261 - Understanding Influence — with Rene Rodriguez
Oct 4, 2023
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Rene Rodriguez, a leadership development expert and keynote speaker, dives deep into the dynamics of influence and communication. He discusses the critical differences between merely wanting attention and genuinely capturing it. Rene emphasizes the importance of building expertise and shares insights on authentic connections over superficial gains. The conversation also explores content creation strategies for social media, the role of discomfort in learning, and the balance of self-worth within professional settings. Tune in for a treasure trove of practical wisdom!
Authenticity is crucial for connecting with an audience and making a lasting impact.
Testing ideas and refining them before presenting is essential to avoid potential mistakes and increase effectiveness.
Creating stressful learning environments helps develop resilience and improves performance under pressure.
Deep dives
The Importance of Testing Ideas
Testing ideas is crucial to ensure they are vetted and effective before presenting them on a big stage. This process allows for refinement and avoiding potential mistakes.
The Value of Open Mic Nights
Taking advantage of open mic nights is essential for honing speaking skills and receiving feedback. These opportunities provide a chance to test material and improve delivery.
Finding Authenticity and Style
Authenticity is key to connecting with an audience. Finding the most genuine and unique style of communication can help speakers stand out and make a lasting impact.
The Power of Stressful Learning
Creating stressful learning environments helps individuals develop resilience and perform better under pressure. By replicating real-life high-pressure situations, speakers can enhance their ability to communicate effectively.
Using storytelling and accelerated learning techniques for effective public speaking
The podcast episode explores the use of storytelling and accelerated learning techniques in public speaking. The speaker discusses the importance of setting the frame, delivering the message, and tying it down to create a compelling and impactful speech. By incorporating personal stories, emotions, and authenticity, speakers can engage their audience and deliver a message that resonates. The episode also emphasizes the significance of understanding the psychological safety of the audience, creating a safe space for communication, and using storytelling as a tool to overcome resistance and deliver difficult messages.
Delivering uncomfortable messages and the importance of context in communication
The podcast episode delves into the art of delivering uncomfortable messages and the importance of context in effective communication. The speaker highlights the need to go beyond quick and succinct answers and instead, use storytelling and emotional framing to convey messages with impact and meaning. By providing a narrative, emotional context, and tying down the message to its significance, speakers can inspire and empower their audience to have open and honest conversations. The episode also discusses the role of psychological safety, care, and the influence objective in delivering messages that are well-received and understood.
In the modern world, there’s no shortage of carnival barkers trying to grab your attention. Everyone is looking to build an audience and become an Influencer, and social media has incentivized people to act a certain way to grab people’s focus and their follows. Many of us look at them and think “If I want to have influence in this world, that’s who I have to be”. Some look at them and think they can skip the expertise building stage and go straight to the authority stage. Leadership Development expert and Keynote Speaker Rene Rodriguez knows that just isn’t the case. There’s a difference between WANTING attention and CAPTURING attention. In this must listen episode, Rene and Chris dive into the concept of Influence, why the traditional idea of the “Alpha” is inaccurate, and the three key ingredients you need to win people over when you’re telling a story. Rene and Chris will also talk about why expertise building, in real world situations, is so important, and share personal experiences from their journey’s in building their audience by getting in the ring and taking their punches.
