology behind why some people are still fearful of speaking in front of the public. Eric is the founder of the fast-growing health coaching company, WildFit, and internationally recognized business speaker and serial entrepreneur. Timeline of the interview ------------------------ 00:00 Teaser 00:35 Introduction to the guest Eric Edmeades 02:35 Eric tells about how did he overcome the anxiety around speaking in public 05:19 Erics shares his 'Why' to become a professional public speaker and master the art of storytelling 07:02 Importance of public speaking in personal and professional life 08:20 Difference between the professional public speakers and the people who speak in their work but are not professional speakers 09:43 The importance of stories in public speaking and how to be a master storyteller 15:00 How to tell facts using stories 18:25 Eric explains the origin of stories 21:01 How should a speech flow? Eric explains it with the Charisma pattern 25:15 Eric's rituals before he goes onto the stage 28:30 The types of meditation Eric performs in his practice 30:43 How to incorporate the skill of public speaking int to the education system 35:33 Erics tells the other three key skills there are required to grow today but are not taught in the schools 38:28 Academic arrogance explained 39:40 Impact of the current COVID-19 onto the speaking industry 42:12 Top challenges faced by entrepreneurs and how to deal in current COVID situation 46:36 Why hard work like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk may not be the right choice for many 49:00 Programs run by Eric such as Wildfit and speaker nation and contact details 50:48 Wrap up ------------------------- Eric Edmeades emphasizes the importance of public speaking as a life skill and the power of storytelling to engage and connect with the audience. He advises speakers to let go of nervousness and tell stories with a relaxed tone of voice to make them memorable. Edmeades also shares his pre-performance rituals and preparation process to calm himself down before going on stage. He believes that collaboration and focus on one's strengths should be prioritized and emphasizes the importance of personal development and public speaking skills for entrepreneurship. Additionally, he promotes his programs Wildfit and SpeakerNation as tools for personal and professional development.

52 min
08/05/2023

How to improve productivity by getting things done (GTD): David Allen (2023)

In this video, we learn to get things done (gtd) by David Allen. David provides tips on how to 10x your productivity and how to improve productivity at home. With his personal experience he gives working from home productivity tips those are relevant to current COVID time productivity hacks for 2020, in the first half David Allen gives the getting things done summary, and helps understand how to stay motivated to get things done. This is a personal development masterclass by one of the best productivity expert. David's tips help to learn better time management skills and help understand how to organise your thoughts to improve productivity by 10x. This video is released in association with LetsLocalise (www.letslocalise.com) which is a community-connecting social innovation platform that has been recently launched. LetsLocalise as a global-local model fosters micro-contributions from the community and businesses to support schools with their needs for time, skills and funds. TimeStamps --------------------------- 00:13 Introduction to David Allen 01:32 Story behind Getting things done (GTD) and why did David changed 35 jobs before the age of 35 05:23 Was GTD growth an accident? David shares the growth story of remarkable success with GTD 09:33 Introduction to GTD from David himself 12:47 Your brain is for having ideas and not for holding them. But how do you stop the thoughts from knocking back even after being externalised 16:30 Does GTD help to stop negative thoughts and why being overwhelmed doesn't matter 18:48 how GTD helps in decision making? 21:04 How to ensure the quality of work after GTD application 25:02 How to stop procrastinating on the action items 27:02 Why working from the office is less productive than working from home 29:43 How can you 10x your productivity while working from home 32:58 How does GTD work for children and students at almost every age level when kids are able to understand things 36:56 How to learn GTD and get involved 39:20 David shares which tools he uses himself for his super productive days 40:17 David's long term objective and mission with GTD 41:28 David shares feelings about his great accomplishment 41:57 How to reach David 43:09 Closing remarks from Ajay #gettingthingsdone, #workingfromhome #selfdevelopment Contact David Allen ------------------------------- Web: https://gettingthingsdone.com/ Two-minute Tips for Turbulent Times https://gettingthingsdone.com/tttt/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidallengtd/ https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2328651/ Twitter https://twitter.com/gtdguy https://twitter.com/GTDtimes Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dallen45/ https://www.instagram.com/gtdtimes/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/gtd Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gettingthingsdone

44 min
08/05/2023

How to use Body Language effectively and Non verbal Communication:Mark Bowden

How to use Body Language effectively and Non-verbal Communication? In this video, Mark tells how to use body language effectively. We go in details of how to use body language online on a zoom call and discuss how important is the nonverbal communication eye contact. Marks gives some non-verbal communication funny examples to prove his points. Tips and techniques provided for non-verbal communication skills and how to use body language on Zoom and master nonverbal communication online on any other platform including the nonverbal communication on Zoom. Mark's tips help use body language effectively. Provide your comments on this master class on the body language effectively Mark Bowden discussed with Ajay Mathur. Timestamp 00:40 Introduction to the guest Mark Bowden 02:02 Marks shares the history and science behind the non-verbal communication and body language and takes us to Charles Darwin's times 03:54 Non-verbal communication and brain response to it 06:11 How do they quantify the impact of nonverbal communication on interaction with someone 09:18 Why insufficient data defaults to negative, explained with the theory of mind 11:29 Why are we indifferent to majority of people around us 12:04 Is the understanding of body language innate to humans or it has to be learned always? 15:21 How does the mirroring helps in empathising with the person you are communicating with 18:00 How to manipulate human behaviour by copying the body language 20:33 What part of the body is important now in online meetings and zoom calls, tips for online meetings and make your presence more effective 24:24 How does your Truthplane (universal trust gesture) gets exposed on an online call 26:42 how does your body makes changes in the tone of your voice 30:00 Top mistake people make while using body language in an online meeting. Marks explains with body language funny examples 33:28 How to connect with a wider audience in a zoom call 34:52 Mark explains the importance of your primitive brain on your non-verbal communications and tips on how to tame it 38:02 How can you use a wave of a hand to win the trust 40:15 Should the body language be an academic subject for children to learn 42:27 Marks shares his 'why' to get into body language and be a master of this art of communication 45:00 Truth and Lies - How do you know what people are really thinking? Mark tries to read my mind and find out what I am thinking. Marks gives a simple but most powerful tip to find what people are thinking 53:11 The key skills that one needs and are not taught in schools 56:13 Share contact details of Mark Bowden and how you can engage with him on his youtube channels (details below) 56:50 Closing remarks by Ajay Mathur -------------------------------------------------------------------- Contacts Mark Bowden Website: https://truthplane.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbowden1/ Youtube Channels Marks mentioned ---------------------------- Mark Bowden / markbowden1 The Behavior Panel / @thebehaviorpanel Mark Bowden Books ---------------------------------- 1.Truth and Lies: What People Are Really Thinking https://amzn.to/3ibPJ19 2. Winning Body Language: Control The Conversation, Command Attention, And Convey The Right Message Without Saying A Word https://amzn.to/2B7xNnH 3. Tame the Primitive Brain: 28 Ways in 28 Days to Manage the Most Impulsive Behaviors at Work https://amzn.to/2ZfsV7X 4. Winning Body Language for Sales Professionals: Control the Conversation and Connect with Your Customer—without Saying a Word (ENHANCED) https://amzn.to/3g7AhBi Other books referenced during the talk 1. Peoplewatching: The Desmond Morris Guide to Body Language https://amzn.to/3LGct8Z 2. The Dictionary of Body Language https://amzn.to/3nJiiuj 3. What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-reading People https://amzn.to/41gwE37

58 min
08/05/2023

How to start your speech and give a stunning presentation: Tips from the World Champion Ed Tate

How to hook your audience in less than a minute? Need some presentation tips for zoom meeting? public speaking techniques to attract the audience? This episode gives you valuable public speaking tips from the world champion Ed Tate himself. Ed provides presentation tips for zoom meeting and tips for meetings on virtual platforms clear the public speaking anxiety. Ed gives virtual public speaking training, presentation tips for students, public speaking training for beginners and more. He also gives some ideas for the toastmasters' international speech contest topics. Ed gives some fantastic tips and public speaking techniques to attract the audience. His personal stories provide public speaking anxiety tips and provide guidance on how to avoid public speaking failures. Ed talks about his new virtual public speaking training which is being very helpful in the current COVID environment where most meetings are taking place online and virtually. Timeline of the interview ---------------------------------------- 00:18 Introduction to the guest 01:24 Why the first one minute is most important in any communication including public speaking 03:55 Sharing his 'why' and how once being a stammer turned into the world champion of public speaking 08:49 Ed giving a crash course on how to win the world championship of public speaking 11:50 how to effectively do story selling 14:14 How to introduce stories in a speech full of facts and data 15:58 Sharing his failure on stage and how it helped in becoming an even better speaker and 20:28 Sharing his affirmation before the speech 21:55 The key skills people struggle with at work and in business 24:20 How and what skills need to be added in academic curriculums 28:40 What skills that you need but ate not taught in schools 30:40 Skills required in virtual environment forced by COVID-19 33:00 Advice to people impacted by COVID-19 and how they can make it through this tough time 34:34 Contacts 35:06 Closing remarks #virtualpresentationtips #masteringstorytelling #publicspeakingmasterclass A most recent book that Ed has co-authored: Speaker's Edge: Secrets and Strategies for Connecting with Any Audience https://amzn.to/37PsN31 Contact details of Ed Tate: Website https://edtate.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EdTateCSP/ Twitter https://twitter.com/etate YouTube / eddytate LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/edtatecsp Email ed@edtate.com Contact details of Ajay Mathur Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/majay/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/majaym Twitter https://twitter.com/majaym Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ajkmathur

36 min
17/01/2021

Working with your spouse and Grow your business

In this episode, I learn from Karen Rossouw (CEO Kashing limited) about her entrepreneurial journey and get some tips to be and remain successful in business especially when you have your spouse as your business partner. Karen is co-founder and CEO of Kashing limited, a #fintech #startup addressing the transaction issues with small businesses dealing in coins. Karen discusses how her retrenchment from her job ended up being a lucky escape from corporate and building a successful business. She talks about the challenges and perks of #workingwithyourspouse. She also shares her views about the top skills that are required to achieve success and business growth in the current fast-changing startup ecosystem. Timeline of the interview ---------------------------------------- 01:18 What problem is being solved by Kashing 03:19 Karen shares the story of her exit from a corporate job and starting a new business with her spouse 04:43 Explains the branding of the business name and its logo 06:18 Karen on how to identify the gaps in the market and taking the differential advance and find your niche 09:28 Explaining the differences between working in a corporate environment vs in your own business 11:09 Karen sharing the perks and challenges in business with your spouse and what are the benefits and drawbacks while living 24/7 with your business partner 13:17 Sharing her views about the education systems and how the academic knowledge helped her in her job and business 16:11 Karen telling about how the childhood learnings from parents helped her deal with the present challenges 20:24 advises for the final year students and budding entrepreneurs 22:38 Revealing her future plan for the company 24:45 Ajay wrapping up the interview Interesting quotes came up during the conversation: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Education never stops! -Your network is your net worth! If this video has added some value to you then: 🔔 subscribe to my channel for future videos https://bit.ly/byslf 👍 Like the video, it helps me bringing such content 💬 Comment what you liked about it and what are your takeaways 🔗 Share the video with others who may find it useful Setup for this interview Microphones used:https://amzn.to/30eWV5Z Camera phone used: https://amzn.to/2Y6lMWZ Tripod:https://amzn.to/2XE8cLq Gimbal used:https://amzn.to/2AJNf8Y Guest contacts ---------------------------- Kashing Limited http://kashing.co.uk/ Ajay Mathur https://www.linkedin.com/in/majay/

25 min
30/12/2020

About StartUps Funding Networking, Challenges and Required Key Skills -Vishal Gupta (Kabeela.life)

--Guest Introduction-- In this episode, I talk to Vishal who is a former investment banker, #entrepreneur, investor, and ecosystem builder. Vishal set up Kabeela.life Ventures (the innovation tribe) in 2016 with a mission to build a globally connected ecosystem for commercialization and investment in startup led #innovation. He chairs the Investment Committee and has been instrumental in operationalizing various ecosystem programs by forging partnerships with startups, corporates, investors, and other stakeholders. In this interview, I talk to Vishal about his journey and #motivation from being a highly successful investment banker to starting his own business. We talk about the key challenges the industry is currently facing and how is he addressing the gaps. In the latter half of the interview, Vishal shares his views about what transformations are required in the way we educate. He also mentions the key skills that are paramount to success in entrepreneurial initiatives and in fact in any aspect of your life. from being a highly successful investment banker to starting his own business. We talk about the key challenges the industry is currently facing and how is he addressing the gaps. In the latter half of the interview, Vishal shares his views about what transformations are required in the way we educate. He also mentions the key skills that are paramount to success in entrepreneurial initiatives and in fact in any aspect of your life. --- Interview Timeline--- 00:24 Channel introduction 01.14 introducing Vishal 02:00 Motivation behind leaving a high paying investment banking job to start his own business 03:38 Vishal shares his journey in Kabeela.life where he manages transactions worth more than 100 millions 06:22 Why the Kabeela conferences are different 09:34 Top 3 challenges with the StartUps and ScaleUps to grow 13:40 Focus areas for the business going forward 18:03 Top trends in the industry 19:19 Vishal talking about his educational background from IITK and IIMA 20:06 Vishal sharing his learning from his childhood that has an impact on his career and personal life 22:17 Sharing his views about the education system and why interest is more important than abilities 24:50 Top skills that are required to be successful which the schools are completely missing out on 28:13 Sharing his long terms goals 31:24 closing remarks by Ajay

32 min
29/12/2020

The root cause of illnesses and about the key skills required to be successful: Adam Shaw (2020)

My guest Adam Shaw is an ex-nurse who has spent time with around 1000 people (mostly heart patients but included some with other terminal illnesses) who were at the end of their lives. Clearly, Adam has a different perspective on health, wellbeing, self-development, and personal growth. Adam has also worked as a chef, a fitness instructor, a waiter, a banker, a meditation coach, and a mentor. He has worked with hundreds of CEOs to raise funds for their businesses. Adam also provides training for business confidence and Public Speaking. Adam is on his way to write another book and on his new adventure of helping people struggling with #mentalhealth issues. In this interview, I take him back in time to find what inspired him in his journey. Adam talks about the root cause of diseases in people's lives. In the later part of the interview, Adam shares his views about education and what are the top skills that every student should acquire in addition to what they are studying. 00:21 Introduction 01:00 Adam sharing his on how he became The Heart Guy 02:39 What did he learn from the experience of spending time with around 1000 dying people and shares his learnings from the experience 04:22 Revealing the two big indicators of illness - people stuck in wrong jobs and trapped in wrong relationships 05:33 Adam explains why physical activity to keep you do to offset disease is just a small part of the equation and why it's more important to have a good relationship with yourself 07:40 Why there is no such thing as negative feelings, all that exists is negative thoughts 09:41 Adam shares his personal stories about what inspired him to get into the #selfhelp and #personaldevelopment domain 12:14 Why having a smoking-related diseases' picture on a cigarette packet kills people even faster 13:39 Adam talking about people who have no empathy for themselves 17:00 Adam about the Lunatic Gene 19:37 Revealing his motivation behind learning various self-help tools and helping others 21:50 Why and how Adam helps the CEOs and business owners raising capital for their businesses 26:00 Key challenges the business owners are facing today while raising funds 27:27 Adam about the current education system and its merits and areas where improvement required 30:50 Three advice for the students who are coming out in the market to get a job or to start their businesses 32:28 Contact details and closing remarks

34 min
28/12/2020

Rethinking education in digital age for personal and business growth: Gulzar Azad

Gulzar Azad is the Country Head of Connectivity at Google India. he talks about his journey from his once retail and journalism career to executing one of the largest programs at Google in association with RailTel Corporation of India Limited. Gulzar Azad is the Country Head of Connectivity at Google India. he talks about his journey from his once retail and journalism career to executing one of the largest programs at Google in association with RailTel Corporation of India Limited. We discuss how can t rethink education in the digital age for personal and business growth. whether the current education makes sense in a fast-changing world, what is the real purpose of the classrooms, why the education system is broken, how to update the education system? We talk about his projects google stations and his next initiatives. Gulzar also talks about how your education shapes careers and life events and what are important principles that require transformation to make more sense of the old education system in the currently fast-changing world. The interview was recorded in a makeshift location at the rooftop of a hotel so there may be some background noise but I hope the content is useful for everyone who watches it. This is the first episode on this channel. SHOW TIMELINE --------------------------- 00:26 Introduction 02:30 Welcoming Gulzar on the show 03:25 Gulzar talking about his education and how it helped him in his achievements 05:22 Knowing more about different careers (candy supplier, reporter, editor) that Gulzar has taken over and how did he transition into technology at Google 09:00 Talking about the Google Wi-Fi project at the Indian railway stations with RailTel Corporation of India Ltd 13:03 Gulzar explaining Google's business model and interest in the free Wi-Fi and hundreds of millions of investment in the free wifi project at railway stations 15:15 Talking about the Digital divide, Experience Divide, and the Knowledge divide and how it's been addressed 17:56 next steps for the RailTel project to take it to rural India and a new product for Google - Google stations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Station 19:38 On using technology in a sustainable way to impact lives 20:26 Tech trends to look for in 2020 (e.g. combining distributed computing and robotics, machines learning and more) 23:53 Sharing views about the currently broken education system and how does it impact the career you chose. How journalism helped him solving big problems in his technology career 28:07 connecting the dots between the education and the career people eventually take on 29:29 How can the classrooms be repurposed to make more sense of education 31:24 Message to the budding entrepreneurs, students, people switching careers 32:34 Final thoughts Contacts: Ajay Mathur - https://www.linkedin.com/in/majay/ Gulzar Azad - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gulzarazad/

33 min

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A weekly dose of Education, Motivation, and Inspiration from renowned entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, and sought after speakers

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Ajay Mathur
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BEING YOURSELF

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Episodes

How to be a good storyteller and inspire anyone :Eric Edmeades

How to improve productivity by getting things done (GTD): David Allen (2023)

How to use Body Language effectively and Non verbal Communication:Mark Bowden

How to start your speech and give a stunning presentation: Tips from the World Champion Ed Tate

Working with your spouse and Grow your business

About StartUps Funding Networking, Challenges and Required Key Skills -Vishal Gupta (Kabeela.life)

The root cause of illnesses and about the key skills required to be successful: Adam Shaw (2020)

Rethinking education in digital age for personal and business growth: Gulzar Azad

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