Speaking Rituals (AKA These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things)

01/09/20 • 54 min

On this week's episode of The Freenoter, we ring in 2020 with a look at some of our favorite speaking rituals--the things we ALWAYS to do be ready for a gig. We also talk about a few of the books that have helped us get better at the craft, and answer a listener email about video. Show Notes: “We are what we repeatedly do.” https://medium.com/the-mission/my-favourite-quote-of-all-time-is-a-misattribution-66356f22843d Jerry Seinfeld on Pop-Tarts: https://www.today.com/news/jerry-seinfeld-reveals-2-year-process-behind-pop-tart-joke-1C7692218 John Blue at Truffle Media! https://twitter.com/TruffleMedia Saving your PowerPoint deck as images: https://www.lifewire.com/create-picture-from-powerpoint-slide-4178534 Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com Mummenshanz: https://www.mummenschanz.com/3/ The UE Miniboom: https://www.amazon.com/MINI-BOOM-Wireless-Bluetooth-Speaker/dp/B00E9YIFQ4 The Bang and Olufsen A1: https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/speakers/beoplay-a1 The Well Manhattan: 2 oz. Seagram’s 7 1 oz. Martini and Rossi sweet vermouth Maraschino cherry 2 dashes of Angostura bitters A half tsp. Maraschino cherry juice.

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The Audience (AKA The Thing That Keeps You From Crazy Talking To Yourself)

In this week's episode of The Freenoter, we examine one of the most important aspects of freenoting: the audience, and how much you should tailor your talk to each event. We also spotlight a speaker who always customizes for her audience, and we ring in the holidays with the most festive of beverages, the Champagne Cocktail. Note: The Freenoter is taking a holiday break! Look for our next episode on January 7th. Show Notes: A Flock of Seagulls - "I Ran" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpfWORQWhU West Side Story: GANG FIGHT! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20myPs_-E1I AndyBoy produce: https://www.andyboy.com/ Sally Hogshead: https://www.sallyhogshead.com/ Sally's How to Fascinate assessment: https://www.howtofascinate.com/ Tamsen's assessment: https://tamsenwebster.com/how-big-is-your-big-idea/ The Gogos, "Vacation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fQESUBMwGg The Champagne Cocktail: Place a brown/demerara sugar cube in a champagne flute. Soak cube in Angostura bitters. Fill flute with champagne/prosecco. Garnish with a citrus twist. For an extra kick, add an ounce of cognac. Speak with affected Upper East Side accent. Flare pinky out while holding glass. Look down on those consuming "punch" around you. Pretend you read Noam Chomsky. Leave party early.

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The Problem of The Problem (AKA The Duckbunny)

On this week's episode of The Freenoter, Tom and Tamsen dissect the problem of...the problem. As speakers, we hope to solve a problem for our audience--but often, their version of the problem and our version of the problem are different! This episode will teach you to reframe, adapt, and deliver true value. Show notes: Tamsen's post on reframing the problem: https://tamsenwebster.com/what-is-your-problem-or-rather-what-is-theirs/ The "duckbunny": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit%E2%80%93duck_illusion Jay Baer's speaking website: https://www.jaybaer.com/ Convince and Convert: https://www.convinceandconvert.com/ Jay's great Hug Your Haters keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD0QsI8sajw A history of the Sazerac: http://www.sazerac.com/cocktail.aspx Our Sazerac: Pour 1 tsp simple syrup into a glass. Add 4 dashes of Peychaud's bitters and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters. Add 2 oz. rye (we used Templeton). Fill glass with ice and stir a few times. In another (cold) glass, add a teaspoon of absinthe (you could substitute Pernod here--we used Kübler Verte Suisse, which could take the chrome off a bumper.) Swirl to coat the inside of the glass completely; dump out the remaining liquid. Strain the cocktail from glass one into glass two. Add a lemon twist. Enjoy responsibly--this one's potent!

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