Feb. 24, 2025
Unlock Your Impact: The #1 Public Speaking Tip for Coaches
Unleash the secrets of impactful public speaking and transform your coaching sessions into unforgettable experiences. Imagine the potential of resonating deeply with your audience by simply shifting the focus away from yourself and prioritizing their needs. This episode of Modern Leadership unpacks practical strategies that will not only help you conquer the common anxiety associated with public speaking but also enhance your confidence and presence, whether facing a large crowd or a small group. We promise actionable insights on how to gather audience intelligence beforehand, tailor your message effectively, and make your delivery both impactful and memorable.
Join us as we recount a client's journey from anxiety to confidence when presenting to a large Facebook group for the first time. By focusing on understanding her audience's struggles, she was able to create a meaningful and engaging presentation. This episode is a treasure trove of tips for coaches and entrepreneurs who aspire to grow their businesses without sacrificing work-life balance. Embrace the power of making it all about your audience and watch as your impact and influence soar. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn how to guide your clients to extraordinary results while nurturing your own personal growth and business success.
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It's time to redefine leadership.
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Let's go Okay.
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So how can I improve my public speaking skills for coaching sessions?
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I love that question.
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I actually just helped a client and our coach accelerator through this process, because she had been invited to speak in front of a rather large Facebook group and this was the first time that she was ever giving a presentation, and so what I told her, and what I like to tell people here on YouTube, is to not make it about you, but to make it about your audience.
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So whenever I'm speaking in front of a big stage or doing something for the Justice Clearinghouse or any of the other organizations, I always remind myself that it's not about me, it's not about me being nervous, it's not about what do I have to offer.
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It's always about them, what they're struggling with and how I can best help and serve them.
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Because when you make it about the other person, it's not as weird and awkward and you can actually make a bigger impact because you're focused on them versus yourself.
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Right Cause, very easy to get into.
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Who am I?
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I'm not qualified and all those other things that our brain tries to convince us to not step into it, but instead get curious about the audience, right?
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So for her, I'm like, hey, let's set up a plan to ask them some questions to see what you can actually help them with.
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You would be amazed how many people get asked to speak and then they just come up with it all on their own and you don't even know your audience.
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You don't know who they are, what they want, struggles they're going through any of those problems, right?
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You're not going to be able to help them much and you're really not going to be able to connect.
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And so for her, we compiled a list of questions and she went and she asked them, and she was so glad that she did, because when she came back, she's like Mark, they're struggling with this, this, this and this and this.
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And it was funny because in the beginning she was a little like it about them and you didn't make it about you.
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So probably the biggest tip that I would give is to make it about your audience, not about you.
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Now we teach a little bit more in depth inside of the Coach Accelerator.
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We have an entire phase where we go through speaking, putting together presentations, how to pitch and all that kind of stuff, and those are all things that we like to talk about, but it all revolves around this idea of make it about them, and when you make it about them.
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It just makes it so much more beautiful.
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You're a coach with a big heart and a powerful desire to make a real difference in the world, but what if you could increase your impact, increase your confidence and grow a business with ease?
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I want to help by offering you a free coaching call so we can discover exactly how to help you feel aligned and equipped to guide your clients to even more incredible results.
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We'll also create a plan to scale your business while maintaining your work-life balance.
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If you're ready to turn your passion of helping other people into sustainable growth, click the link below and book your free call.
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Thank you for being willing to lean in, and let's get right back into the show.
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Yeah, I also have one thing to say, because this is also something that comes up when you're talking about public speaking, and that is the feeling that people get and the nervousness that comes along when you're asked to talk in front of a crowd of people, sometimes maybe even like a small group in an office.
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It doesn't matter what it is.
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This feeling of anxiety that people get is very, very common.
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And, speaking of the client that we're talking about, there was this other thing that she talked about that I thought was really, really incredible and I think I should share it.
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So she was nervous to do this presentation, she was putting her presentation together, but she had that like nervous energy and what she did was, instead of focusing on it being a bad feeling, like I'm nervous, I'm scared, she flipped it to another type of feeling and that was more excitement, because a feeling is like a vibration in your body right, it's just our brain is what interprets whatever that vibration is, and for her it was nervousness, but then she turned it into excitement.
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So it's along the same lines of what Mark was saying, like she made it more about the other people to get the most out of the presentation rather than focusing on herself and how she was feeling.
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I love that, and I think it's Mel Robbins who talks about like a feeling of excitement and a feel of fear feels the same way in your body.
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You just get to decide which one of those paths you want to go down, and that's one of the things that this client of ours is really powerful with she's able to coach herself through that process, right.
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That is what we focus on inside of the Coach Accelerator being able to coach yourself so you can rise up to that level.
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Because when you're the person who's asking others to do that and you're doing it yourself, it really does change the game forever.
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So, all right, I hope that helped.
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Guys, if this is something that you're interested in, you're interested in learning how to get on stage, learning to have better conversations, learning to ask questions in a group atmosphere, putting together presentations.
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That's all stuff that we do inside of the Coach Accelerator which helps you create more impact and income than you ever have by developing your confidence and the skills to really help people achieve their goals, right.
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So if that's something you're interested in, we'll give you the link and information in the show notes.
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