PT 1: Martin Barnes is a parent of six-year-old twins, founder of 8 Seconds 2 Connect and graphic artist at ThisCityArt. With 20 years of experience in design, film and advertising, Martin is focused on supporting C-Suite leaders with their messaging and delivery.

This is the first of three mini episodes of our conversation. In this interview, we talk about being intentional in your communications with clients and children, mindset, vulnerability and connecting with your audience.

THINGS WE TALK ABOUT:

• Being introduced to Amy while doing the weekly grocery shop via another podcast
• Burning out and deciding to change his style of working before becoming a parent
• What he thinks about doing public speaking alongside your kids and why he's been amplifying Amy's work with Mixing Babies And Business
• How working with a parent and founder who was building an app to support raising her son with autism, inspired him to develop a framework to help presenters connect with their audience and communicate with intention
• The importance of a solid foundation of mindset and strategy while pitching, delivering a presentation or even communicating with your kids
• Why you shouldn't worry about your slides, performance or delivery being perfect
• How filler words and being human in front of your audience builds empathy and trust

Thanks to Martin for taking part of his day to speak with me about parenthood, his views on sharing your message, being authentic and becoming an effective speaker.

Season 6 is sponsored by the Mixing Babies And Business Changemaker Program – for people who want to do things differently, create an impact and advocate for primary caregivers and their families along the way: mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/changemaker

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ABOUT MARTIN BARNES
Martin Barnes is a parent of six-year-old twins, founder of 8 Seconds 2 Connect and graphic artist at ThisCityArt. With 20 years of experience in design, film and advertising as a guest speaker, creative director, trainer and lecturer, Martin is focused on supporting C-Suite leaders with their messaging and delivery.

CONNECT WITH MARTIN
Website eightsecondstoconnect.com
LinkedIn @martinbarnespresentations and @8seconds2connect
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ABOUT MIXING BABIES AND BUSINESS™
Where parenthood meets professional development:
http://mixingbabiesandbusiness.com/free-resources

Thanks for joining me and sharing with your network of parents!

- Amy Lynch (+ Family)
Founder | Event + Podcast Host

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