Mastering Public Speaking for Business Success with Majeed Mogharreban

Steve Hamoen and Majeed Mogharreban explore the transformative power of public speaking in business, emphasizing its role in overcoming challenges and sharing impactful messages. They discuss strategies for finding and preparing for speaking opportunities, including the creation of a speaker promotion kit and the importance of relationship building. The conversation covers monetizing engagements, mastering storytelling, and effectively selling outcomes using the Pain Island and Pleasure Island metaphor. They highlight the benefits of third-party coaching for growth and conclude with Majeed's advice for aspiring speakers, focusing on building relationships and delivering value through speaking. (0:00) Majeed Mogharreban on humor in storytelling and Steve Hamoen's reflections on speaking (2:27) Overcoming limiting beliefs and the responsibility of sharing messages (5:38) Challenges and strategies for paid speaking engagements (11:26) Building long-term relationships through speaking engagements (13:34) Serving event planners and the real ways speakers make money (17:26) Audience engagement and providing actionable information (22:33) The art of storytelling and building trust (24:07) Elements and crafting of stories that convert (27:12) Selling outcomes through effective storytelling techniques (32:22) The role of external perspective and coaching for speakers (34:25) Final advice for aspiring speakers and closing remarks