BEING YOURSELF Ajay Mathur

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
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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
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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.

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.

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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
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Web: https://gettingthingsdone.com/
Two-minute Tips for Turbulent Times
https://gettingthingsdone.com/tttt/
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidallengtd/
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Twitter https://twitter.com/gtdguy
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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.

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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
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Contacts Mark Bowden
Website: https://truthplane.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbowden1/

Youtube Channels Marks mentioned
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Mark Bowden    / markbowden1  
The Behavior Panel    / @thebehaviorpanel  

Mark Bowden Books
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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

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
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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

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. 

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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! 

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Kashing Limited http://kashing.co.uk/ 

Ajay Mathur https://www.linkedin.com/in/majay/

--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