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Being an Influential Voice at Home, Work and in Community with Tricia Brouk: An EOFire Classic from 2022

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Jan 24, 2026
Tricia Brouk, award-winning director, author and founder of The Big Talk Academy, teaches people to craft influential talks with dignity and impact. She explores what an influential voice looks like at home, work and community. Topics include purpose as a communication barometer, shaping stories for greater empathy, managing stage fear, and using choreography and objectives to hold audience trust.
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INSIGHT

Influence Starts With How You Speak

  • An influential voice is any time you speak with dignity, curiosity, and respect to others across contexts.
  • You must constantly and consciously shape communication to create dignity, respect, curiosity, and love.
ADVICE

Use Purpose And Values As A Barometer

  • Get clarity on your purpose, values, and mission to use them as a barometer for your voice.
  • Return to your values when you feel off course to realign how you communicate.
ANECDOTE

Reframe To Create Global Impact

  • A mother who advocated for rare eye disease shifted focus from the disease to seeing the world through her children's eyes.
  • That reframing won funding at the FDA and broadened her talk's global impact.
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