E 191 Engage Your Distracted Audience With Leadership Communication Skills with Gabe ZIchermann

Today’s guest on the Speak Up with Laura podcast is Gabe Zichermann, and we are talking about ENGAGING your audience. His book, The A-Ha! Method: Communicating Powerfully in a Time of Distraction addresses the challenges that arise with public speaking and communication in general in our high tech era. If you struggle with anxiety about presentations, or wonder if your audience or team is actually paying ANY attention to you, this episode is for you! Gabe and host Laura Camacho cover best practices to be a MASTER communicator in all of your meetings, presentations, and pitches—regardless of how many iPhones are in the room. In this wildly informative and uber helpful episode you will learn: 🗺 Where to start so you can get your point across at your next presentation 🤌 Why ALL communication is persuasive communication 📣 The importance of finding YOUR voice 💡How to use your accent to your advantage in public speaking ❤️ Impressing vs CONNECTING in public speaking 👏 The three touchstones for reaching your audience 🌟 The mindset you need to embody on the day of your big pitch or presentation 👍 The importance of getting high quality FEEDBACK before a presentation This phenomenal episode of the Speak Up with Laura podcast is brought to you by The Practical Guide to Effective Communication: Get Recognized for the Value You Already Contribute.

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Do you often feel sidelined in discussions, wanting to speak up and have more influence? Ever experience that you say something in a meeting and then it seems like people maybe are still not getting what you’re saying? Do you need more executive presence in high stakes meetings? Discover tactics to confidently assert yourself and make your ideas count on Speak Up, the podcast for high-performing introverts and ambiverts. You'll learn: 1. Visibility Strategies from the art of persuasion, ensuring your voice is heard and respected in meetings and sought after for key projects 2. How to expand your influence, to reclaim your recognition, get green lights, and avoid your ideas being taken credit for by others 3. How to develop your confidence, to participate actively in senior leadership and executive meetings and beyond Host Laura Camacho, with 20 years of coaching experience, guides high-performing professionals to express their ideas clearly and build executive presence. Tune in every Monday for a 10-minute executive communication skill, Wednesdays for a half-hour industry leader interview, and Fridays for a 8 to 10-minute charisma or leadership tip from leading personalities like JK Rowling and Elon Musk. If you're ready to move forward in your career, listen to Speak Up episode 390: These 12 Science-Backed Charisma Tactics Skyrocket Executive Presence & Leadership Impact: https://pod.fo/e/2c2b5e