Time to Shine Podcast : Public speaking | Communication skills | Storytelling Oscar Santolalla

How to Give a Tech Talk Successfully



In this fireside chat Heather and Greg talked about:

• How Heather and Greg started their careers speaking tech.

• Their best piece of advice on how to give a tech talk successfully.

• How to speak tech to wider, non-technical audiences.

• How to get accepted to speak at tech conferences (and to be interviewed in a podcast).



https://rockthetechstage.com/ondemand/

Danja Bauer is an award-winning international speaker, singer and public speaking trainer. The lively woman from Vienna, Austria, knows how to use her and also your voice to rock the stage! With her profound 27 years of stage experience, Danja empowers corporates and entrepreneurs to give speeches that are as memorable, entertaining and impactful as music.

Sally Z is an award-winning speaker and speaker coach whose mission is to create talks that move the world. She empowers entrepreneurs and thought leaders to leverage the power of speaking to grow their impact, authority and revenue using a story-based message. Sally is also the host of This Moved Me, a podcast in the top 2% of podcasts in the world, where she’s had the privilege of interviewing some of the foremost speakers in the industry



How to Structure Your Talk

In this fireside chat Danja and Sally talked about:

• How often Danja and Sally have seen well-structured talks professional events they have attended, and what have been their observations from both well and non-well structured talks.

• Their own formula and top tactics to structure a talk.

• How to make sure all the pieces of a talk blend cohesively before the event arrives.

Related: Fireside chat on Storytelling

Danja’s favorite quotation

“Speak like music.” — Danja Bauer



Sally’s recommended book

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Our guests’ links

Danja’s Speech Preparation Checklist

www.speaklikemusic.com (In German)

www.danjabauer.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjabauer/

Sally’s Simple Story Framework

Sally Z website

Other links

Cyril Junior Dim is Zimbabwean by descent and was educated as a Software Engineer in Wrocław, Poland. He has spent the past 13 years mastering the art of Public Speaking. Cyril’s exploits have taken him across all avenues of the spoken word, including theatre, Stand-Up Comedy, TEDx, Sports Commentary, and Events Hosting. He is most recognized as an achieved Competitive Public Speaker, having won 2 National Championships in 2 countries in 2 languages. Cyril also holds all 4 District Titles, is a 2 time Continental Champion, and Toastmasters International’s 2022 World Champion of Public Speaking. Cyril reveres Public Speaking as a force for inspiration, growth and self-discovery.

Being Coachable Will Make You a Champion



In this interview, Cyril shared his stories and ideas about:



* How he became a speaker since he was a child

* His preparation to win the World Championship of Public Speaking 2022

* The top skills Cyril mastered and that allowed him to become a champion



Cyril’s winning speech Ndini

Cyril won the World Championship of Public Speaking 2022 with his inspirational Ndini speech.

Related: Being Myself Made Me a Champion

Favorite quotation

“The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing .” — unknown



Recommended book

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie



Routine to Shine

Every night before going to sleep, write down your most story-worthy moments of your day.

Links

https://www.cyriljuniordim.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyril-junior-dim/



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Emily Edgeley is a Public Speaking Coach for the Technology industry. Since 2017 she’s run over 250 Group Coaching sessions, coached more than 200 people privately and formally supported first-time and experienced speakers at 16 Conferences, covering 1000+ people across the globe. She helps people in Tech learn how to speak with clarity, impact and confidence – to boost their influence, brand & career.







Leon Conrad is a Story Structure Consultant, Storyteller, Writer, Poet, and Tutor based in London UK. He is author of “Story and Structure: A complete guide” (shortlisted for The People’s Book Prize, and winner of a Firebird Award), History Riddles, “Odyssey: Dynamic Learning Journey” (with David Pinto) and “Aesop the Storyteller.”







Fireside chat on Storytelling







Ideas discussed in this fireside chat on storytelling:









* The most unusual thoughts, ideas to make someone’s story succeed







* What is the preparation a speaker needs before a great story appears in her talk







* How to craft an effective story for a business or tech talk









Note from Leon: The two storytellers I talk about between 12’50” and 17’20” are not the same person – the first was an Egyptian storyteller from an Islamic tradition of the Arabian Nights; the second is a Jewish storyteller (Drut’syla Shonaleigh Cumbers) who is based in the UK. What they both share (and this is what I was responding to in terms of Emily’s question around 15’50”) is a connection to a living tradition of oral storytelling – the two storytellers come from very different cultural backgrounds, but they both share a rare quality of being part of unique oral storytelling traditions that are extremely rare to find these days.















Related: Crafting Extraordinary Stories From Ordinary Life







Leon’s favorite quotation







“Story shapes the story spinner. Story shapes the story spinner’s story,

Andrea Pacini is a presentation coach and Head of Ideas on Stage UK. He specialises in working with business owners, leaders and their teams who want to become more confident presenters. In the last 12 years Ideas on Stage has worked with thousands of clients around the world, including companies like Microsoft, Lacoste, The World Bank and over 500 TEDx speakers.

“As a professional thinker, copywriter, and speaker, Jason Thomson has fueled the trajectory of some of the world’s most important and smartest brands, helping leaders explore, develop and sell with engaging and clear presentations that inspire action. His powerful perspective on what it takes to imagine, develop and sell an idea transforms audiences, leaving them prepared to think faster, better, and brighter.”

Has Zoom changed the way we present?



Ideas discussed in this fireside chat:



* Has Zoom (Teams and other online tools) changed the way we present?

* Andrea’s and Jason’s best learnings from these last 2 years of heavily having online presentations

* How to ensure a successful day-to-day presentation in 2022



Related: Successful Online Conferences

Andrea’s favorite quotation

“Just do it”



Jason’s recommended book

Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini



Links

Andrea Pacini’s Ideas on Stage https://www.ideasonstage.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/apacini/

Take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess your presentation skills in less than 3 mins (for free): https://ideasonstage.com/score

Jason Thomson’s SpeakUp Get Results https://www.speakupgetresults.com/

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Marjo Hellman is an Executive Communication Coach dedicated to helping leaders become the powerful leaders they want to be. Marjo is the creator of the Magnetic Executive signature programme, that helps high-achieving executives and organizations become the #1 leaders in their field. Marjo’s previous work includes “Finland Emojis” which is the most successful global PR campaign for Finland to date. An avid tennis fan. She’s the host of Esiintymisklinikka podcast (in Finnish), the first Finnish podcast dedicated to performance and communications.

The Coach’s journey



Marjo’s journey began very young. Since she was a child she started doing various activities related to the stage, from ballet when she was 5 years old, to studying acting and Theatre at University. When she moved back to Finland she started doing radio journalism and later stayed doing TV for many years. In 2009 she shifted to working in a communications agency and there she realized she could coach people and started doing it. Sometime later she left her work and started his own entrepreneurship until today.

Magnetic communication: The Key for any leader

Communication is just skill. It is something we can all learn, but magnetic communication starts from the basics: being true to yourself and being an authentic self. This means not forcing people to follow you and listen to you, but actually be worth listening and to be worth following. The result is having a great communication power.

So ask yourself: How will you communicate with people? How good your interaction skills are? and How you present yourself?

Magnetic leaders of our times

As an example of magnetic leaders, Marjo shows us the Obamas, Michelle and Barack. Michelle is a powerfull storyteller, has a strong personality and is not afraid to show her feelings. Barack, beside being charismatic as well, is also a master using his tone of voice for enfatizing his message. Each one has its own skills and abilities but they both radiate magnetism.

A trick to make a great first impression.

Marjo’s advice for making a great first impression is: Breathe, that is essential. Take a deep breath in and when you start speaking, breathe out and connect with the person. Look people in the eye directly, shake hands and start speaking while you smile. You instantly will appear truly confident. That is the key for making a great first impression.

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