WMTW 110: Michael Port author of Steal the Show [Podcast]

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“A speech is all about the audience.” Michael Port (Tweet this)

In this episode I chat to Michael Port about public speaking, rehearsing, performing online and stealing the show.

Show-notes:

Key points

• Michael is a New York Times bestselling author of several books including the classic “Book Yourself Solid” and the new book “Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life.”
• He is also the host of the Podcast “Steal the Show Podcast.”
• Performance is based on your rehearsal.
• Steal the show:
  • Performer’s mindset
  • Performance principles
  • Public speaking master class
• Bad performance is manufactured behavior.
• Silence the critics and crush the fear.
• “Act as if”
• Change your state of being to a positive way to influence other people.
• Ideas are as good as your audiences’ capability to absorb them.
• A pause in a speech lets the audience digest the information.

People mentioned

• Ira Glass

Links mentioned

• “Steal the Show Podcast.”
• “Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life.”

Get in touch with Michael

• Visit his website MichaelPort.com
• Follow him on Twitter @michaelport
• StealTheShow.com
• HeroicPublicSpeaking.com

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