Preparing a great presentation takes more than just practice.

It takes learning about your audience, developing channels of communication with them before and after, seeking feedback from trustworthy voices, revising and reiterating until your eyes are blurry. It also requires some personal reflection to discover WHY you’re doing things the way you are.

DK (yes, that’s his full legal name) is an expert guide when it comes to the entire preparation process. Having helped hundreds of speakers prepare and deliver their content, he knows the subtle differences between practicing and preparing. More importantly, he knows the difference between being just another talking head and being a truly engaging speaker that can bring insight and transformation to their audience.

On this episode of SP&S you’ll learn:

• 00:00:00 // Tomfoolery and banter
• 00:02:10 // Introducing DK
• 00:07:02 // Helpful tips on how to best use slides in your presentation
• 00:26:52 // The critical thing DK learned by “faking” his way through a TedX talk
• 00:32:26 // An unconventional (and potentially game-changing) approach to crafting your speech
• 01:00:55 // Pro tips on developing and presenting your content virtually
• 01:25:37 // What your responsibility is toward your audience

DK is a sought after speaker coach that helps leaders craft and deliver impressive presentations. For nearly ten years he organized and ran TedX Wellington (in New Zealand’s capital city). Hailing from Wales, formerly making his home in New Zealand, and now living in England, DK's international reputation and platform allows him to serve leaders around the world with his expertise (and his love for Minimalism). His insights and experience will absolutely help YOU better prepare great presentations that will impress and serve your audience well.

We hope you enjoy all the goodness and “rolled ‘R’s” in this episode as much as we did!

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Thanks as always to our sponsor, YOUTH SPEAKER UNIVERSITY. At YSU, you can learn how to launch and grow your speaking business, write and publish your book, and launch your online course! Watch the intro video NOW:

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CONNECT WITH DK

• DK’s website: http://justadandak.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justadandak/
• DK's TED x talk (discussed in the podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSp78RwcAS4
• DK's video podcast (mentioned in the podcast), CreativeWelly

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Confidence is necessary for building a satisfying and impactful life. Without it, we can miss opportunities to help others, feeling like “we don’t have what it takes.” Or move through life under a dark cloud of shame assuming we’re just “not enough” somehow.

At the same time, we know there are pitfalls found in over-confidence. We’ve felt the emotional exhaustion that comes from trying to “fake it until we make it.”

So what does having real confidence really mean? And how do we grow it in areas where we lack it? This episode’s guest has some game-changing insight and experience to offer any of us that struggle with confidence (i.e., all of us).

Juan Bendana went from dreaming about becoming a speaker in one moment to taking the main stage of education’s biggest event in the next. In between those moments, he had to face the ability he lacked while jumping whole-heartedly into an incredible opportunity. Those lessons - and the many he’s learned since while building a successful speaking business and getting a book deal with a major publisher - are now yours to glean.

In addition, you’ll find:

• 00:00:50 // Witty banter and tomfoolery
• 00:07:40 // An only-partially successful introduction of Juan Bendana
• 00:17:10 // How Juan confronted his inexperience and insecurity
• 00:24:20 // How to REALLY get to the biggest stages
• 00:43:09 // The details of Juan’s pre-big-event routine
• 00:55:05 // How over-confidence can trip you up
• 01:13:56 // The two-word secret to writing a bestselling book

Juan Bendana is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker that helps audiences build the confidence necessary to thrive in a changing world. Over the past decade, Juan has interviewed the top CEO’s, Olympians, actors and peak performers across every industry. From his research, the Confidence Cycle was born — a science-backed framework that helps leaders boost engagement and confidence so they can thrive in work and life.

So press play and enjoy the wisdom (and infectious energy) Juan has to share!

CONNECT WITH JUAN

Website: juanbendana.com

Instagram: @juanbendana

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Thanks as always to our sponsor, YOUTH SPEAKER UNIVERSITY. At YSU, you can learn how to launch and grow your speaking business, write and publish your book, and launch your online course! Watch the intro video NOW:

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As communicators, we pour our hearts, minds, and bodies into what we do. We put ourselves out there - on stages, pages, and screens - in the service of others. We try not to hold anything back. “Leave it all on the stage” is our motto.

But what about our faith? Is that something we need everyone to see from the stage or up on a screen? Are we hiding (or even lying) if we don’t talk about our faith as much as we talk about everything else? Is it important we share whatever faith or belief system we have, in whatever form we can, if we’re going to be true to ourselves and others?

Those are questions this episode’s guest has wrestled with for years in a variety of contexts. Former youth pastor turned nonprofit founder turned full-time speaker, Ketric Newell, has found some answers along the way. He’s also discovered some helpful questions that shape how he’s integrating his faith and work.

Here’s where we’re going:

• 00:00:00 // Silly banter
• 00:01:22 // Introducing Ketric
• 00:05:49 // A framework for marketing yourself while being true to a belief system rooted in humility
• 00:15:29 // How to keep your content fresh - for you and for your audiences
• 00:33:30 // How to integrate what you’re learning from “growing in your faith” with your current message or audience
• 00:42:20 // Why and how personal growth is key to growing your impact on others
• 01:08:28 // How to become more action-oriented and not get bogged down in distracting ideas

In a world where faith can often be weaponized, how do we communicate hope and practical help that respectfully meets others where they’re at, regardless of their beliefs or ours?

Whether you’re a person of faith, an agnostic, an atheistic, or a worshipper of giant, invisible cats named Tony, you’re going to feel welcome in this conversation and will glean some powerful tools and tips from Ketric that to make your speaking and writing soar. Let’s do this. 

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Thanks as always to our sponsor, YOUTH SPEAKER UNIVERSITY. At YSU, you can learn how to launch and grow your speaking business, write and publish your book, and launch your online course! Watch the intro video NOW: 

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CONNECT WITH KETRIC

Ketric's website: http://ketric.tv

Ketric's speaking site: https://topyouthspeakers.com/speakers-topics/ketric-newell

Ketric's Teen Dream Center: https://www.teendreamcenter.com/

Instagram: @ketric

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