Mastering Public Speaking & Business Soundboarding with Phil Fraser

In this episode of Present Influence, host John Ball dives into the importance of presentation skills in professional success and how being a confident speaker can give you a competitive edge in business.

John sits down with guest Phil Fraser, who shares his unique role as a business sounding board, helping small business owners combat the loneliness of leadership and provide much-needed guidance.

The conversation covers Phil’s background in presentation skills, tips for handling Q&A sessions, and essential elements that make speakers listenable.

They also discuss the impact of podcasting on professional growth and valuable lessons in hosting and guesting on podcasts.

Tune in for practical insights and strategies to enhance your public speaking and leadership capabilities.

keywords

business sounding board, business coach, business mentor, small business owners, loneliness, challenges, presentation training, communication skills, Q&A sessions, podcasting, podcasting, guesting, audience building, business sounding board, Leeds Business Podcast, entertaining, educational, motivational, inspirational, strategy

takeaways

• A business sounding board is a combination of a business coach and a business mentor, providing support and guidance to small business owners.
• Having someone to talk to and bounce ideas off of can help alleviate the loneliness and challenges of running a business.
• Effective communication skills, including presentation skills, are crucial in business and can boost professional credibility and confidence.
• Handling Q&A sessions during presentations can be done by using specific phrases like 'Who has the first question?' and 'Who has the final question?' to encourage audience participation and maintain control.
• Podcasting is a valuable tool for reaching a wider audience and sharing expertise and insights. Guesting on other people's podcasts can help build your audience and raise your profile in a specific community.
• Creating your own podcast allows you to stand out and target a niche audience.
• Podcasts should be entertaining, educational, motivational, and inspirational to keep listeners engaged.
• Being a podcast host can enhance your positioning and credibility in your industry.
• As a business sounding board, Phil helps small to medium-sized business owners create a strategy to achieve their goals.

titles

• The Power of Podcasting
• Tips for Handling Q&A Sessions The Benefits of Hosting a Podcast

Sound Bites

• "I work with small business owners to stop them being lonely at the top."
• "I help business owners to be better business owners and to not be lonely at the top."
• "My background going all the way back, my initial first half of my career, I sold advertising space."
• "I will guest on other people's podcasts... I'm piggybacking on your audience."
• "How hard can it be to run your own podcast?... It's a lot harder than it looks."
• "I launched the Leeds Business Podcast... to raise my profile in the Leeds business community."

00:00 Introduction to Presentation Skills

00:24 Meet Phil Fraser: Business Sounding Board

01:32 The Role of a Business Sounding Board

05:43 Phil's Background in Presentation Skills

09:03 The Power of Public Speaking

09:57 Transformative Journey of Public Speaking

16:17 The Importance of Presentation Skills in Education

18:53 Mastering Q&A Sessions

20:31 Effective Q&A Techniques

21:45 Podcasting in the Professional World

22:01 Phil's Podcasting Journey Begins

22:30 Guesting on Other Podcasts

23:22 Creating the Leeds...

Crafting Your Signature Keynote: A Step-by-Step Journey

In this episode of Present Influence, keynote coach and professional speaker John Ball invites listeners into his creative process as he develops his own signature keynote talk.

John shares comprehensive insights from his years of coaching, covering topics such as the importance of having a mission, the difference between mission and positioning, and the challenges of finding your niche.

This episode kicks off a series focused on the entire keynote creation process, from conceptualization to delivery, offering valuable lessons for aspiring and established speakers alike.

Follow along weekly for more tips and interviews with influence experts, starting with radio presenter Phil Fraser in the next episode.

keywords

keynote talk, public speaking, mission, positioning, presentation skills, leadership communication, emotional mastery, audience engagement, speaker journey, creative process

takeaways

• Creating a keynote talk starts with understanding your mission.
• Mission and positioning are distinct but interconnected concepts.
• A clear mission helps define your niche as a speaker.
• Emotional mastery is crucial for effective leadership communication.
• Specificity in mission statements enhances clarity and impact.
• The creative process involves personal reflection and audience consideration.
• Positioning supports the greater mission in delivering talks.
• Empowering others emotionally can lead to significant change.
• Documentation of the speaker's journey can provide valuable insights.
• Engaging with the audience is key to successful presentations.

titles

• Defining Your Niche as a Speaker
• Emotional Mastery in Public Speaking

Sound Bites

• "Where do even start when creating a professional keynote talk?"
• "I want to talk about the creative process."

00:00 Introduction: Crafting Your Signature Keynote Talk

03:21 The Importance of Mission and Positioning

05:46 Defining Your Mission and Positioning Statement

07:09 Building the Foundation of Your Keynote Talk

08:49 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes

Mastering Empathy in Business: An Interview with Michele Hansen

In this episode of Present Influence, host John Ball interviews Michele Hansen, author of 'Deploy Empathy.'

Michele discusses her journey from the technical side of business to understanding and mastering empathy.

The episode covers how empathy can be a learned skill crucial for business success, even in technical fields like software development.

Michele shares her insights on applying empathy in product management, marketing, and sales, emphasizing the importance of understanding people's contexts.

The conversation explores the unexpected benefits of empathy in building trust and deepening relationships, as well as Michele's experiences and strategies for successful podcasting.

Listeners are encouraged to consider how they can apply empathy in their own professional and personal lives.

00:00 Introduction: The Importance of Empathy in Business

00:17 Meet Michelle Hansen: From Technical Background to Empathy Advocate

02:57 The Journey to Entrepreneurship and Writing a Book

06:01 Understanding Empathy: Michelle's Insights

08:40 Applying Empathy in Business and Beyond

18:29 The Role of Podcasting in Promoting Empathy

26:56 Practical Tips for Developing Empathy

40:57 Conclusion: Embracing Empathy in Professional Life

The Power of Detachment and Flow: Enhancing Influence and Inner Peace

In this episode of Present Influence, John explores the concepts of detachment, flow, and presence, and how they can help improve communication and inner peace.

He discusses the challenges of seeking approval and the paradoxical effect of trying too hard, illustrating the importance of letting go of specific outcomes.

John shares personal experiences and lessons from studying Bujinkan Ninjutsu, emphasizing the value of maintaining flow over force.

The episode also touches on the psychological need for belonging and the negative impacts of exclusion. Listeners are encouraged to find balance between being active participants in life and maintaining a detached, observant perspective.

keywords

trying too hard, making a good impression, pushing people away, neediness, fear of exclusion, tolerating mistreatment, detachment, presentness, inner peace, active participant, flow, setbacks

takeaways

• Trying too hard to be liked or impress others can have the opposite effect and push people away.
• Our need to belong and fear of being excluded can lead us to tolerate mistreatment and abuse.
• Relaxing and not being attached to outcomes can lead to better results and inner peace.
• Being an active participant in our own lives while also being able to switch between observer and actor is valuable.
• Getting back in flow after setbacks is important for maintaining a positive mindset and moving forward.
• Being present is key to influence and life, allowing us to fully engage and connect with others.

titles

• The Power of Being Present
• The Pitfalls of Trying Too Hard

Sound Bites

• "Why do we try so hard?"
• "Our need to belong is strong."
• "When emotions go high, intelligence goes low."

00:00 Introduction to Detachment and Presence

00:59 The Struggle for Acceptance

02:20 The Impact of Social Exclusion

04:01 Understanding Neediness and High Stakes

04:58 Embracing Flow and Letting Go

05:27 The Philosophy of Flow in Martial Arts

07:33 The Paradox of Attachment and Inner Peace

08:14 Practical Steps to Detachment

09:23 Conclusion and Upcoming Episodes

Mastering Influence: Sales Training Lessons for Business Leaders

In this episode of 'Present Influence,' host John Ball shares valuable lessons from his sales training experience and how they enhanced his influence, communication, and coaching abilities.

Through personal anecdotes and actionable tips, John discusses the importance of overcoming resistance, being prepared, balancing rapport, showing genuine care, managing emotional states, and avoiding assumptions in sales and leadership communication.

This episode aims to help business leaders and aspiring leaders maximize their impact and present with confidence.

Tune in for weekly episodes and expert insights to elevate your influence and inspire others.

00:00 Introduction: Can Sales Training Make You More Influential?

01:09 Overcoming the Fear of Sales Calls

01:46 My Journey into Sales and Key Lessons Learned

03:07 Top Eight Lessons from Sales Training

03:20 Lesson 1: Stop Thinking and Start Doing

05:54 Lesson 2: Go Unscripted

08:43 Lesson 3: Finding and Labeling Pain Points

11:10 Lesson 4: The Dangers of Too Much Rapport

14:01 Lesson 5: Show That You Care

17:38 Lesson 6: Be Prepared

20:49 Lesson 7: Let Go of Assumptions

26:29 Lesson 8: Take Charge of Your Emotional State

30:55 Conclusion: Implementing Sales Training for Lasting Impact

33:22 Show Rebranding and Future Focus

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John Ball announces the return of his podcast after a year-long hiatus. In this new episode, he shares his experiences working with The Speaker Lab, a company helping individuals build professional speaking businesses. John emphasizes the podcast's renewed focus on improving presentation, influence, and persuasion skills for professional communicators and says that the show will continue to provide value through high-quality guest interviews and practical advice.

The episode also introduces another podcast John co-hosts with Angela Besignano, 'The Coaching Clinic,' aimed at helping build successful coaching practices.

00:00 Welcome Back to Podfluence

01:01 The Speaker Lab Experience

02:17 The Importance of Presentation Skills

04:37 Influence and Persuasion

07:14 Revamping the Show's Focus

08:44 New Ventures and Continued Support

13:40 Future Episodes and Conclusion

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You are warmly invited to join other coaching & speaking professionals who are building their authority through podcasting in the Podfluencers Facebook Group and pick up your free download of The Complete Podcast Guest Superstar Framework

2 things fill my heart with joy: one is people sharing my episodes because they've been helpful and hopefully entertaining, and the other is people leaving reviews for Podfluence on Apple Podcasts or PodChaser. Either of these will earn my ever-lasting gratitude and both might just get you on my Christmas card list.

Why didn’t your interview get published?

Why do hosts sometimes ghost their guests?

Maybe you’ve had the experience of being a guest on someone else’s podcast and later on discovering that episode not only hasn’t been published but the host isn’t responding to messages. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons this happens and what you can do about it.

Is it just the host to blame when an episode doesn’t get published? What can you do as a guest to make it more likely that your episode will get published and that the host won’t ghost you?

Enjoying the content? Join me for the Podfluence Weekly newsletter HERE to get articles and show updates every week.

You are warmly invited to join other coaching & speaking professionals who are building their authority through podcasting in the Podfluencers Facebook Group and pick up your free download of The Complete Podcast Guest Superstar Framework

2 things fill my heart with joy: one is people sharing my episodes because they've been helpful and hopefully entertaining, and the other is people leaving reviews for Podfluence on Apple Podcasts or PodChaser. Either of these will earn my ever-lasting gratitude and both might just get you on my Christmas card list.

When you’re presented with the choice of spending $1000s on FB ads, sprinting on the content creation treadmill or choosing the road less travelled as an ace podcast guest, how can you know which is right for you?

I first encountered Christine Amerman on LinkedIn. I saw her profile headline saying she was the Queen of podcast guesting and I knew I had to find out more. I reached out and we managed to connect but it took a while before we got to have a proper chat. In the meantime, I heard her being interviewed by my good friend Kevin Chemidlin at Grow The Show and I was so impressed by how she showed up as a guest, I doubled my efforts to get to speak with Christine and set up an interview.

Christine will share with us why her years of media experience led her to podcast guesting as a marketing strategy and why she went on to start her own show Podcast Guesting for Profit.

What’s the difference between showing up and REALLY showing up? Should you be starting your own podcast sooner than later? How podcasting and podcast guesting can save you time in your business and why quality trumps quantity every time.

Christine’s podcast is called Podcast Guesting for Profit, which I can highly recommend checking out. Christine has a free offer for everyone here which shows you 20 ways to monetize one podcast interview and I know Christine would love it if you connect with her on LinkedIn.

Enjoying the content? Join me for the Podfluence Weekly newsletter HERE to get articles and show updates every week.

You are warmly invited to join other coaching & speaking professionals who are building their authority through podcasting in the Podfluencers Facebook Group and pick up your free download of The Complete Podcast Guest Superstar Framework

2 things fill my heart with joy: one is people sharing my episodes because they've been helpful and hopefully entertaining, and the other is people leaving reviews for Podfluence on Apple Podcasts or PodChaser. Either of these will earn my ever-lasting gratitude and both might just get you on my Christmas card list.

Of course, if you REALLY like the show, you're welcome to support Podfluence financially with our Supercast link Support the show