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How do you design a speech that works at all levels? It’s smart, inspiring and generates income. If you’ve got lots of speech elements but they don’t all fit seamlessly together, the Dynamite Shuffle is the design hack you need.

This process will help you choose which elements to keep and which ones to delete. What new content and ideas and stories will displace old worn-out material? Take the time to disign a truly amazing keynote speech. The time spent will pay for itself.

You were born with certain talents and aptitudes. They showed up in your personality and tendencies early on. I believe those natural talents and aptitudes revealed your organic purpose. You are here to fulfil that purpose. In this episode, Doug explores what it means to live a life of purpose.

There is a critical moment in every story where the trajectory of the story changes. It can be a powerful and pivotal moment, or it can be an ordinary moment that no one even notices. When you incorporate this seven second technique called Hold the Moment into your storytelling repertoire, your story will go from good to great.

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The magic of storytelling is in the details. It’s the small but colorful details that make a story come alive. But what if you can’t recall every detail because the event of the story happened months or years ago?

The answer is called Creative License. Creative license is a permission structure that allows you to fill in the blanks with non-consequential choices. Was her name Bridget or Diane? Pick one. Did the story take place in the boardroom or a conference room? Pick one. Did your coach say, “Get your head in the game,” or ‘Get out of your head and into the game?” Pick one.

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When you are 100% true to yourself, complete within yourself in front of an audience, they will choose to come to you. This requires you to focus IN to who you are, what you have to say and how you want to say it.

When you invite the audience to meet you where you are, you become magnetic and attractive. It’s your energy and presence that attracts people to you as well as your content.

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Is the story of the life that you are living a story that you are proud to share with your audience? Create a new and inspiring story by making a brave choice.

It’s a new year and an opportunity for you to turn the page and begin a new chapter in your life. Is the year 2025 the year you Focus Forward and make a brave choice? A brave choice is one that scares and excites you. Change is scary. Remaining stuck is scarier and more destructive.

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Ty Boyd has some amazing wisdom to share from his decades of speaking experience. He once spoke in front of an audience of 80,000 people. He says, “It’s not about being perfect, but rather about stepping into the deep water and finding your authentic brilliance.”

He encourages us to put our passion into what we do and to tell our truth through our personal stories. Ty Boyd passed away in 2020 having made an indelible impact on thousands of speakers, trainers and executive through Ty Boyd, Inc.

https://tyboyd.com/

Dr. Terry Paulson is a profession speaker on the topics of leadership, humor and change management. He takes storytelling seriously and, in this episode, he offers practical tips on how to make your stories stick with humor, physicality and deliberate craft.

He is the author of Leadership Truths One Story at a Time. One of the insights he shares is how you can find your best personal stories by picking a room and them remembering what happened in that room or location.

www.terrypaulson.com