SpeakersU Podcast with James Taylor

Mar 28, 2019

Building your professional speaking business today requires asking the kind of first principle questions that Elon Musk is known for. In today’s episode, filmed in Singapore, we look at how to ask better questions to grow your speaking career.

• Asking Better Questions
• Voltaire
• High Q/A Ratio
• The Innovators DNA
• Hal...

Mar 21, 2019

I was asked the other day at a party what was the one qualification every professional speaker must have? Today I'm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to keynote a conference and on the flight over I've been mulling this question. My answer may surprise you.

• Qualifications for professional speakers
• CSP
• Why speaking is like...

Mar 14, 2019

In actor Michael Caine’s autobiography he shared a great piece of advice on overcoming a fear of public speaking that is encapsulated by the phrase “The Rehearsal Is The Work”. In today’s episode of The Speakers Life I’m in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and sharing ideas on how to be relaxed when speaking on stage.

Mar 7, 2019

What's the difference between an opening keynote speaker versus a closing keynote speaker? In todays episode, filmed in Abu Dhabi, I talk about how giving an opening keynote speech is different from giving a closing keynote speech.