The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking Best Of: The Productivity Ninja Speaks with Graham Allcott - 193
One of the main things I teach people is how to get and keep peoples’ attention. That’s because in today’s world attention is more precious and valuable than gold.
Social media companies employ genius minds to work out better ways to keep us ‘in the matrix’, and all of us are bombarded with notifications, information, entertainment and choice. So... not only is it harder to get peoples’ attention, it’s harder for us all to pay attention.
Yet without time that’s free from distraction, we will never get our best work done. That’s why I’ve brought this show back into focus for you. It’s one of the first 50 shows I released and I believe it is one of my best.
Graham Allcott is a productivity expert, but it wasn’t always that way. In this show you’ll find out how he got productive and has helped thousands of people to get life and work back under control.
After founding his company Think Productive, Graham went on to write Productivity Ninja, which is a worldwide best seller. Today his team works with companies all over the world, he is a speaker, and is currently working on other productivity related projects that will broaden the Ninja brand and help us all work smarter.
Enjoy!
What you’ll learn
- Why it’s good to teach what you struggle to learn yourself
- Why you should detach your ego from delegation
- How clarity can overcome procrastination
- Why it’s more interesting to not be the Guru.
- How to develop positive productivity habits
- How starting a business in a time of adversity can bring more opportunity
- Why good design is important for all sorts of businesses
- Why taking risks and having strong opinions can pay dividends
- The main struggles around productivity
- Why technological questions are always people problems
- The silver bullet of productivity
- The four steps to improve your productivity
- How constraint can 10x your productivity
- What attention management is and why it’s crucial for productivity
- Why your will power won’t beat silicon-valley
- Why you should get your inbox to zero
- Why you should eat the rainbow
- How getting mistaken for an employee as a speaker is a good thing
- How comedy can help your speaking
All things Graham:
Graham’s Website – http://www.grahamallcott.com
Think Productive - https://thinkproductive.co.uk
Beyond Busy Podcast - http://getbeyondbusy.com
Graham’s Books:
How to be a Productivity Ninja by Graham Allcott
How to be a Study Ninja by Graham Allcott
Books mentioned in the Show:
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Anyone Can Do It – My Story by Duncan Bannatyne
Resources:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thespeakingclub/
https://www.saraharcher.co.uk/challenge
https://www.facebook.com/SarahArcherSpeak/
https://www.storyledmarketing.com
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