A full conversation with Strother Gaines, about the good and bad in your head as you are speaking, what we can learn about adaptation from Segway tours, why it might be okay to call the governor in improv, what "crutching" is and how to stop it

9 - Vrooman at INBOUND

Oct 3rd, 2017 43m 7s

If you give your audience the audio, they will probably ask for the slides. And if you give them the slides, they will probably . . . .Anyway, if you want to flip through the slides while you listen, it makes the jokes funnier. Find the slide

8 - Oh, No, Not Power Point!

Sep 21st, 2017 32m 44s

Visual aids. Are you sure you're doing them right? Find out what Sonny Melendrez, Kathy Gruver, Tahar Ali, Allison Francis Barksdale, Marcella Zappia, Tina Shakour, Beatriz Navarro and Alexandra Rufatto-Perry think about it. Hint: you just migh

7 - Do You Have One Final Piece of Public Speaking Advice?

May 1st, 2017 33m 51s

I ask all my interviewees this question. Here's your chance to find out what they say. Spoiler alert: You should remember to breathe and tell the truth.

6 - South by Nor'easter

Mar 30th, 2017 40m 40s

March 15th I was supposed to be podcasting live from SXSW.I was in New York to see my son's high school band play at Carnegie Hall. Then #StellaBlizzard happened.SXSW and all the interviewees I had to cancel with were all very cool about th

Announcement

Mar 23rd, 2017 49s

The podcast has moved. To find it you will need to go to morebrainz.simplecast.fm, itunes, Google Play, @Morebrainz on Twitter, or to http://www.stevenvrooman.com/podcast.html. Thanks!

5 - My Greatest Success

Feb 9th, 2017 34m 24s

This episode is about how 8 speakers found their greatest success by (spoiler alert!) being able to read the situation and adapt. Like a manuscript from the Middle Ages, in the show I call each of these a Tale.The Tale of the Empty RoomDr.

4 - Superheroes

Jan 12th, 2017 37m 6s

Whew! Finally made it out of 2016 and finished another episode!When I started sharing this podcast via social media, people from all over volunteered to be on the show. Meeting new people as part of the interview process and learning what the

3 - Nerves

Nov 30th, 2016 32m 47s

For each podcast episode, I write this ShowNotes piece which allows listeners to find out more information on the background and current projects (and speaking availability!) of my interviewees/storytellers. I will do that here, as well, but if

2 - Disasters

Oct 30th, 2016 32m 54s

Do you fear the worst when public speaking? Has the worst already happened to you? If you told your story of the worst thing that has happened to you while speaking, would it sound like the collected tales in this episode? Would hearing the sto

1 - Technical Difficulties

Sep 20th, 2016 26m 57s

This podcast takes you behind the scenes to get the real story about public speaking. In this episode, hear what happens to four public speaking professionals when their technology fails them at the worst possible time.

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