John Holt is writing in asking about becoming a public speaker wants to be a
becoming a public speaker wants to be a
becoming a public speaker wants to be a speaker wants find places to speak and
speaker wants find places to speak and
speaker wants find places to speak and fail as a beginner but in places that
fail as a beginner but in places that
fail as a beginner but in places that won’t ruin his credibility in the future
won’t ruin his credibility in the future
won’t ruin his credibility in the future when he’s awesome so what advice you
when he’s awesome so what advice you
when he’s awesome so what advice you have about becoming a speaker and
have about becoming a speaker and
have about becoming a speaker and failing at the start and finding places
failing at the start and finding places
failing at the start and finding places to get some experience so you can
to get some experience so you can
to get some experience so you can overcome those early adversity yeah you
overcome those early adversity yeah you
overcome those early adversity yeah you kind of set out like gum in terms of the
kind of set out like gum in terms of the
kind of set out like gum in terms of the question is all about practice you know
question is all about practice you know
question is all about practice you know was another know some families go for
was another know some families go for
was another know some families go for thanks gary player who said kind of the
thanks gary player who said kind of the
thanks gary player who said kind of the more practice the luckier i am the more
more practice the luckier i am the more
more practice the luckier i am the more you practice the better speak he will be
you practice the better speak he will be
you practice the better speak he will be and i just think it’s a gift but it’s a
and i just think it’s a gift but it’s a
and i just think it’s a gift but it’s a gift that can be taught and learned and
gift that can be taught and learned and
gift that can be taught and learned and it’s an area where you know we talk
it’s an area where you know we talk
it’s an area where you know we talk about an internship before it’s in there
about an internship before it’s in there
about an internship before it’s in there well i’ll start you wanted to get into
well i’ll start you wanted to get into
well i’ll start you wanted to get into it go into an area actually which is
it go into an area actually which is
it go into an area actually which is sometimes the most difficult area people
sometimes the most difficult area people
sometimes the most difficult area people one should know you sometimes you will
one should know you sometimes you will
one should know you sometimes you will feel that it’s easier to present to
feel that it’s easier to present to
feel that it’s easier to present to complete strangers than people who know
complete strangers than people who know
complete strangers than people who know you but actually if you work and start
you but actually if you work and start
you but actually if you work and start presentations with people who know you
presentations with people who know you
presentations with people who know you then it could be like at a new community
then it could be like at a new community
then it could be like at a new community group or you go back to your school if
group or you go back to your school if
group or you go back to your school if you’ve got a job where you’re a startup
you’ve got a job where you’re a startup
you’ve got a job where you’re a startup or decoder you go back to talk to the
or decoder you go back to talk to the
or decoder you go back to talk to the computer science um kind of high school
computer science um kind of high school
computer science um kind of high school kids and do a presentation about why
kids and do a presentation about why
kids and do a presentation about why should they be excited about what
should they be excited about what
should they be excited about what computer science and coding and that’s a
computer science and coding and that’s a
computer science and coding and that’s a great way and then you can kind of go
great way and then you can kind of go
great way and then you can kind of go along to the teachers to teach and say
along to the teachers to teach and say
along to the teachers to teach and say can have that dean walker differently
can have that dean walker differently
can have that dean walker differently what correctly but after though when
what correctly but after though when
what correctly but after though when you’ve done a presentation then it’s
you’ve done a presentation then it’s
you’ve done a presentation then it’s about those magical open questions those
about those magical open questions those
about those magical open questions those friends of yours like what could have
friends of yours like what could have
friends of yours like what could have done better what could have done
done better what could have done
done better what could have done differently you know didn’t walk
differently you know didn’t walk
differently you know didn’t walk messages till we kind of resume and and
messages till we kind of resume and and
messages till we kind of resume and and i’m so kind of just always ask for
i’m so kind of just always ask for
i’m so kind of just always ask for feedback feedback is absolutely the food
feedback feedback is absolutely the food
feedback feedback is absolutely the food of improvement so that’s what I’m
of improvement so that’s what I’m
of improvement so that’s what I’m test-driving actually say don’t worry
test-driving actually say don’t worry
test-driving actually say don’t worry about failure there is no failure it’s
about failure there is no failure it’s
about failure there is no failure it’s just um practice I totally green I would
just um practice I totally green I would
just um practice I totally green I would also start a YouTube channel get used to
also start a YouTube channel get used to
also start a YouTube channel get used to speaking in front of a camera and having
speaking in front of a camera and having
speaking in front of a camera and having people see your opinions and maybe it’s
people see your opinions and maybe it’s
people see your opinions and maybe it’s a little less intimidating than speaking
a little less intimidating than speaking
a little less intimidating than speaking in front of an audience at the start I
in front of an audience at the start I
in front of an audience at the start I get a lot of me
get a lot of me
get a lot of me most of my speaking gigs through my
most of my speaking gigs through my
most of my speaking gigs through my youtube channel people see me talking
youtube channel people see me talking
youtube channel people see me talking and they want to hire me to speak at
and they want to hire me to speak at
and they want to hire me to speak at different events and you talk about the
different events and you talk about the
different events and you talk about the question talked about places to speak
question talked about places to speak
question talked about places to speak word ruinous credibility in the future I
word ruinous credibility in the future I
word ruinous credibility in the future I don’t think there’s that many places you
don’t think there’s that many places you
don’t think there’s that many places you really have to worry about ruin your
really have to worry about ruin your
really have to worry about ruin your credibility you know the first place I
credibility you know the first place I
credibility you know the first place I spoke out was the YMCA and three people
spoke out was the YMCA and three people
spoke out was the YMCA and three people showed up at my free event uh you know
showed up at my free event uh you know
showed up at my free event uh you know not not the biggest start but does it
not not the biggest start but does it
not not the biggest start but does it look bad on my résumé that I’ve
look bad on my résumé that I’ve
look bad on my résumé that I’ve started the YMCA you know I don’t think
started the YMCA you know I don’t think
started the YMCA you know I don’t think there’s that many places that really
there’s that many places that really
there’s that many places that really would be a knock against you that’s what
would be a knock against you that’s what
would be a knock against you that’s what you started so just start to all the
you started so just start to all the
you started so just start to all the Stevens wants reach out to your network
Stevens wants reach out to your network
Stevens wants reach out to your network places that you work before teachers
places that you work before teachers
places that you work before teachers clubs that you’re a part of I just offer
clubs that you’re a part of I just offer
clubs that you’re a part of I just offer to do a speech to get some practice and
to do a speech to get some practice and
to do a speech to get some practice and and also get on youtube film those
and also get on youtube film those
and also get on youtube film those speeches do your own sessions just one
speeches do your own sessions just one
speeches do your own sessions just one on one with the camera and the more
on one with the camera and the more
on one with the camera and the more practice you get like Steven said the
practice you get like Steven said the
practice you get like Steven said the better you’re gonna get it speaking the
better you’re gonna get it speaking the
better you’re gonna get it speaking the other things further you know back to
other things further you know back to
other things further you know back to your business your dream following your
your business your dream following your
your business your dream following your dreams Trump picks on me your passion of
dreams Trump picks on me your passion of
dreams Trump picks on me your passion of them because people when they’re
them because people when they’re
them because people when they’re listening to you will fill that kind of
listening to you will fill that kind of
listening to you will fill that kind of infectious contagious energy that
infectious contagious energy that
infectious contagious energy that passion and that will travel across and
passion and that will travel across and
passion and that will travel across and it will be absolutely propelling so
it will be absolutely propelling so
it will be absolutely propelling so trying you know if ever through a great
trying you know if ever through a great
trying you know if ever through a great motivational speaker because your
motivational speaker because your
motivational speaker because your passion about that you believe you’ve
passion about that you believe you’ve
passion about that you believe you’ve got loads of experience relevant but
got loads of experience relevant but
got loads of experience relevant but your heart is totally aligned to the
your heart is totally aligned to the
your heart is totally aligned to the passion and that’s why you’re such a
passion and that’s why you’re such a
passion and that’s why you’re such a compelling speaker and I kind of think
compelling speaker and I kind of think
compelling speaker and I kind of think you have to be something that you really
you have to be something that you really
you have to be something that you really care about and that always helps to give
care about and that always helps to give
care about and that always helps to give you that energy and and the motivation
you that energy and and the motivation
you that energy and and the motivation for people to this
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