Dissecting Great Speeches with Eva Daniel

11/01/23 • 64 min

Remodeling your kitchen without any tools will likely result in something your friends, family, and neighbors joke about for years to come.

Because even if you’re strong enough to drive a nail through a board with your bare hands, a good ol’ hammer will always win the day. And save you some serious discomfort.

Let’s apply that analogy to public speaking.

Jumping on a stage and hoping for the best will never match the power and impact of preparing well. We all know that intuitively, but how do we do it practically? Presentation coach Eva Daniel has some brilliant insight and a host of tools she’s used for years to turn even the most accomplished speakers into even better speakers. Now you and I get to enjoy a master class with Eva that can help all of us remodel our presentations into something an audience will admire and be transformed by.

More specifically, you’ll learn:

00:00:00 // Tomfoolery and banter
00:02:53 // Introducing Eva Daniel
00:08:03 // How to contextualize your speech for even greater impact
00:11:10 // How to measure how well your speech is connecting with an audience
00:33:40 // What worked and what didn’t in one of Josh’s Tedx speeches when we asked Eva to dissect it in real-time
00:57:30 // Why it’s critical to find and lean into your “authentic voice”

Eva Daniel is the founder of The Speak Shop, a boutique speaker-coaching business that helps thought leaders develop and deliver compelling content. She spent a couple decades working with some of the nation’s top authors, speakers, pastors, innovators, renegades, and rebel-rousers, producing broadcasts, podcasts, YouTube shows, and writing speeches.

Grab your notebook and get ready for a masterclass in speaking and presenting that will level-up your speaking game, whether you’re just starting out or speaking full-time. Enjoy our delightful and enlightening conversation with Eva!

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Thanks as always to our sponsor, YOUTH SPEAKER UNIVERSITY. At YSU, you can learn how to launch and grow your speaking business, write and publish your book, and launch your online course! Watch the intro video NOW:

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CONNECT WITH EVA

Eva’s website: http://thespeakshop.com

www.linkedin.com/in/eva-rose-daniel

Eva’s free e-book: 12 Questions You Must Ask For A Killer Speech

MUSIC

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FREE Training: Learn how to grow your impact and income on stage, page, and screen at https://stagepagescreen.com

Remodeling your kitchen without any tools will likely result in something your friends, family, and neighbors joke about for years to come.

Because even if you’re strong enough to drive a nail through a board with your bare hands, a good ol’ hammer will always win the day. And save you some serious discomfort.

Let’s apply that analogy to public speaking.

More specifically, you’ll learn:

00:00:00 // Tomfoolery and banter
00:02:53 // Introducing Eva Daniel
00:08:03 // How to contextualize your speech for even greater impact
00:11:10 // How to measure how well your speech is connecting with an audience
00:33:40 // What worked and what didn’t in one of Josh’s Tedx speeches when we asked Eva to dissect it in real-time
00:57:30 // Why it’s critical to find and lean into your “authentic voice”

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CONNECT WITH EVA

Eva’s website: http://thespeakshop.com

www.linkedin.com/in/eva-rose-daniel

Eva’s free e-book: 12 Questions You Must Ask For A Killer Speech

MUSIC

Flourish by Londau

FREE Training: Learn how to grow your impact and income on stage, page, and screen at https://stagepagescreen.com

Previous Episode

Craft Viral Videos with Tyler Merritt

Our words matter.

The ones we choose to use and the ones we choose to leave out. The medium in which we share them. The tone with which they’re shared. Whether heard or read by millions, or spoken only in our minds (consider the health benefits of “positive self-talk”). Anytime and anywhere words are used, they have an impact. They matter.

Consider Tyler Merritt and his experience of becoming a viral media sensation by simply sharing a single page’s worth of thoughtfully-considered words.

Words he made up a couple hours before recording them on free video-recording software late one night at a friend’s house.

Words he then uploaded to YouTube at 2am to share with a few friends and family members.

Words he discovered (when he woke up a few hours later) had been heard by over a million people. Then 20 million. And now more than 100 million and counting.

One page worth of words that led to interviews with all the big news outlets, retweets and shares by A-list celebrities, appearances on late night talk shows, a huge book deal, and a positive, measurable impact on culture during a particularly challenging time in American history.

In other words (see what we did there?), Tyler Merritt knows the power of words chosen wisely. That’s why in our conversation with him, you’re going to learn:

00:00:00 // Tomfoolery & Banter
00:03:11 // Introducing Tyler Merritt
00:44:04 // How to approach a publisher with confidence
00:47:31 // Strategies for creating a buzz about your book
00:55:39 // Pro tips for writing and publishing a children’s book
01:10:12 // How to create impactful words through the power of observation

Tyler Merritt is an actor, author, comedian, musician, social commentator, and all around delight (as you’ll hear). He has numerous TV and film credits, and can even claim a place in the Marvel universe. His book, I Take My Coffee Black, chronicles his unique experience of racial tension and reconciliation, creating change through community, and doing it all with a smile.

We hope you enjoy the many inspiring, thought-provoking, and downright funny words that came out in our interview with Tyler!

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CONNECT WITH TYLER

Instagram: @thetylermerrittproject
Facebook: The Tyler Merritt Project
Twitter: @TTMProject
Tyler’s book: I Take My Coffee Black

MUSIC

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FREE Training!! Learn how to grow your impact and income on stage, page, and screen at https://stagepagescreen.com

Next Episode

Speaking to Grade K-5 Students with Taes Leavitt

What happens when someone with a hit TV show decides to transfer their finely-honed skills and years of experience into a keynote speech?

Five people show up.

That was Taes Leavitt’s experience as she began reinventing her life and her work after years of writing and performing in her own award-winning TV show. It was humbling to say the least. Taes had to reevaluate who she was and what (and why) she was doing. And as she did, she discovered a new world of opportunities, personal growth, and dynamic impact on the kinds of audiences she cared about most: elementary-aged kids.

Speaking to the K-5th grade crowd is no easy feat. You have to hold the space and keep their attention while delivering simple insights and practical tools young kids can actually understand and apply. But resources for that age group are rapidly becoming more important than ever, and when Taes recognized that and decided the bumps and bruises of starting over were worth it, she discovered a level of connection and impact like never before.

On this episode of SP&S you’ll learn:

00:00:00 // Tomfoolery and banter
00:04:13 // Introducing Taes Leavitt
00:08:25 // How Taes pivoted from screen to stage
00:17:28 // Why you may have to integrate “audience training” into you presentations
00:23:58 // A critical insight into the power of ego and the imposter syndrome
00:37:42 // Pro tips on how to write and remember your speech
00:48:15 // Helpful insights from Taes’ crash course in script-writing for her own TV show

Taes (pronounced: TESS) has spent the last 15 years creating empowering television and stage content for kids as one half of the musical duo, Splash’N Boots. Her goal is to empower kids to move confidently through their big feelings. Her research has revealed the number one thing that holds people back is not knowing how to navigate big feelings— such as bullying, failure, guilt, sadness, and heartbreak.

Taes’ insight into children’s entertainment combined with developmental psychology and mindfulness training has led to the creation of her child psychologist-recommended program for kids called the Big Heart Journey.

Whether your target audience is the under-10-crowd or not, you’ve likely had a “do over” or three along the way. Taes’ stories and insights will help you better navigate those pivotal moments and build a better, stronger, more authentic way of impacting your audiences. Enjoy the show!

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CONNECT WITH TAES

Taes' website: http://bigheartjourney.com

Taes' former gig: http://splashnboots.com/

Instagram: @bigheartjourney

Facebook: bigheartjourney

INTRO MUSIC

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FREE Training! Learn how to grow your impact and income on stage, page, and screen at https://stagepagescreen.com