Celebrity Speakers

This episode focuses on celebrity speakers and how to model the best but be yourself.  Toni explores speeches made by celebrities and identifies both the things you should be doing as well as those you should not.  She shares commonalities evident across the speeches and the aspects and themes that every good speech must have in order to engage the audience.  This is a fascinating look at some very familiar speakers and the traits you can learn and emulate to ensure your speech is a good one.     KEY TAKEAWAYS  Follow a system but put it around your personality, effectively own the traits of the greats but be authentic and true to you.  Barack Obama  A  phenomenal orator and public speaker   He is practised and prepared, includes phenomenal humour with great timing along with vulnerability and compassion.  Theresa May  Well prepared with notes that are often referred to throughout a speech.  Can look nervous, which can help to create mood and a connection with the audience.  Donald trump  Often breaks into spontaneous speeches but practise and preparation are key, and you can deliver a prepared speech that appears spontaneous to the audience.  Effective use of repetition gets his message across and embedded with the audience.  Gwyneth Paltrow  In her Oscar acceptance speech she demonstrated great humility and gratitude at the start and showed vulnerability throughout.  She brought the speech full circle by finishing with gratitude for family  Leonardo Di Caprio  In this acceptance speech, Leonardo opened the loop of gratitude at the start and very elegantly closed it at the end.  Matthew McConaughey  The speech was well prepared and demonstrated effectively the use of ‘the pause’  giving the audience the opportunity to fill the gap for themselves with their own thought process.  There are common themes to all the celebrity speeches;  Preparation and practise - whether it appears that way or not  Humility – the ability to give gratitude and thanks  Humour – either canned or off the cuff  Surprise – the element of surprise or suspense, often part of the humour section.  The ability to make your point and repeat it  Everyone had a point to make and the point was made and repeated.      BEST MOMENTS  ‘Love or loathe them politicians often give significant speeches’  ‘You can learn a lot from other’s speeches both the good and the bad’  ‘Polarisation is a good thing it shows you are not afraid to stand up for your beliefs’    VALUABLE RESOURCES  Presenting, Pitching, Public Speaking Podcast  Unlimited Success     ABOUT THE HOST   Toni Gargan is a Double World Record-holding Public Speaker, Mentor, Entrepreneur, and Professional Property Investor. She acts as the Director at Owen Oliver Property, a family-run property investment company helping others gain passive income through investing.  Aside from building her amazing property portfolio, she’s also a full-time mentor for property investors through Progress Property and Unlimited Success. Toni has since then discovered her true passion – helping others by training and mentoring through public speaking.  She now hosts her own show, Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, which aims to help you be confident, improve your speaking & communication skills and present better for you, your team, and your business.     CONTACT METHOD  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-gargan-627b0a100    Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonigargan?lang=en