

Speaking Podcast
Roy Coughlan
The new format to this Podcast is I am having interesting conversation with Authors, Coaches and Business people.
Episode 1 to 250 I am interviewing Public Speakers and Coaches. They are sharing how they overcame their fear of public speaking and became competent speakers. If you would like to make a change in the World then being able to speak in public is critical to get your message out. Later Episode include conversation with Authors & Business owners.
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Episode 1 to 250 I am interviewing Public Speakers and Coaches. They are sharing how they overcame their fear of public speaking and became competent speakers. If you would like to make a change in the World then being able to speak in public is critical to get your message out. Later Episode include conversation with Authors & Business owners.
Join my SKOOL PodFather Community https://www.skool.com/podfather/about
Thank you to my listeners :)
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Feb 9, 2025 • 55min
Julian Treasure's TED Talk Secrets Revealed
Julian Treasure is a sound and communication expert, author and international keynote speaker. His five TED talks and 11 TEDx talks have been viewed more than 150 million times, and one of them is the sixth most viewed TED talk of all time.--- Upgrade Your Brain Unleash & Use Your Uniqueness https://braingym.fitness/ Find a Virtual Assistant at va.worldAll about Royhttps://roycoughlan.com/------------ Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts https://roycoughlan.com/ ------------------ About my Guest Julian Treasure:Julian Treasure is a sound and communication expert, author and international keynote speaker. His five TED talks and 11 TEDx talks have been viewed more than 150 million times, and one of them is the sixth most viewed TED talk of all time. He has been widely featured in the world's media, including TIME Magazine, The Economist, Vogue, The Times, TV and radio stations including NBC’s Today Show, BBC TV and radio, and many podcasts. He has been honoured with both Toastmasters International’s Golden Gavel Award and the International Listening Associations's Special Recognition award.Julian's first book, Sound Business, is the seminal work on effective business sound. His audio branding company The Sound Agency works with major brands worldwide, proving that good sound is good business by designing excellent customer experience for the ears. Julian's second book, How To Be Heard: Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening, is a practical guide to improving personal communication skills. The audiobook version won both the SOVAS and Audie global awards for best business audiobook of the year. His seven-hour online course How To Speak So That People Want To Listen includes modules on public speaking and wellbeing for presenters.Before The Sound Agency, Julian founded, grew and sold leading UK contract publisher TPD, during which time he was chairman of the Association of Publishing Agencies, a director of the Periodical Publishers Association, chairman of PPAinteractive and chairman of the UK government’s Digital Content Forum. In 2002, he received the PPA Chairman’s Award for services to the UK magazine publishing industry.Julian is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Marketors, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a long time musician, remembering with affection his two 1981 BBC John Peel sessions (the bands were Transmitters and Missing Presumed Dead) and scoring Sounds magazine’s single of the week with Fish Turned Human.What we Discussed: - How he got into Public Speaking (1 min)- The biggest problem in relationships is listening (7 mins)- Hearing V's Listening ( 8 mins)- Techniques to be Fully Preesent when Listening (12:30 mins)- Be present when listening (16 mins)- Can we comprehend if we listen at x2 times (18:30 mins)- What not to say as a CEO (23:15 mins)- Speaking from the Heart V's teleprompter (26:30 mins)- How he prepared his 5 TED speeches ( 29 mins)- Stop winging it ( 36 mins)- Why you need more than just Toastmasters (38:30 mins)- You do not need to be screaming in a Noisy Bar (43:30 mins)- The Power of Sound (48:30 mins)- Winning an Audio Book award ( 52:30 mins) Link for New Book as discussed https://geni.us/SoundAffectsWhere to find Julian Treasure: http://www.juliantreasure.comhttp://www.speaklistenbe.comhttp://www.thesoundagency.comhttp://twitter.com/#!/juliantreasurehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/juliantreasurehttp://www.instagram.com/juliantreasure------------------------------More about the Awakening Podcast: All Episodes can be found at http://www.speakingpodcast.com/ All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster https://roycoughlan.com/Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast

Feb 2, 2025 • 60min
Scott Allan shares his Secrets on How he became an International Best Selling Author
Scott Allan is the bestselling author of self-help books such as Fail Big, Relaunch Your Life, and Do the Hard Things First.----Find a Virtual Assistant at va.world--Upgrade Your Brain Unleash & Use Your Uniqueness https://braingym.fitness/ --- Speaking Podcast/ Podcast Coaching /My Other Podcasts https://roycoughlan.com/ --------------- About my Guest Scott Allan:
Scott Allan's journey transcends personal achievement to empower podcast audiences globally. With a portfolio of bestselling books, including "Do the Hard Things First," translated into 16 languages and over half a million copies sold, Scott's mission is to unlock human potential. Drawing from extensive experience as a corporate business trainer in Japan and a Transformational Success Strategist, he brings over 10,000 hours of research and practice in confidence development and mindset mastery. Scott's dedication to teaching, skill-building, and inspiring action offers podcast listeners not just stories but transformative insights and practical strategies for embracing challenges, fostering personal growth, and pursuing relentless self-improvement.
What we Discussed: - Who is Scott Allan (2 mins)
- Is the School system in Japan as we see on TV ( 6 mins)
- The different of schools in Japan ( 7:30 mins)
- His Meditation Journey ( 8:30 mins)
- Visualis ation forSport (14 mins)
- Meditation helping Anxiety (15:45)
- Walking Meditation (18:45 mins)
- His Journaling Process (21 mins)
- Combining his Journals into a blueprint (23:30 mins)
- His Creative writing process ( 27 mins)
- Self Publishing Vs Publisher (33 mins)
- How other Publishers Promote the book and Royalities( 40 mins)
- Can we track the Royalties (43 mins)
- The Besy Way to Launch a Book ( 46 mins)
- The problems we had with Amazon (52 mins)
- Why he gets people to do the Audio (54 mins)
- The services he offers (56 mins)
How to Contact Scott Allan : https://www.scottallanpublishing.com/
https://www.instagram.com/scottallanauthor/
https://www.facebook.com/scottallanauthor/ https://x.com/thescottallan https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-allan-79a7b97b/
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Jan 29, 2025 • 34min
How to Protect Yourself When Buying a Franchise with Jon Ostenson
Jon Ostenson is the Founder and CEO of FranBridge Consulting, an Inc. 5000 company, and he is a top .1% franchise consultant.
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About my Guest Jon Ostenson:
Jon Ostenson is the Founder and CEO of FranBridge Consulting, an Inc. 5000 company, and he is a top .1% franchise consultant. Jon is also the author of the bestselling book, ‘Non-Food Franchising’. Jon draws on his experience as a former Inc. 500 Franchise President and Multi-Brand Franchisee in helping his clients select their franchise investments. Jon is a frequent contributor on franchising for publications such as Forbes, Inc., and Bloomberg.
What we Discussed:
- His journey in Franchising ( 2 mins)
- Sometimes its not always a match with a Franchisor and Franchisee ( 4 mins)
- Not all Franchisors are ethical ( 6:30 mins)
- Own Business V's a Franchise (8:30 mins)
- Can you get different sector Franchises (11:30 mins)
- Vets get a Discount when buying a Franchise ( 14 mins)
- How a Franchise Brooker helps with the Selection and what is the FDD (15 mins)
- Investments needed for a Franchise (18:30 mins)
- The Royalties and what you get for it (20 mins)
- The trickey with scripts to sell the franchise ( 22 mins)
- What is a Discovery Day (24:20 mins)
- Why Franchisors work with Consultants to find Franchisees ( 26 mins)
- Lead Generation ( 27:30 mins)
- Tax Optimixation (28:30 mins)
- The Non Profit that he donates profits of the book to (30:30 mins)
- Next steps if you are interested in starting a franchise (32:30 mins)
Where to find Jon Ostenson :
https://franbridgeconsulting.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonostenson/
https://www.facebook.com/JonOstenson1/
https://twitter.com/Jon_Ostenson
https://www.youtube.com/@JonOstensonFBC
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Jan 25, 2025 • 40min
Top Lawyer Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons Reveals SHOCKING Retirement Planning Mistakes to Avoid
Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons is the founder of Encoraco, a coaching and consulting company that focuses on helping high-achieving entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives design a plan for their lives when they "retire" from their current endeavors.
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About my Guest Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons :
Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons is the founder of Encoraco, a coaching and consulting company that focuses on helping high-achieving entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives design a plan for their lives when they "retire" from their current endeavors. Elizabeth and her team have guided hundreds of founders, lawyers, doctors, and executives as they prepare for and navigate retiring from an intense career. Her first book, "Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement" . Elizabeth is also a lawyer, speaker, and consultant.
What we Discussed:
- Elizabeth's journey to being a Lawyer and her business now (1 mins)
- The Corporate Ladder is not always the way to go (3:30 mins)
- How did the name Encore come about (4:45 mins)
- When you should start thinking of retirement (6:30 mins)
- Working all your life for a Dream that Never happens ( 9 mins)
- Spending money makes some people uncomfortable (12 mins)
- Mindset in Changing your Career (13:30 mins)
- People to use their Skillset when they retire ( 16 mins)
- What to do if you realise that you need to keep working and can't afford to Retire (18:45 mins)
- Get a Pattern Interrupt (21 mins)
- Dont let your life become your job (24 mins)
- Dealing with the Serial Entrepreneur (25:45 mins)
- Try to have a nice experience for your Last Chapter (28 mins)
- How a Coach can guide you (30:30 mins)
- Let the client do the thinking (32 mins)
- Her Book Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement (34 mins)
- What the Offer a Group Coaching ( 37 mins)
Where to find Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons :
https://www.encoraco.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-zelinka-parsons-3b58a52/
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Jan 20, 2025 • 38min
Geo Engineering, Ai dangers ,Tarrot Cards and Protests in Romania - Awakening & Brain Fitness
This is the 1st Episode of a weekly call with Arnold Beekes where we discuss current events and what we can do to deal with it. We also share game-changing initiatives that contribute to better living for all.
About my Co-Host:Arnold Beekes Innovator, certified coach & trainer and generalist. First 20 years in technology and organizational leadership, then 20 years in psychology and personal leadership (all are crucial for innovation).
============ What we Discussed: - Reflecting on a friend Steve Cotter who passed ( 1:45 mins)
- Why we started this collaboration (2:30 mins)
- Is Geo Engineering causing illness (4:45 mins)
- Do not attack those with a Different belief system (10:45 mins)
- Challenge Everything ( 12 mins)
- Do not let the Ego get in the way (13:50 mins)
- The Pros & Cons of Ai ( 16 mins)
- A lot of information given to us is a guesstimate (19:30 mins)
- The dangers of using technology all the time (22:30 mins)
- Are Tarrot Cards useful (25 mins)
- Gifted people that can read your past and future (28:45 mins)
- The Protests in Romania after the Elections (31 mins)
- Lisbon Treaty in Ireland (36 mins)====================How to Contact Arnold Beekes: https://braingym.fitness/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnoldbeekes/ ===============Donations https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/support/------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants athttps://roycoughlan.com/------------------

Jan 18, 2025 • 44min
From Building Materials to Personal Growth: Mo Issa's Journey of Transformation and Authenticity
Mo Issa is the founder of a building materials business, which he has run for 25 years. He is also the author of 3 books. The Shift explores personal growth concepts like authenticity, vulnerability, and the ego, while his poetry collection, The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary, focuses on his everyday experiences and feelings during his transformation.
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About my Guest Mo Issa :
Mo Issa is the founder of a building materials business, which he has run for 25 years. He is also the author of 3 books. The Shift explores personal growth concepts like authenticity, vulnerability, and the ego, while his poetry collection, The Dense Mistiness of the Ordinary, focuses on his everyday experiences and feelings during his transformation. Mo’s writing has been featured in Elephant Journal and Rebel Society and goes out to thousands through his weekly newsletter.
Mo speaks regularly at conferences and workshops, and he has spoken at the TEDx Accra Conference (2015). In 2016, Mo launched a new initiative, The Authenticity Project, which celebrates people fearlessly pursuing their passions by assisting them with a cash prize and a mentorship program.
He received his master’s in law from the London School of Economics. He spends his time writing and reading voraciously in philosophy, literature, poetry, and psychology.
What we Discussed:
- How to know a good cigar (3:15 mins)
- His Midlife shift (6 mins to 8:30 )
- Moving to the UK at 11yrs (8:45 mins)
- Personal Development and the tricks they use (11 mins)
- His writing journey ( 16 mins)
- Having an accident on a skiing trip (20 mins)
- Learning to be present in the journey (23 :30 mins)
- Taking your eye off the ball in your successful company (28 mins)
- His TEDx Talk (30:45 mins)
- Being vunerable to his staff (34:45 mins)
- How close should you get with Employees (37 mins)
- His Humanitarian Work (38:30 mins)
- The Shift Book (40:30 mins)
- Plans for future books ( 42 mins)
Where to find Mo Issa:
https://www.mo-issa.com/
https://www.facebook.com/moshifter/
https://x.com/moissawrites?mx=2
https://www.instagram.com/mo.issa/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/moakilissa/
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Jan 5, 2025 • 41min
The Surprising Way Daryl Dittmer Conquered His Addictions
Daryl Dittmer is an entrepreneur, recently published author and has been sober for decades. He's here to discuss sobriety, but more importantly, how life can go from a dead-end mess to something you can't imagine in your wildest dreams, inside and out.
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About my Guest Daryl Dittmer :
After a humble and often tumultuous beginning to his life, Daryl Dittmer has worked relentlessly on himself for almost 40 years.
Having hailed from a blue-collar family and upbringing, work-ethic was instilled early and often. Daryl was put to work as a farm hand at an early age, at $1.50 per hour, and learned the immense value of hard work and long days.
Since those days, Daryl has been a carpenter, sales professional, business owner, builder, landlord, real estate investor, and consultant. Now, we’re able to add “author” to that list.
Daryl feels very fortunate to have had mentors assist him with his life’s journey and wants nothing more than to pass on what was so graciously given to him. He considers it an honor to be in a position to do that.
What we Discussed:
- Daryl's journey from a child (2 mins)
- Entrepreneurial from a young age ( 4 mins)
- His introduction to addictions ( 9:30 mins)
- When he decided to get help from drugs (11:45 mins)
- How was it at home while he was on drugs (14 mins)
- How he came up with the title of his book (15:30 mins)
- When you see your siblings with addictions (19:30 mins)
- What caused the 3 kids to have addictions ( 20 mins)
- How to go to social events when you are sober ( 22 mins)
- What to do if your partner drinks when you are sober ( 25 mins)
- His advice to his children about addictions (27 mins)
- How does the AA work (29:30 mins)
- Should you check a few AA meetings before committing to one (34:30 mins)
- How to get a sponsor in AA (36 mins)
- What he covers in the book (37 mins)
Where to find Daryl Dittmer:
www.daryldittmer.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095169161814
https://x.com/DarylEDittmer
https://www.instagram.com/whenistopfighting/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daryl-dittmer-734205294/
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More about the Awakening Podcast: All Episodes can be found at http://www.speakingpodcast.com/ All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster
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Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast

Dec 19, 2024 • 1h 1min
Michaell Magrutsche neurodiverse multidisciplinary artist & Creativity-Awareness Educator
Michaell Magrutsche (mag-rootsh) is a neurodiverse multidisciplinary artist, strategist (private, corporate and political) Creativity-Awareness Educator.
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About my Guest Michaell Magrutsche :
Michaell Magrutsche (mag-rootsh) is a neurodiverse multidisciplinary artist, strategist (private, corporate and political) Creativity-Awareness Educator.
Michaell works on raising the awareness of our limitless human-potential. Dyslexia/dysgraphia forced Michaell to develop an awareness to see the world contextually. Having a more human-centric perspective and art-creation saved his life feeling like a human being instead of an outcast.
Today, Michaell’s unique comprehension allows him to contribute to almost every topic. Michaell is an advocate for human-education and understanding neurodiversity.
Michaell is totally self-taught and wrote 6 books about art and humanity, man-made systems and human inclusivity. Creating-art taught him understanding the nuances of human-centric vs system-relevant living.
In his book The Smart of Art, Michaell refines the misunderstanding of why 98-99% of artists worldwide exist around the poverty-level.
What we Discussed:
- Realising his disability and how Art saved him (1:30 mins)
- Find out what a Producer is (5:20 mins)
- Most Artists are poor (8:15 mins)
- What he started painting Garage Doors (10:45 mins)
- What he trying to do with Pre School education (13 mins)
- The hatred with some sport supporters (22:45 mins)
- Human Super Powers (25:30 mins)
- Why he has 30 second episode podcasts (28 mins)
- Adaptibility (30:45 mins)
- Why not to script podcasts (32:30 mins)
- Coming last in the class to 1st (34 mins)
- The Process of Art (42 mins)
- How to know the best Artist Educator (49:45 mins)
- Do we really need a car (55 mins)
Where to find Michaell Magrutsche :
https://michaellm.com/
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michaellart
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaellart
Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesmartofart/
YouTube Videos: https://goo.gl/gPM7cq
Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaellart
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Michaellcoach
My Music: www.soundcloud.com/michaellart
My Books: https://goo.gl/tpDQk3
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More about the Awakening Podcast: All Episodes can be found at http://www.speakingpodcast.com/ All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster
https://roycoughlan.com/
Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast

Dec 2, 2024 • 45min
Martial Artist Sifu Rafael Gomez EXPOSES the Truth About LOVE
Sifu Rafael is a master instructor and founder of Speaking Prowess, blends communication and leadership to unlock your potential.
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About my Guest Sifu Rafael:
Sifu Rafael is a master instructor and founder of Speaking Prowess, blends communication and leadership to unlock your potential.
As a solutions expert and executive coach, Sifu brings years of experience to the table, guiding clients towards their goals with clarity and purpose.
Sifu Rafael's mission is to make the art of personal and professional communication accessible to everyone. His dedication to this craft is truly inspiring. His goals are clear, to Enhance Communication Worldwide.
What we Discussed:
- How he started in Martial Arts (1 mins)
- Going home in a dangerous neighbourhood (4 mins)
- Why sometimes you need to fight ( 6 mins)
- Learning to use a Weapon (8 mins)
- Different type of weapons (10:45 mins)
- How he started 5 Podcast (11:30 mins)
- Who was your 1st coach (16 mins)
- Heros Rising show (18 mins)
- The Sears & Business show(21 mins)
- Using the word Love without meaning (22 mins)
- Self serving saying 'I Love You' (26 mins)
- In person events (27:50 mins)
- The Power of Vision Boards (29:20 mins)
- What is the best way to display your vision boards (30:45 mins)
- Meditation & Breathwork (33 mins)
- How to know which candles and insense sticks is toxic (35:45 mins)
- Podcast Guests and why he has a pre call (40 mins)
Where to find Sifu Rafael :
https://ihaveapodcast.com/coaching-call-by-rafael-gomez/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaMgKW-ozb50iiPNT1Gme3w
https://www.facebook.com/SifuRafaelG/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sifurafael/?trk=public_post_feed-actor-image
https://www.instagram.com/invictusstar/
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More about the Speaking Podcast: All Episodes can be found at http://www.speakingpodcast.com/ All Social Media + Donations link https://bio.link/podcaster
https://roycoughlan.com/
Our Facebook Group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast

Nov 29, 2024 • 1h 1min
Gratitude is the SECRET to Surviving Wars and Injustices
Freedom Broadcasters LivestreamThursday, Nov 28, 2024 @ 12:00 PM EST
THANKSGIVING Special Episode w/ GRACE, DRAGO, ROY & HARTMUT
Topic: Active Gratitude in Turbulent Times: Finding Strength Amid Wars and Injustices.
Creator Host:
Grace Asagra, RN MA
Podcast: Quantum Nurse: Out of the Rabbit Hole from Stress to Bliss
http://graceasagra.bio.link/https://www.quantumnurse.life/Bitchute https://www.bitchute.com/channel/nDjE6Ciyg0ED/
Special Guest Host:
Drago Bosnic
BRICS portal (infobrics.org)https://t.me/CerFunhouse
Roy Coughlan
Podcast: AWAKENINGhttps://www.awakeningpodcast.org/
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