The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking

Trigger Warning - this show briefly discusses difficult topics including self-harm and suicide.

Gethin Jones is a survivor, but what few people would have believed, (including Gethin), was that he would also become an international speaker and thought leader.

Growing up in the care system, he spent a total of 8 years in prison, battled intravenous heroin addiction, and was trapped in destructive patterns that seemed destined to lead him to more prison time or an early death.

He found the will to change his life and a way to transform his own narrative arc, and today he shares his story and offers hope and a different future to others incarcerated and employed within the justice system.

Gethin leads Unlocking Potential, a company that works within prisons, probation services, local authorities, and charities across the UK, Australia, and America. He delivers keynote talks, workshops, training, eLearning, and consultancy, aimed at helping individuals, teams and creating a justice system that is fair and fit for purpose for everyone.

If you are struggling to overcome imposter syndrome, or finding it a challenge to get traction with your message, then listen up because you will get inspiration and insight from Gethin’s journey from inmate to international speaker.

Enjoy!

What you’ll discover:

• The story of Gethin’s transformation from inmate to international speaker.
• What prison pipelines are and how Gethin is trying to change the justice system.
• How he busts the myths to shift the narrative about reform.
• How he positions his talk and services to connect with a business audience.
• The mindset and practical steps that enabled Gethin to build a speaking career from one networking meeting in 2016.
• Gethin’s advice if you feel that you have a message that no-one wants to hear because it is difficult and challenging.
• How Gethin approached the first talk he gave.
• Why Gethin always approaches speaking as a pupil with something to learn.
• Where speaking fits with moving his mission forward.

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All things Gethin:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gethin-jones-unlocking-potential-99a02510a/

https://x.com/GethinUnlocks

www.unlockingthepotential.co.uk

Books & Resources*:

How to F**K Up and Still Succeed by Gethin Jones

Who Moved My Cheese by Dr Spencer Johnson

The Go-Giver Leader by Bob Burg and John David Mann

Speaking Resources:

Grab Your From Blank Page to Stage Guide and Nail the Topic for a Client Winning Talk

Want to get better at finding and sharing your stories then check out our FREE Five Day Snackable Story Challenge

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There are some obvious benefits to improving your memory if you’re a speaker, or you need to use speaking as part of your job or to grow your business. Remembering your content, people’s names, complex information to name but a few... BUT besides these valuable advantages that improving your memory brings, there are other positives that make it a compelling goal.

That’s why I am so pleased to have Dr. Anthony Metivier as a guest on this two-part show.

Anthony is an experienced memory expert, author, professor and memory improvement teacher, and is known as a bit of a rebel in the world of mnemonics, because of the different approach he advocates.

Since confronting his own negative beliefs about his memory, and seeing the amazing results he achieved, he has taught thousands of students in three different countries to achieve incredible results too.

What you’ll discover:

• The difference between encoding and decoding in relation to memory, and why you should try and exercise all your different types of memory.
• What aphantasia is and why Anthony thinks it’s a myth that causes a lot of unnecessary suffering.
• Why you shouldn’t be afraid to share your opinions, and the benefits of being polarizing to grow your audience.
• Why it’s important to know a bit of the science behind how memory methods work.
• Memory Palaces and how you can use them to improve your long term memory for learning languages and many other things.
• Anthony’s three tips for helping you remember your talk.
• How Anthony used his memory methods to remember his TEDx.
• How speaking fits into Anthony’s business model.
• Why changing the way he prepared for his talks helped Anthony’s reach and impact.

All things Anthony:

Anthony’s Magnetic Memory Method Masterclass

Anthony’s FREE Memory Improvement Kit

https://www.magneticmemorymethod.com

Podcast: The Magnetic Memory Method Podcast with Anthony Metivier

Youtube: Anthony Metivier's YouTube Channel

Twitter: Anthony Metivier (@AnthonyMetivier) | Twitter

Books:

Evolving Beyond Thought by Gary Webber

Happiness beyond Thought by Gary Webber

The Memory Code by Lynn Kelly

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Resources:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thespeakingclub/

https://www.saraharcher.co.uk/challenge

https://www.facebook.com/SarahArcherSpeak/

https://www.saraharcher.co.uk

https://www.standoutpitch.com

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Most of us have experienced sales ‘tactics’, and likely we’ve either recoiled against them and scarpered (physically or digitally), or have gone ahead with our needed purchase, even though a little bit of shine has worn off the relationship with the person that used them on us.

Our experiences have made us sceptical of anyone with something to sell, and allergic to feeling ‘salesy’ ourselves.

But whether we like it or not, we’re all in the business of selling something to someone, whether that’s ourselves as a speaker, our book to a reader, or our products and services to clients and customers.

So ... I guess that means you have to ‘suck it up’ and jump on the soft and hard sell bandwagon if you want to succeed.

Well no ... you don’t.

That’s because there is another way that will likely yield you more reward in sales and personal satisfaction than anything you’ve come across before.

And that new approach is called Karmic Selling created by my guest Stan Gwizdak.

Stan Gwizdak is CEO of The Kormac Group, a results-driven management consulting firm that embodies his clean heart and commitment to serving others. As a chief executive and Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Stan has spent more than 30 years leading business transformations at General Electric, BAE Systems, Honeywell, Textron, Aurora Capital, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and more.

Stan is here today to talk about Karmic Selling and the successes and failures that helped him design his system and grow his company.

Whether you’re a speaker, sales executive, entrepreneur, you’ll discover why when you do good, even more good will come your way.

What you’ll discover:

• Why Stan believes that the traditional approach to sales needs to change.
• What made Stan leave a company just before he was due to take the top job.
• How he approached getting clients for his company without having a sales background.
• How he took a one man band to a business competing with the big consultancies.
• The problem that Karmic Selling solves for individuals and companies.
• The three biggest mistakes people and companies are making around this problem at the moment.
• The key ingredients of the Karmic Selling System and how it counters those mistakes.
• The first few steps you should take if you want to get started using the karmic Selling philosophy and system.
• How Stan is using speaking in business and to promote his book.

All things Stan:

www.karmicselling.com

www.kormacgroup.com

Books & Resources*:

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Resources:

Grab Your From Blank Page to Stage Guide and Nail the Topic for a Client Winning Talk

Get a Powerful Talk Structure - Join the Masterclass

Want to get better at finding and sharing your stories then check out our FREE Five Day Snackable Story Challenge

Want to create a signature talk that sells, then check out our Nail Your Signature Talk in 60 Days programme.

Want to find out about working with me 121 then book a call here.

https://www.saraharcher.co.uk

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We are living in tumultuous times, we are facing some of the biggest challenges ever as a species, and as individual countries, organisations and people.

And despite the huge incentives to come together to work through these problems, we are in a lot of ways more divided than ever before.

Many speakers today are talking on some of these big topics and wicked problems, looking to shift audience perspectives and inspire them to get into action and make positive change happen.

To achieve this, conventional wisdom has suggested that we need to incentivise people to make a change by tapping into material desires because that is what society is geared to admire and aspire to.

But what if that isn’t true, what if there are more powerful levers to pull to effect change?

My guest, Ruth Taylor, is going to share another perspective on drivers for change that will help you share your message with more power and impact.

Ruth has worked in the field of social and environmental change for close to 15 years. She is driven by the question of how more people can be encouraged to think, feel and act differently when it comes to the multiple and interconnected challenges we are experiencing globally.

Currently, Ruth splits her time between working for the Common Cause Foundation, a small not-for-project working to rebalance the values we see championed in our cultures, and as a freelance narrative strategist, supporting a range of different organisations from NGOs to cultural institutions to consider how their work could help shift harmful narratives towards more regenerative and just alternatives. Ruth also loves to write and her work can be found on Medium.

I know you are going to get a lot of food for thought here, so listen up!

What you’ll discover:

• Ruth’s journey into social change.
• What ‘narrative change’ is all about.
• How the common cause foundation came into being.
• The distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic values
• Why leveraging intrinsic values is more powerful than extrinsic values.
• How you should use intrinsic value led messaging to grab attention in the corporate world.
• What ‘woke’ capitalism is and whether it’s a good thing.
• Tips for speakers to make their message more transformational.
• The values 101 training course and what you can do next.

All things Ruth:

https://medium.com/common-cause/this-barbie-wants-narrative-change-cd5693535889

https://ruthtaylordotorg.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/transforming-narrative-waters.pdf

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/commoncausefoundation

https://commoncausefoundation.org

Books & Resources*:

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit

Resources:

Six Steps to a Profitable Talk Workshop

Grab Your From Blank Page to Stage Guide and Nail the Topic for a Client Winning Talk

Want to get better at finding and sharing your stories then check out our FREE Five Day Snackable Story Challenge

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Most of us that speak in public have a relatively high level of expertise in the topic we’re presenting on...and that is how it should be. But therein lies a risk and an issue that has turned many potentially scintillating talks into snooze fests.

Depending on our experience as a speaker, the context in which we’re speaking and our own level of insecurities, there is sometimes an overwhelming desire to ‘prove’ ourselves and show how much we know. (Trust me I’ve been there before!) The trouble is that this is often at the expense of engaging our audience and getting our message across.

Here I’m going to share my three top tips to help you avoid the ‘expert’ trap, so that you land your message and create light bulb moments for your audience.

Enjoy!

What this episode covers:

• The shift in thinking that will transform your speaking
• Why common sense is ignored and what to use instead
• How to keep your audience attentive all the way through
• How to simplify your message and create light bulb moments
• The antidote to boring big data

Thanks for listening!

Resources:

Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath

https://www.storyledmarketing.co.uk/podcast

https://www.standoutpitch.com

https://www.thespeakingclub.com/speakingcourse

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