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The A-Ha! Method PodcastEnding Burnout Culture and Speaker Burnout with Cait DonovanCait Donovan — burnout expert, speaker, author, and host of “Fried - The Burnout Podcast,” — joins Dayna and Gabe to discuss burnout, boundaries, speaker burnout (yes, it's a thing!), and how you can take better care of yourself right now.
As a speaker, you may find that you're overexerting yourself and saying "Yes!" to every speaking gig you get asked to do because you don't want to miss out on anything or decrease momentum. However, you have to know when is the right time to say yes to a speaking gig and when to say no. Cait talks in this ep...2022-08-0550 min
The A-Ha! Method PodcastInfusing Connection, Interactivity, and Fun into your Virtual Meetings with Melissa DinwiddieThis episode is a MUST LISTEN for anyone who leads or facilitates virtual meetings!
Melissa Dinwiddie - Founder, CEO, Lead Curriculum Designer & Facilitator at Creative Sandbox Solutions - joins Dayna and Gabe to discuss ways to make virtual meetings, trainings, and events more fun and engaging, which is so needed right now!
We have been doing the virtual meeting thing for over 2 years now, and they aren't going away any time soon! Melissa is a pro at creating excitement and engagement in every event, and she shows us how to sprinkle in connection, interactivity, and f...2022-06-221h 03The A-Ha! Method PodcastPelvic Healing for Better Public Speaking with Dr. Mariesa Barbara, DPTDr. Mariesa Barbara, DPT, joins Dayna and Gabe to talk about pelvic health and pelvic healing and how these issues can affect our public speaking. Mariesa helps us understand the connection that our pelvic health can have on all aspects of our health and well-being. She also demonstrates a helpful breathing exercise that speakers can do before they give their talks and presentations to relax their muscles and allow for better diaphragmatic breathing.
Not going to lie, this is not Dayna's most professional episode as she gets very uncomfortable, tense, and even silly about the topic of p...2022-05-1955 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastFind the Fun in Public Speaking!Dayna and Gabe kick off Season 2 and the beginning of 2022 with a lighthearted discussion about how to find the love, joy, and fun in public speaking. Finding the fun in public speaking is much easier said than done though, so they dive deeper into how you can (not should!) find the fun in public speaking as well.
This episode has a "big reframing energy" to it as they share some ways that you can reframe your negative or nervous thoughts about public speaking and think about it in a more exciting way. Also, Gabe shares some very i...2022-03-3051 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastDayna's Favorite Topic - Improvisation!Last episode of Season 1, and we go out with a bang talking about Dayna's favorite thing to do and discuss - Improvisation, or Improv for short.
When you hear the word improvisation, you may think of improv used for comedic purposes, but improv is way more than just funny scenes and shows at your local neighborhood theater. The skills of improvisation are very much applicable to life and can tremendously help your public speaking as well.
Improv can help you:
Improve your listening skills
Embrace mistakes and happy accidents
Develop a "Yes, and..." mindset
Bo...2022-03-0844 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastFinding Your Imperfectly Beautiful Voice with Chloe DolandisChloe Dolandis, a dynamic entertainer, award-winning voice actor and singer (and excellent improviser!), shares amazing advice on being vulnerable, being your true self, and finding the love and joy in what you do. Making the words on the page or script come to life with your voice is such a phenomenal skill and talent, and voiceover artists, like Chloe, make it look so effortless and easy. The skills used in voiceover can also relate to public speaking, such as pacing, vocal variety, vulnerability, and taking care of your voice and your body. Also, energy reserve is a real thing...2022-02-041h 00The A-Ha! Method PodcastShare Your Stories with the World, Even When It's HardGabe coaches Dayna on how to best share a story about her experience with Hurricane Ida in August 2021. Dayna is struggling with the decision to even tell the story and also how to organize it and share the most important details. Dayna spins her wheels about the story and other similar stories, but Gabe helps her to realize that there is value in sharing these stories when she is ready to share them.
Sharing your personal stories is a great way for people to learn more about you and your life experiences. It can also be very h...2022-01-1349 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastPart 2 - The Discussion Continues - Behind the Scenes about The A-Ha! Method CourseGabe tells a funny story in the beginning about a mariachi band playing during one of his recent speeches at a conference, and then Dayna and Gabe try to make call back jokes about mariachi bands as many times as they can throughout the episode.
With her long list of questions, Dayna continues part 2 of her interview with Gabe about The A-Ha! Method Course on Udemy. They discuss how to make your slides look and flow better, and Gabe also shares his method for learning his slides and material without having to memorize all of it word f...2021-11-1956 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastBehind the Scenes about The A-Ha! Method CourseIn this episode, Dayna talks in the beginning about her first in-person presentation since March 2020 and how it felt to be in front of an audience again (spoiler alert: she got very sweaty!).
Also, Dayna interviews Gabe about The A-Ha! Method Course on Udemy, and Gabe tells us all about why he developed the course and what his process was for creating the course. Gabe explains more about The A-Ha! Method and how to use it to organize your speeches and fight short attention spans. This is a great introduction to the course and a more in-depth d...2021-10-2254 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastFighting Distractions and Giving Quality Presentations with Robert TercekRobert Tercek, an experienced and innovative keynote speaker, shares his advice and tips for fighting off distractions that public speakers of all levels can apply during their own presentations. Audience members are very distracted these days, and it can be difficult to look out into a room and see all of your audience looking down at their phones or computers. The key is to frame your talk in a unique way so that it keeps their attention and also not be phased if it seems your audience is not looking at you anymore -- just assume they are tweeting...2021-09-2352 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastWinning Virtually at Sales and Public Speaking with Nitya KiratNitya Kirat, Founder and CEO of YOSD Consulting, joins us to discuss how to improve virtual sales meetings and how public speaking can help improve your sales skills, even if you aren't a salesperson by trade. We talk with Nitya about some of the techniques and tips he provides in his recently published book Winning Virtually: 10 Tiny Habits For Big Virtual Selling Success.
Nitya has a great mindset and approach to sales, and he even used some of the techniques in his book to answer Gabe's tough questions about sales, which was very impressive! Not being scared...2021-08-2453 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastGoing Beyond Public Speaking with Jeremy AuIn this episode, we have special guest Jeremy Au join us to talk about public speaking. Jeremy goes beyond the traditional discussion about public speaking and expands on many creative elements and uses of public speaking through storytelling, improv, and even stand-up comedy. Jeremy initially did not like public speaking as a kid and even shares an embarrassing story from middle school that haunted him for years. Then he grew to love it in college and finds himself using public speaking skills every day. He has given many start-up pitches and presentations and watched many business pitches as an...2021-08-051h 01The A-Ha! Method PodcastKeep Your Speaking Hygiene 100Most public speakers focus only on the time they're up on stage, presenting. But the 24 hours before your speech are just as - if not more - important than the 20 minutes itself. Find out what you can do to keep your speaking hygiene 100 and maximize your chances of getting invited back again and again.
Join hosts Dayna Gowan and Gabe Zichermann of the Speakers Alliance for another in-depth conversation about public speaking.
More info about the Speakers Alliance Here
Read the companion article here for more details on speaker hygiene.
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This e...2021-07-1547 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastUmm...Ahh...Yeah - Filler WordsWe all use filler words, and public speaking educators hate these ummm, ahhh, yeahs. But how big of a problem are they, really - and what can we do to minimize their impact?
Join hosts Dayna Gowan and Gabe Zichermann of the Speakers Alliance for another in-depth conversation about public speaking.
More info about the Speakers Alliance Here
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· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-06-0150 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastBe a Public Speaking Artist, not an AthleteGetting and keeping people's attention is harder than ever as a public speaker. In this episode, hosts Gabe Zichermann and Dayna Gowan explore the techniques that public speakers use to practice and develop their work, and how this helps build confidence.
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· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app2021-05-1948 minThe A-Ha! Method PodcastWhy is Public Speaking So Darn Hard?In this introduction to, and first episode of The A-Ha! Method Podcast, hosts Gabe Zichermann and Dayna Gowan talk through their own different paths to public speaking and the challenges they faced along the way. We'll also look at why public speaking can be so hard for people - even those who are exceptionally good at other kinds of communication.
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