I'm excited to share the contestants so far! 🤩 @Dani Rosenblad James @Björn Hagemann @Natalie Duncan @Emma Fábryová @Wolfram Grohnert @Doa Kaptan @Rodrigo Rios @Vernon Foster @Kevin Pagan @Sungsoo Choi @Fredrik Lyngmark @leslie jensen @John Doorbar @lori-ann Muenzer @Subhan Nair @Éva Raposa @Janet Little @Sam Dunlop @Semih Yalap @Anil de Vries @Amir Salemi @Danny Hansen @Harrison Angwin @Jacqueline Hollows @Des Dreckett @Tony Mulligan @Lindsay Bruce @Craig Gauvreau If you're thinking about joining but haven't decided yet, all info can be found here: https://headgain.com/skoolx In short; - Create your own talk with the guidance of our SKOOLx course - Upload your talk to the Public Speaking Community before 19th June midnight - Join the voting on 20-22nd June - Top 8 announced on the 23rd of June - SKOOLx finals on 27th of June - Final voting round 27-28th - Winner announced 29th To enter either pay a 1-time fee of $199 directly inside the Public Speaking Community OR join The Speaking Blueprint community at $99/month (cancel anytime).

The time has come, ladies and gentlemen 🤩 TL;DR: Go to headgain.com/skoolx 🔥 In collaboration with The Live Event Studio, we are hosting 𝐒𝐤𝐨𝐨𝐥’𝐬 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. You'll deliver an 8-minute "Signature Talk". A Top 8 will be chosen by YOU for the Final. 🚨NOTE: future entries will be 2x the price. This is not some bullsh*t salesy scarcity tactic, this is just what will be happening. Get involved if you're price sensitive! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫? - Clarify your WHY by building your own Signature Talk - Get exposure for your brand and business through The Public Speaking Community and The Live Event Studio’s marketing channels - Get REAL high-stakes speaking practice in a safe space - Get feedback on your public speaking (Premium in The Speaking Blueprint only) ‼️ For Skoolers and founders: generate leads for your business 👌 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐈𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬: 1. Access the SKOOLx course ($199 one-time entry fee; or FREE for members of The Speaking Blueprint) 2. Follow the program. Prepare your Signature Talk. 3. Practice your Signature Talk. Refine it. 4. Record your Signature Talk. Post it here in The Public Speaking Community. 5. Attend the Delivery Practice Session + Final YOU will vote for the Top 8. YOU will vote for the winner. Power to the people. ✊ 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒: 🥇 Winner: SPEAKERx FULL Scholarship: $5000 value FREE 🥈 2-3rd: SPEAKERx Partial Scholarship: Premium 6 months free in Blueprint ($1494 Bonus) 🏅 4-8th: SPEAKERx Partial Scholarship: Standard 6 months free in Blueprint ($594 Bonus) 🙋 Got a question? Drop a comment below! So... Will you help us create history by participating in Skool’s BIGGEST Public Speaking Competition?

@Justin Yip and I have been running a networking call for the past few months. I've also just done 11 short 'elevator pitch review calls' with members of my community over the past few days, and have a bunch more on the calendar. I'm looking to answer: What makes an elevator pitch or self-introduction TRULY memorable for the right reasons, and leads to further conversations? Here's what I've got so far. 1. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 = 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜 🥱 There's an idea that an elevator pitch or self-introduction needs to be this incredible 1-liner that can be used in ANY situation. I also believed this to be true. Where does this idea come from? Too much Shark Tank, perhaps... Even when we craft the PERFECT sentence, after we've said it a bunch of times, it sounds memorized and scripted. It FEELS memorized and scripted. It may look good on your landing page, but it doesn't help us to stand out, connect or be memorable. It's generic, at best. 𝟐. 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 🎯 Great elevator pitches and self-introductions are tailored to the situation. No different from a landing page written for a specific ICP in mind. Examples are relatable and relevant. Details are drawn from the context itself. There's a clear understanding of who you're talking to. You're present. Mention other people: "Oh, I loved what Jimmy said about [xyz]." Mention the space: "As I came into the event hall, I noticed [xyz] and it made me think about [abc]." Little details like this are enough to make you stand out. An impromptu feel to your speaking projects confidence. Noticing a theme here? 𝟑. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 We often feel pressure to state our experience, our title, our degrees. It feels icky. It sounds icky. But we do it anyway lol. Sorry, but no one cares where you went to university. Talk about someone you've helped recently. Talk about something you're working on that you're excited about. Talk about what a client said about you. Don't forget, we're in the business of helping people. Focus on the good work you do that puts people first rather than the superficial metrics of success society often draws our attention to.

A friend of mine recently mentioned that "great marketing is a balance of familiar and unfamiliar". When he mentioned this, I instantly recognized how this applies to speaking. Networking, speeches, presentations, even content creation. For our marketers here - have you recognized the relationship between great speaking and great marketing? Agree? Disagree? (This is Day 3 of a 30-Day Speaking Challenge I'm doing with some of my community members.)

Day 2 of my 30-Day Speaking Challenge. Today's focus is personal storytelling based on a workshop I ran yesterday. Main point: honor the authentic voice in your head, so you attract the right kinds of people. Do you agree?