Grant chats with storytelling expert Eva Daniel about the importance of early content development, adapting speeches, and setting goals for engaging keynotes. They discuss nailing timing, leveraging visuals, and being prepared for any occasion to become a great speaker.
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Brainstorming
Start by brainstorming your speech topic, getting all ideas out of your head.
Use sticky notes, whiteboards, or documents to capture everything, even seemingly irrelevant details.
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Keynote Development
Speakers rarely give one -off speeches; they refine keynotes over time.
Consider having four core keynotes: a signature talk, a business talk, a deep dive, and a fresh annual keynote.
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Content Iteration
Keep a base of 70-80% consistent content in your keynotes.
Tailor remaining content with fresh stories, humor, and current events relevant to the audience.
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"The biggest mistake that I repeatedly see speakers make is procrastination, just waiting too long to actually start developing the content and too long to practice the delivery."
This week, Grant sat down with Eva Daniel to talk about one of the most important parts of being an effective speaker — creating and delivering an engaging speech. Eva is a speaker, storytelling expert, and communications professional, and the founder of the Speak Shop, where she helps speakers produce better content.
"I believe that every speech is alive in breathing and a work in progress. And so we're just always making sure that, like, is it in the best order? And do I enjoy giving it the way that it is? And is the audience responding well to it in the way that I would envision them to be responding?"
This episode covers:
00:00 Eva’s background
04:40 How do you know when your speech is polished and done?
06:24 What does it look like to iterate on your content?
11:46 How do you create a successful delivery of your speech?
14:06 What kind of goals are you setting for your content?
20:06 What is good practice when it comes to prepping for a keynote?
25:19 How do you nail your timing?
27:23 What role should visuals have in your talk?
31:12 How do you leverage the room to ensure your talk is still well received?
33:22 What does it look like to be prepared for all occasions?
36:53 How do you become a great speaker?
39:43 Eva’s contact info and resources
"My biggest piece of advice though is your goal is to internalize your content for the big ideas, not to memorize it."
Check out Eva’s episode now!
"Not all practice is created equal. Giving your content to your bathroom mirror on, you know, the Wednesday before the Thursday you speak is not going to be as effective as if the Friday before you'd run it through a group of three to five people."
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