Public Speaking for Leaders

Colin Ryan

You are a LEADER - whether you head a team or a business, provide advice, offer expertise, have a message you're passionate about, or you're a future leader-to-be! Strong communication & public speaking skills benefit every aspect of your work with people: giving presentations, pitching clients, nailing interviews, telling stories, using humor and recruiting others to your grand, audacious vision. Colin Ryan, a 10+ year comedic financial speaker & executive communication coach, shows you how to build your confidence, presence and influence, so you can communicate like the leader you are. read less
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32 | Bestselling Author Diana Kander Discusses "Go Big Or Go Home" on the Art of Successful Presenting and Pitching
Apr 12 2023
32 | Bestselling Author Diana Kander Discusses "Go Big Or Go Home" on the Art of Successful Presenting and Pitching
From Colin -- I've been a fan of Diana Kander ever since I read All In Startup back in 2014. Her latest book is all about pitching and presenting, and she actually charts out the proven flow of a pitch that is surprising, memorable and gets you the deal. This book taps into so many thing I consult with leaders on, I had to have her on to share Diana and her book with you! ---------Notes: ~5:00 The Mug Moment! ~7:00 The Forgetting Curve “Our research revealed that within an hour the audience forgets 50% of what you said, within a week they forget 90%. If you want them to remember more than 10% (which might not even be the 10% you want them to remember) you have to spike their emotions during the presentation.” ~21:00 The importance of being a lifelong learner… “Think of something you’re awesome at, and I challenge you to go read a book on it and not 5 things you can be doing even better. That’s how we grow. As soon as you’re satisfied, you start stagnating.” ~24:00 Colin and Diana talk about our initial exploratory/sales calls, and what we’ve both learned about how most people make this pitch in the wrong order. ~26:00 mark, there's a really cool little moment where Diana clearly thinks of something she wants to say and she swallows it to keep listening!! All kinds of meta. ~28:00 Diana offers YOU the listener, unprompted, a special surprise gift! You can find Go Big Or Go Home, by Diana Kander and Tucker Trotter, ⁠on Amazon⁠ and at ⁠DianaKander.com⁠. ------------- Colin Ryan is a humorous financial speaker who partners with universities and businesses to help more people manage money and achieve financial success. More about Colin at: https://www.colinryanspeaks.com Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colinryanspeaks
32 | Bestselling Author Diana Kander Discusses "Go Big Or Go Home" on the Art of Successful Presenting and Pitching
Apr 12 2023
32 | Bestselling Author Diana Kander Discusses "Go Big Or Go Home" on the Art of Successful Presenting and Pitching
From Colin -- I've been a fan of Diana Kander ever since I read All In Startup back in 2014. Her latest book is all about pitching and presenting, and she actually charts out the proven flow of a pitch that is surprising, memorable and gets you the deal. This book taps into so many thing I consult with leaders on, I had to have her on to share Diana and her book with you! ---------Notes: ~5:00 The Mug Moment! ~7:00 The Forgetting Curve “Our research revealed that within an hour the audience forgets 50% of what you said, within a week they forget 90%. If you want them to remember more than 10% (which might not even be the 10% you want them to remember) you have to spike their emotions during the presentation.” ~21:00 The importance of being a lifelong learner… “Think of something you’re awesome at, and I challenge you to go read a book on it and not 5 things you can be doing even better. That’s how we grow. As soon as you’re satisfied, you start stagnating.” ~24:00 Colin and Diana talk about our initial exploratory/sales calls, and what we’ve both learned about how most people make this pitch in the wrong order. ~26:00 mark, there's a really cool little moment where Diana clearly thinks of something she wants to say and she swallows it to keep listening!! All kinds of meta. ~28:00 Diana offers YOU the listener, unprompted, a special surprise gift! You can find Go Big Or Go Home, by Diana Kander and Tucker Trotter, ⁠on Amazon⁠ and at ⁠DianaKander.com⁠. ------------- Colin Ryan is a humorous financial speaker who partners with universities and businesses to help more people manage money and achieve financial success. More about Colin at: https://www.colinryanspeaks.com Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast platform here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/colinryanspeaks
31 | What To Say In The First 30 Seconds Of Every Pitch or Presentation
Mar 29 2023
31 | What To Say In The First 30 Seconds Of Every Pitch or Presentation
The first 30 seconds of your speech are the only chance you have to truly grab and maintain your audience's attention. This is based on a concept by Diana Kander and Tucker Trotter's concept "The Golden Window." Which they write about in the upcoming book Go Big Or Go Home. I'm always committed to showing you EXACTLY what to say, so I'll give you a perfect example: how we recently made an investor pitch for a trash/recycling container ENGAGING and FUNNY. If we can do that on that dry a topic, think how good we can make your next pitch! Go to SpeakNextWeek.com for more information.
30 | Shari Alyse Unpacks Two TEDx Talks AND How You Can Get Media Appearances
Feb 22 2023
30 | Shari Alyse Unpacks Two TEDx Talks AND How You Can Get Media Appearances
A Conversation with America's Joy Magnet, seasoned TEDx speaker and Media Appearance Coach... Shari Alyse! “I got off the stage after my second TED talk, and I beelined it for the ladies restroom. After like 30 seconds of crying, I exhaled, and I literally put my arms around myself and I said, ‘I’m so proud of you. Not only did you do it, but you can show up for any challenge in your life.’ And the learning experience for me there was find joy in the process, the creation and the actually stepping out and doing it.” - Shari Alyse ------------------- How are your skills in the 3 areas of leadership communication? If they're anything less than 10,10,10, feel free to check out our free 3 part video series that gives you the mindset and practical techniques to elevate your CONFIDENCE, your PRESENCE, and your INFLUENCE: ACCESS THE TRAINING BY CLICKING HERE.
29 | Inspire Your Listener to TAKE ACTION with this Trick from the Dentist
Feb 15 2023
29 | Inspire Your Listener to TAKE ACTION with this Trick from the Dentist
You're about to learn one of my favorite $10.00 words/phrases: Choice Architecture. This is the overlooked key to inspiring, motivating, and influencing your people to take action. Whether it's your team, an individual, a potential client or partner, this will definitely help you like it's helped me! ------------ Do you have a speech coming up that you want to do a GREAT job with and leave a lasting impression as a result? (And you'd much prefer that to being, let's be honest, forgettable?). Take a look at our rapid-results coaching programs: Speak Next Week | Make Your Next Talk Your Best Talk (In Just One Hour) Speak Like A Leader -- become a confident & memorable public speaker (in hours not years)!
28 | Play the MEMOIR GAME To Improve Listening Skills
Feb 10 2023
28 | Play the MEMOIR GAME To Improve Listening Skills
Think about the bad listeners in your life. Picturing them? **If you can't picture one, it's you ;) Now think about the good listeners in your life. They have your respect, your appreciation, your trust. They have influence! They lead through their ability to listen! Here is a fun way to be one of those influential listeners in someone else's life. There is no better feeling than when someone takes the time to truly listen to us.
27 | An Exercise That Makes A Scary Audience Less Scary
Jan 18 2023
27 | An Exercise That Makes A Scary Audience Less Scary
I get it - public speaking is uncomfortable. But have you ever turned down speaking opportunities you know would be good for you to take? It might be because you've put that audience on a pedestal. No matter how impressive or intimidating the people in your audience are, they shouldn't be on a pedestal. They don't belong there! Here is: a funny story about a shirt that doesn't fit, and a great exercise to calm your nerves and speak more effectively.
26 | Your Inner Critic is Just a HECKLER in Your Head
Jan 4 2023
26 | Your Inner Critic is Just a HECKLER in Your Head
Happy new year! Welcome to hustle month, where we refocus on getting our message out there and showing up in-person and online for our people. Is there something you want to share in a talk or post on social media but your inner critic / perfectionist / impostor is getting in your way? I was coaching a comedian turned speaker who is create his story-rich, humorous mental health keynote, when we came up with this amazing this amazing mental trick for dealing with a negative self-talk. He has so many great stories they don't all fit in his keynote, but that little voice in his head is telling him not to share the extra stories with the world via social media in case they aren't "perfect yet." I've been there! Have you? If you can you relate (or know someone who will), then try this!
25 | This Simple Trick Will Instantly Make You More ENGAGING
Dec 22 2022
25 | This Simple Trick Will Instantly Make You More ENGAGING
When I did a training for 13 peer financial counselors (students who provide financial counseling through one-on-one sessions and workshop presentations), I sent them a pre-training survey and almost every single student shared some version of "ENGAGING the audience is my biggest public speaking challenge right now." Here's a great way to do it - use humor. It'll engage your listeners. It'll enhance your message. And it's so much easier than you think! Here is a simple trick to weave humor into your conversation and your presentations.... without sounding forced at all. Enjoy!
25 | How to Nail Your Pitch by Making an EMOTIONAL Connection
Dec 14 2022
25 | How to Nail Your Pitch by Making an EMOTIONAL Connection
Lynn had 10 minutes to speak during a 3-day learning and development conference for her entire faculty at her school. It was a tiny window in order to recruit the faculty to be MAVENS who recommended students utilize her financial literacy resources. Any speaking opportunity has high stakes because being forgotten is a huge missed opportunity. So how do you stand out, be memorable, and convince your listeners so effectively that they utilize your solution AND recommend it to others? By telling a CLIENT TRANSFORMATION STORY that sells your program for you, makes an emotional connection, and sticks in their minds long after they hear it. Here is how created a story that did that in just one hour. I can't wait for you to meet the main character of her pitch: Maria! ------------------------------- Would you like to learn how to tell your own CLIENT TRANSFORMATION STORY? Our free video series will help you share your WHY and communicate your message in a fun, memorable, and impactful way -- and in a lot less time than you think! Go here to learn more: https://www.colinryanspeaks.com/sfl
24 | Two Communication Life Lessons From My Most Unforgettable Mentor
Dec 6 2022
24 | Two Communication Life Lessons From My Most Unforgettable Mentor
She was 4'9", she spoke 5 languages, and she was my grandma! And she taught me two lessons that have shaped me both as a person and as a speaker. These two lessons will show you, like they have for me, how to become a far more confident and compelling communicator and relationship-builder. You will love these 2 hilarious stories (with a bit of heart thrown in there too)! I hope you enjoy getting to know Edmay Henwood! ------------------------------ Are you asked to speak and give presentations in your profession, or about your personal experiences? Would you like to feel confident, be concise, and inspire your audience to engage in your story and take meaningful action? This free video series will help you share your WHY and communicate your message in a fun, memorable, and impactful way -- and in a lot less time than you think! Go here to learn more: https://www.colinryanspeaks.com/sfl
23 | From Stage Fright to Stage Fearless - Coach Michele Ogston's Story
Nov 22 2022
23 | From Stage Fright to Stage Fearless - Coach Michele Ogston's Story
What if you dreamed of speaking in front of people, but were terrified of public speaking? What if you had a vision of impact, a powerful message to share and a business ready to scale, but you were blocked by your dread at facing an audience? When I met Michele several years ago, she was courageously told me of the extent this fear was interfering with her career.  Believe it or not, her voice shook so badly she struggled to speak up even in a Zoom meeting! With that as our starting point, we could only go up! After working with Michele and designing a plan for Michele to turn this key weakness into a key strength, she did the hard work and the results are truly astounding! Michele is the founder of Cloud 9 Life Coaching. She is a Certified Intuitive Relationship Coach & Spiritual Mentor, and thanks to her hard work, she is now a confident, powerful and in-demand public speaker at conferences across the country. Public speaking nervousness, fear of rejection, impostor syndrome, fear of failure... all aspiring speakers and leaders wrestle with these. Which is why I'm lucky to have Michele share with you exactly what she did to go from stage fright to stage fearless. ***We geek out on Michele's coaching work till minute 13, and that's where her incredible public speaking story starts!*** ------- Would you like to fix your biggest public speaking barrier in one hour? Go to www.speaknextweek.com, answer a few questions, and we'll get you moving forward with excitement, confidence, and a real strategy to make public speaking not only your friend, but your secret weapon for growing your career, business, and client list.
22 | How to Share a Mistake and Seem MORE Confident
Nov 3 2022
22 | How to Share a Mistake and Seem MORE Confident
As a leader, as an expert, telling a story about a mistake, a disaster, a glorious miscalculation on your part actually makes you seem more confident, not less. Not only that, it's going to create trust in your team and audience that leads to greater interaction in the room and a safer and more creative atmosphere. In other words, it will create the exact kind of open communication that so critical to leadership and conveying a message that gets results. But ONLY if you use this one technique when you tell it… ------------- Would you like to make your next public speaking opportunity 30% better in just one hour? Whether it’s a talk, webinar, podcast interview, media appearance, panel guest spot, key message to your audience, or something else, we can show you how to take it from good to GREAT in just one hour. To get support, go to www.speaknextweek.com, answer a few questions about your upcoming opportunity, and my team will respond within 24 hours. And if you’d like to improve your public speaking skills, get paid to speak, or spread a message your passionate about, go to www.speaknextweek.com, scroll to the bottom, and grab our free guide “Mastering the 3 C’s of Great Speaking” to level up your public speaking skills today!
21 | Pro Speaker Joe Fingerhut Gets 1,000,000 People To Ask "How Can I?"
Sep 28 2022
21 | Pro Speaker Joe Fingerhut Gets 1,000,000 People To Ask "How Can I?"
Joe Fingerhut is a friend, a fellow speaker, and a unicycle-riding Japanese-speaking juggling motivational speaking Renaissance man. Joe shares: What's it like speaking in front of 3,000 people. What he tells himself the moment before he goes on stage. The inspiration for, and evolution of, his popular and inspiring "How Can I?" message. How all leaders and speakers can use their spotlight to shine it on others. Learn more about Joe at JoeFingerhut.com
20 | How To Answer Questions When You DON'T Know the Answer
Sep 14 2022
20 | How To Answer Questions When You DON'T Know the Answer
Here is an incredibly valuable communication lesson for content experts and leaders.... that I learned from my hilarious and sarcastic my mother-in-law!, her Alexa, and Kevin Costner.
19 | My Elevator Pitch Should Be LESS Impressive??? What?!
Sep 7 2022
19 | My Elevator Pitch Should Be LESS Impressive??? What?!
"Most elevator pitches are designed to impress, and they fail to intrigue." I made that one up on the spot and I'm proud of it! When you let go of "saying the right things" and "what I should sound like" you open up all kinds of fun and interesting lanes to engage and hook your funder or listener in a whole new way. Here is a surprising story I helped a client create to sell her brand in a totally unique way.
18 | Write A Book Without Writing A Word??? (with Michael Delon)
Aug 4 2022
18 | Write A Book Without Writing A Word??? (with Michael Delon)
"Simon Sinek doesn’t make money selling his book. Simon makes money selling his ideas through his books and his speeches. It's his books that get him invited on stages. And those stages are where he makes all of his money." - Michael Delon ------------ Publisher and credibility marketing expert Michael Delon shares with you how to create your book, get get booked on more stages and gain more clients. Michael Delon is the founder of Paperback Expert. In this interview we talk about: His journey out of “prison” aka a job where he sold services and made no sales to his dream job helping others make an impact.The role of a book in building your brand as a speaker, and getting more speaking opportunities.The importance of not just marketing, but CREDIBILITY marketing.The amazing story of how he convinced a personal injury attorney to bring his baseball glove into his next TV interview, and helped him eventually write his bestseller book. At the end of the day, Michael’s main message in this conversation is this: “Be yourself.” It’s the most simple and also the most difficult thing to do, and always a reminder we need to hear, especially from successful and genuine experts just like Michael. You can find out more about Michael at: www.paperbackexpert.com
17 | Snag One of These Storytelling Tricks that Pixar Swears By
Jun 22 2022
17 | Snag One of These Storytelling Tricks that Pixar Swears By
No one tells stories better than Pixar! Wall-E. Up. Toy Story. Ratatouille. Pixar's stories connect us with at every age, they move us to laughter, tears, and we can still picture them years later. As a presenter, a leader, an educator, telling stories is an incredible way to create trust, connection, and have your message remembered. It's also a lot of fun, and a totally learnable skill! I was inspired by this article "22 Rules of Storytelling Pixar Follows in their Movies" and so today I'm breaking down 11 actionable storytelling tips, using examples from some of the most memorable and meaningful movies Pixar has made. Do you have a storytelling tip you'd love to share with our audience? Send it to info@colinryanspeaks.com or leave it as a voicemail here.
16 | How To Read Your Audience's Minds & Say Exactly What They Hope You'll Say
Jun 15 2022
16 | How To Read Your Audience's Minds & Say Exactly What They Hope You'll Say
In your next presentation, pitch, or meeting with prospective clients, do THIS and you'll know exactly what to say to earn your audience's trust and their business. --------------- Want to assess your executive presence skills right now AND get proven tips on how to communicate powerfully? Go to 15feet.com for free resources. If you want to nail an upcoming public speaking opportunity, craft your signature story, turn boring content into brilliance, master your authentic sense of humor, become a better listener, and learn to communicate with the confidence and authenticity others can’t help but follow, email us at info@colinryanspeaks.com for free, personalized advice.
15 | Your Speaking Confidence Skyrockets When You Identify This
May 25 2022
15 | Your Speaking Confidence Skyrockets When You Identify This
After I gave a training on pitching your work to clients, a graphic designer named Todd came up to me. "Here's my problem… When I'm presenting work concepts to clients, I get rattled. I feel like they're judging me, and they think graphic design isn't really that important. It's arts and crafts. I end up feeling like they're the adults in the room, and I'm the kid who needs to prove myself." This is very relatable! Here's what I said to Todd, something that all of us need to be reminded of, in order to show up as authentically and effectively as possible.... ---------------- Free resource for you to create GREATER SPEAKING CONFIDENCE! Our mini-course Complete Speaking Confidence will help with the mental game of public speaking - silence an inner critic, erase public speaking nervousness, and know exactly what your prospect/client/listener needs to hear to give you their trust. Email colin@colinryanspeaks.com and mention the title of this podcast episode, and we'll send you a code to access the course FOR FREE!
14 | How We Streamlined Ryan's Pitch From SIX Minutes to ONE Minute (with Ryan Dunphy)
Jun 10 2021
14 | How We Streamlined Ryan's Pitch From SIX Minutes to ONE Minute (with Ryan Dunphy)
Clarity and certainty are essential when you are packaging your talk and positioning yourself as a thought-leader! This is also key to persuading your audience to believe in the strength and value of your message. "Evidence shows people will remember one thing you say. When you speak for an hour, it's going to be something different for each person. But when you speak for a minute, you get to decide what that one thing is." My guest is Ryan Dunphy -- the founder of the Adventurous Entrepreneurs Community. Ryan is incredibly passionate about his subject and about speaking to his audience. This can create the challenge of condensing his message into something more bite-sized when he wants to share his passion about being a speaker. Ryan is one of the most supportive people I've ever met. So today I'm supporting him! And you in the process! This live demo of my pitch coaching session with Ryan will show you how to use a simple 4-step framework to share your message quickly, powerfully, and persuasively. This story format allows you to teach without being preachy, serve without sounding salesy, and tell one memorable story that supports, and flows clearly into, your main idea. ------------------------- If you would like to use this story framework to craft or strengthen your message, here are free resources to get you started: www.15feet.com.