🎙️38. Fearless Communication: Mastering the Mic Drop

 Episode 38: Fearless Communication: Mastering the Mic Drop (12 Minutes)

Unleash Your Inner Communication Powerhouse! ️

Struggling to connect with your audience? Fearless Thinking can help! This episode equips you with the essential skills to become a fearless communicator.

Master the mic drop with this episode of Fearless Thinking! Host Michael Devous unpacks the secrets to becoming a fearless communicator. Learn how to ditch the jargon, speak with confidence, and truly connect with your audience. This episode equips you with actionable tips to level up your leadership communication, including active listening and adapting to your audience. Craving a supportive community to hone your skills? The Ascend Hub is coming soon! It will offer expert mentorship and a space to practice your communication superpowers. Get ready to be inspired by Alex Hormozi, the communication rockstar, and his captivating storytelling approach. Take action and transform your communication skills with these bonus tips: practice your presentations, seek constructive feedback, and embrace body language mastery. Don't miss out on the valuable takeaways, actionable steps, and exclusive resources offered in this episode! Remember, communication is a two-way street. Start perceiving the "unsaid" and unlock your full communication potential. Stay tuned for the next episode where we delve into the art of delegation and building trust!

Key Takeaways:

• Clear and persuasive communication is a leader's secret weapon.
• Fearless Communication is an art of speaking & listening, adapting to your audience, and igniting action.
• Master these essential skills:
  • Crystal Clarity: Ditch the jargon, get straight to the point.
  • Confidence is Key: Speak with passion & conviction.
  • Active Listening: Pay attention, respond thoughtfully.
  • Communication Chameleon: Adapt your style for different audiences.

Introducing The Ascend Hub (Coming Soon!) https://theascendhub.com/

This one-stop communication powerhouse offers:

• Expert Mentorship: Craft impactful messages with our all-star team. ✨
• Supportive Community: Hone your skills in a safe and encouraging space.

Learn from the Best: The Alex Hormozi Effect ️
https://www.acquisition.com/bio-alex

Alex Hormozi, a communication rockstar, captivates audiences with:

• Captivating Stories: Connect on a deep level.
• No-Nonsense Approach: Craft messages that resonate.

Become a Fearless Communicator: Action Steps

• Body Language Boss: Project confidence with eye contact & open gestures.
• Practice Makes Perfect: Rehearse presentations and key conversations. ️
• Feedback is Your Friend: Seek constructive criticism to improve.
• The Ascend Hub - Your Secret Weapon: Coming soon - join the waitlist!

**Remember, as Colin Powell said: "The essence of communication lies in perceiving the unsaid." **

Next Episode: Delegation & Building Trust - Don't Miss Out!

Transcript

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Hey there everybody. 

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And welcome to fearless thinking, a 

podcast designed to help you navigate 

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authentic leadership and the 

entrepreneurial journey. 

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I'm your host Michael dove. 

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And these are my thoughts, lessons and 

insights from my entrepreneurial 

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journey into coaching workshops, 

motivational speaking. 

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And of course, what I picked up from 

interviews with inspiring leaders and 

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entrepreneurs along the way.

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My mission is to help people unlock 

their untapped potential by using fear 

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as a catalyst for powerful change

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and growth,

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so they can step into the greatest 

version of their most authentic selves.

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All right, let's get into some fearless 

thinking.

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Hey, fairest thinkers, welcome

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back episode 38

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of the fairly sinking podcast. 

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I'm your host Michael devou.

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This week we've been talking about 

communication,

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messaging

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fearless communication, and mastering 

the mic

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is today's specific focus.

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I have pretty, I'm pretty lucky. 

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Well, not lucky, I guess I did the 

work. 

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But

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my life started out as an entertainer 

on stage, then went behind the Scenes 

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in production, then went into

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Pr media marketing,

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mostly in film festivals and

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things like that. 

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So I have spent a lot of time in front 

of the camera

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onstage,

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of interviewing people, you name it. 

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So it's a very comfortable space in 

place for me

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to be. 

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And I sometimes forget that

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a lot of lot of people aren't as 

comfortable as I am on the mic, or just 

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getting up and speaking,

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shooting from the hip and improvising

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and mastering the art of

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communication,

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not just in terms of selling and 

marketing, your messaging and your 

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branding, but really being able to speak

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comfortably with people.

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And so today we're going to drop a 

couple

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of

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some knowledge bombs on

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fearless communication.

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In the leadership game,

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both in entrepreneurs,

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entrepreneurship and leadership,

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clear and persuasive communication

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can be a secret weapon. 

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In fact, I think

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creating that sort of charisma,

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that connection between you and your 

audience, that connection between you 

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and your customer, you, when your team, 

if you have really great communication skills,

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it can launch you

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so many different ways. 

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It can really help connect you. 

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communication goes way beyond then just

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sharing our ideas and our thoughts.

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Obviously, you know, it's a two way 

street. 

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Fearless communication.

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It is an art form.

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And

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it's not just about speaking. 

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It is about

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speaking and listening, adapting to 

your audience. 

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And being able to light that fire 

underneath them to take action.

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One of the things we get as performers 

when we're training to be on stage

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to reach the back of the house. 

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One of the things you learn

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at a live event, live stage, live 

audience,

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is you get feedback from the audience. 

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You get this

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emotional,

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kinetic energy feedback from them when 

you know your what you're saying is 

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landing, whether that's motivational 

speaking or performing in a live show,

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improv comedy, you name,

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it's

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a

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practice to

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experiencing feeling and taking in that 

energy, and that stimuli, that 

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feedback, if you will,

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to help you

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lean in a little bit further when it 

starts to work.

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this two way street, this

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feedback loop mechanism,

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it's where ideas can begin to freely 

flow, and everyone feels heard and involved

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in the process.

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Leveling up your leadership, 

communication skills is a very crucial

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thing for a lot of people. 

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They're just not comfortable public 

speaking. 

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Hello. 

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I mean, it's like one of the things, 

that's like one of the biggest fears

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as public speaking. 

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A lot of people are just feel 

comfortable doing it, and that's 

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totally understandable,

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you know.

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But if we want to become communication. 

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And just,

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I apologize those

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terrifying.

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Here are some essential

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skill sets that you need to master or 

you could mask her. 

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I would encourage you to master

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crystal clarity,

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ditching the jargon and really the 

complex sentences, which, by the way, 

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is tough for me, because I love the 

jargon. 

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I mean, let's be honest. 

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I like clever more than I like clear.

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that's one of the things I've been 

learning to try to sort of prune

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out of my messaging. 

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I think I can be clever here on my 

show. 

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I think I'd be clever in personal one 

on ones. 

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But when it comes to getting the 

message out there and communicating it, 

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I think

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clear is better than clever.

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So be straightforward

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and make sure that

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your point shines through.

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And then, you know, getting to the 

point.

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I always say this, I digress, but I 

digress. 

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I need the t shirt. 

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Why? 

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Because it's hard for me to get 

straight to the point.

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I don't keep it tight. 

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And that is a very good, important 

lesson for people to do. 

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Keep it tight and clean and get to the 

point, avoid rambling on and really 

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focused on what truly matters. 

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Now, I'm having a discussion, I'm 

having a dialogue. 

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This is my show.

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And I'm going to digress a lot, because 

I am sharing with you personal 

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anecdotal pieces of my life experiences 

for what I have

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experienced

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along my journey,

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the things I've learned from other 

entrepreneurs,

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mentors, leaders and all those 

experiences that I have with production 

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media over the years. 

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So yeah, I'm going to stray here and 

there, but I am going to focus on a few 

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key topics

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on our entrepreneurial journey.

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A lot of times that's going to be about 

fear, about making fear your friend, 

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about ways to be more comfortable in on 

this journey. 

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So that fear

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no longer becomes that roadblock

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for us.

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It's almost everything that I talk 

about is really going to come back to, 

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at some point,

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helping you overcome and be more 

successful

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period. 

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Whether that's resources, ideas, 

thoughts, tips, tricks, advice, 

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anything along that way.

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Number three, confidence is key.

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Speaking with passion and conviction

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is it's really about practice,

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being able to believe what you say and 

what you're saying and how you're 

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saying that to your audience. 

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It is about practice. 

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You've got to get

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those rounds under your belt. 

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If you're just not a confident speaker, 

and you just don't have that thing 

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where you can

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jump in, shoot from the hip. 

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I have a few friends mine

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that

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are just as skilled at that,

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where I can literally put a mic in my 

hand and be like, here, can you just 

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jump up onstage and start

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with a panel discussion or get the 

moderators going, or do the live, you 

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know, presentation?

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And nine times out at ten, I can just 

wing it and jump up there and get to 

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it. 

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And I'm very comfortable

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with doing so.

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And I realize that that's not what 

everybody else has. 

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But building up that confidence, it is 

about the number of times I've been on 

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stage. 

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It is about the number of times I've 

been in front of the camera. 

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It is about the number of times I've 

had to take scripts

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and I've had to

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go off

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script, if you will, and

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generate new content

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expand on the idea of the concept, or 

engage with others to ask questions about

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those subject matters in order to 

create a more dynamic and interesting interview

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or live recording or live event.

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So I've built up my confidence.

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My confidence muscles

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by doing it thousands and thousands and 

thousands of times. 

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yeah, if you want to get more 

confident, then you've got to get up 

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and you've got to do it a lot. 

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You've got to do it often.

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Number four, becoming a listening 

machine. 

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Now, while

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yes, on this podcast, as well as 

others, you know, I do a lot of talking.

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That's my job right now,

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while you're talking, and while you're 

sharing, learning how to absorb

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and listen

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and take in the information coming from 

others, learning how to step back for a 

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moment. 

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And you realize when you've got a good 

moment and someone else is sharing 

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something that's key and important.

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They've tapped into an energy, a memory 

and experience.

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And being able to

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gently move yourself back, or

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get them back on track,

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paying attention to what others are 

saying, active, listening

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and then being able to respond 

thoughtfully is a massive skill set. 

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It's very important. 

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But it also helps you.

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It also helps you generate

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better questions.

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It helps you come in with the dialogue 

and the narrative and the conversation 

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in a way that makes it more interesting

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for them and for you, because you're 

not just telling them your thoughts and 

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ideas, you're telling them your 

thoughts and

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as about what they just

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said.

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Confirming.

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And if I be a communication chameleon,

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you can always adjust your style

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to fit your audience

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and the situation. 

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Know your audience, read the room.

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This takes practice, guys, it really 

does. 

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It takes practice to understand how to 

read a room and read an audience, and 

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understand what the needs are, if 

they're not responding, if you're

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getting cold, response, it's not warm, 

what have you,

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and then knowing how to break that,

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how to address it. 

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I'm one of those people who's like, if 

it's not working, I'm like, hey,

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guys, you're not with me. 

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What's going on? 

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Did I lose? 

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You know, talk to me?

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Do I smell bad? 

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Like,

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crack a joke, break the ice, break the 

tension, get people back in with you 

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and be like, hey, talk to me. 

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What do you wear you at? 

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Where are your thoughts right now? 

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Because apparently I've sort of 

misstepped, or I'm missing. 

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Something that's going on. 

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Maybe they got disrupted by a text 

message or whatever is happening.

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One of the things that

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is my goal and my wish for the ascent 

hub, which launches

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this August, which is an online, 

communicate, online community for 

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aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs,

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is to build this communication 

powerhouse opportunity for you,

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like a one stop shop to help you create 

your communication skills.

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We're talking about having mentors and 

guides and coaches, as well as workshops

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and live scenarios, where you get to 

craft

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your messaging practice to a supportive 

community to provide you with the 

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feedback that you need to hone your 

communication superpowers and your 

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ninja skills,

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creating that community around you, 

where you get to practice the art of 

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engaging in one on one, once a few and 

one to many dialogues,

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hotseat coaching Sessions. 

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Hotsey q and a's,

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you name, those kinds of things where

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it's not just about

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building community and networking and 

connection, which is super, super 

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important, by the way.

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But

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when you do that, you're practicing 

that art of communication. 

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You're practicing that and those skills 

of getting in there and being more 

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comfortable with your message, with 

your brand, with who you are with other 

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people. 

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So that when you're ready for your 

launch, when you're getting on that 

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journey, you're becoming that leader, 

you're becoming that mentor, or, you're 

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an entrepreneur, and you're launching 

your business,

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you now have developed a skill set with 

a wonderful group of supportive people

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to help you get there successfully.

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One of the individuals, I think I 

mentioned this obviously I'm right now 

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reading all the books by Alex hormozi.

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He has one called the Alex hermosi 

effect.

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He is a communication rock star right 

now, and he's hitting on all

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fronts.

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This guy's known for captivating store, 

having captivating stories with a no 

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nonsense approach,

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connecting with his audiences on a 

pretty deep level, crafty messages that 

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really resonate.

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And

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he's a prime example of fearless 

communication done. 

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what I love about Alex is

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approach

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it's so

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it's not polished.

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It's polished, but it's not polished. 

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Here's what I mean by

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that. 

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It's very down to earth, very

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simple, easy guy.

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But that guy, like Alex dude, he's 

practiced his stuff 1000 times. 

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When you listen to how he's practiced 

his presentations memorized. 

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Every single one, practiced

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thousands and thousands of hours to get 

to a place where he's so comfortable 

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telling his story from start to finish.

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It doesn't matter where he begins and 

where he ends in it, he can tell it to 

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you, and he can still be there in the 

passion in the moment, sharing with you

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that

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that experience

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that brings you in and holds your 

attention and helps you understand 

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where he's coming from. 

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And then

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even though you think, god, you know, 

he's dressing a plaid, cut off shirt 

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with big muscles and stuff, and he 

doesn't look like he's a really smart

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financial dude, he drops these bombs of 

intelligence

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where you're like, wow, he knows the 

market, wow. 

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He knows the finance, wow. 

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He knows the Numbers, he knows the 

stats,

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he knows this stuff.

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But he, but he sells it

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in such

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an approachable manner, I think that's 

part of the reason why it just makes 

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him really so successful. 

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And the fact that what he does works 

let's be honest,

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remember

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that for you on your journey, and it's 

a journey. 

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So it's totally ok. 

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If you're not comfortable being a 

communication, a master communicator,

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this does take time, and it

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takes effort, and it is about practice

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and having a growth mindset.

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And, you know,

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I love to help others do this. 

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I have, you know, with my fearless 

thinking podcasts, the fearless road 

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podcast, or motivational speaking.

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Also, 5th quarter consulting, where I 

help teach others in my workshops

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how to navigate these Spears, how to 

practice the art of communication. 

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In fact, what I was just doing in 

April, helping a company, really large 

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company out of New York.

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Their entire executive team, I was 

helping to coach them on their panel, 

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discussions, presentations and keynotes.

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It's so

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rewarding

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for me

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when I find that, you know, when I tap 

into that person's

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emotional

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and passionate moment.

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And I connect with that and help them 

connect their message to their 

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audience. 

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And I watch and see how that works for 

them. 

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It's incredible. 

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It's really great.

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Body language. 

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Being a body language boss, 

understanding other people's body 

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language, making eye contact with them, 

using open gestures

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and projecting a sense of confidence by 

owning the space and owning the room, 

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but also making sure that you're 

inviting others into the conversation.

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Practice makes perfect. 

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Again, you just got to rehearse in your 

representations and your

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conversations

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over and over and over and over again, 

and then feedback. 

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Feedback is your friend.

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Fear is your friend,

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and feedback is your fret. 

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Seek out that that constructive 

criticism.

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There's an AI called hudely yo o d 

liudley

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AI, where you can record yourself on 

your presentations and it'll give you 

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feedback. 

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The AI will give you feedback on what 

you can improve on how you can improve 

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your phrasing and your timing,

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reduce your ums and your

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hmms and your

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questions,

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but also seeking out trusted peers and 

advisors who can give you feedback on 

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your performance and on your speeches, 

in on your presentations

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and all these things.

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Learning about body language, 

practicing, improv, practice makes perfect.

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Getting feedback. 

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The ascend hub will be there.

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We will have all of that inside

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the ascent hub community to help you 

build and become a stronger, presenter 

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and speaker

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and really hone. 

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Those communication powerhouse skills.

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We can do it together

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will transform your fearless,

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you know, your fear, your fear, your 

fears around both motivational speaking 

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or public speaking, into a fearless and 

influential communicator.

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These

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workshops,

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programming, content, opportunities,

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live events,

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community engagement, it's all part and 

part of our journey, becoming entrepreneurs

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to get our message, our mission and

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our products and services out into the 

world. 

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Really that's just, I mean, that's what 

we want to do, that's what we're trying 

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to do.

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And

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it doesn't have to do something. 

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You do alone. 

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You don't have to be isolated. 

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And you can come and join the ascend 

hub and we're going to be here for you 

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every step the way.

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Colin Powell, colinpow, so

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you excuse me, Colin

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Powell. 

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So the essence of communication

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lies in the perceived

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unset.

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What's being perceived in the onset, 

reading between the lines, if you will.

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I think if you can be communicating

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a sense of understanding engagement,

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empathy,

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while

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talking about what you do, who you do 

and who you serve

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um,

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people will be engaged. 

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People will want to know more, it'll 

feel more connected to you.

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And I guess it is an art for. 

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So, yeah, the ascent of is going to be 

part of that. 

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If you want more help, you want more 

advice, contact me, you know, do the 

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hashtags, do the things, click on all 

the buttons, like subscribes, all those things.

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But if you walk one on one, if you want 

support and help, just reach out to me. 

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You know, I do coaching, I do 

workshops. 

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But it will all be in the ascend hub.

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This ball, August 19th, we're doing a 

promotion right now. 

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It's 75

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per cent off. 

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Gosh. 

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Like, do take advantage of it

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and click the buttons, you know, go to 

the estimate of dot com and find out 

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more it's going to be amazing, guys, 

it's going to be incredible. 

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This is the summer, summer, 24.

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Oo, my number.

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I'm so excited

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it's my birthday's January. 

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4th and four is my lucky number. 

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And 24th, two fours. 

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Like, I'm just, I feel, I feel really, 

I feel really good about it this year. 

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So, yeah, I'm launching, it's going to 

be amazing. 

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Don't miss out on this week's episodes, 

we talk about more communication, and 

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the next one's coming up.

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And yeah,

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hit me up with a great review if you 

would. 

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Even if it's not a great review, even 

if it's just a review where you're 

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like, hey, Michael, shut up, talk to us 

about xy c,

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tell me, let me know

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if you have a subject matter that I 

haven't touched on, that you really 

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want to hear about, then, you know, 

make a suggestion and put it in there. 

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In fact, I'm realized recently. 

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I didn't actually have a website for 

fearless thicking.

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I was like,

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I had the YouTube page, and I have a 

few other things, but just not a 

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dedicated sight. 

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So I'm working on that right now, 

getting all that stuff updated with the 

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messaging, and so you can access stuff 

and

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communicate with me otherwise, have an 

incredible week.

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It's Wednesday, happy hump day. 

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Everybody. 

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And go out there, do some fearless 

thinking, you know, do i'll do some

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excuse me, as I choke on my own.

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Do some amazing communication and 

listening to day. 

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Think about, in the conversations that 

you're having to day with other people, 

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what makes it interesting, what makes 

it valuable? 

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What has it lands and has impact for 

you when you see somebody else talking 

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and you're like,

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god, like the way they speak,

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absorb that. 

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Take it in. 

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Write it down in your journal

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with your notes. 

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What did you find out? 

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What did you discover? 

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And while you're at it, hey, I have 

some compassion and love for yourself. 

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Enjoy the weather, summer.

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H, clever. 

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Tom skevin,

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and i'll do a little

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fearless thinking. 

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All right, my friends, have a great 

day. 

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And i'll talk to you to morrow.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.