I see this all the time. A speaker has a powerful message, but they open with data, methodology, or background context. By the time they get to the point, half the room has mentally checked out. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝘁. Before your audience will care about the how, they need to feel the why. They need to be emotionally enrolled in your vision — the future state you're pointing toward, the problem you're solving, the change you're advocating for. That's a right-brain exercise. Emotional. Imaginative. Compelling. The details come later. Once they're leaning in. Once they want to know how to get there. Think of it like a movie trailer. You don't open with the production budget. You open with a moment that makes people feel something. Your talk should work the same way. Lead with vision. Earn their attention. Then give them the roadmap. Do you tend to lead with logic or emotion when you speak? 😉

This week I welcome new members @Liz Lemarchand and @Valarie Smith Then I talk a little bit about what I think this community should be all about. -Let me know if you agree, disagree or have some other idea altogether! 🤔 Then I talked through the upcoming bootcamp I am running for a small cohort of TEDx speakers, and how you can make some money by referring people interested in speaking at TEDx to this community. 😃 I stopped the camera then, but spent a delightful 45 minutes to @Cristal Vancarson who is also a member (I didn't record this conversation). Cristal is based in LA and has some fantastic stories of acting and modelling. She also does photography and I will be interviewing her next week for the Experts Resources where she will give you tips on your headshots and can even do headshots for you remotely. - I was an interesting experience! ❤️❤️❤️ Headshots below... what do you reckon?