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

12/17/19 • 39 min

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 Three Types of Talk (AKA 10 Yard Penalty: Excessive Football Analogies)

On this week's episode of The Freenoter, Tom and Tamsen tease out the goal (yes, singular) of a great Freenote, and how to get clarity on a practical outcome from any talk you give. They also examine the three broad types of talk to achieve that goal, celebrate the "original" Freenoter, and ring in Winter in the most appropriate means possible--a craft cocktail designed for the season. Have questions for the show? Email them to: [email protected] and we might answer them on a future show! Show Notes: Joe Smith's wonderful "Paper Towel" TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel?language=en Word of the day: Aplomb: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aplomb Tamsen makes football references, including this reference to Doug Flutie's Miracle in Miami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3ykWbu2Gl0 Today's listener email is from the wonderful Chris Moody. Here's his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismoody/ We loved Jay Baer’s advice on how meeting planners fill “content buckets.” Jay's got a new podcast out for professional speakers called Standing Ovation. More here: https://www.convinceandconvert.com/podcasts/episodes/introducing-standing-ovation/ Finally, the Winter of Discontent: 2.5 oz. Canadian Club Whiskey .5 oz. Yellow Chartreuse .5 oz. B&B 3 dashes Falernum Stir and strain into an old fashioned glass. Serve with a twist.

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

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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