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Purple Sky Thinking for LeadersThe Magic of Leading with Empathy with Shola KayeIn this new episode from the Purple Sky Thinking for Leaders Podcast, Anwen Bottois (your host and founder of Purple Sky Consulting) is joined by the brilliant Shola Kaye.
Shola is an expert in communication, inclusive leadership and empathy and we were lucky to get her to join us to talk about leading with empathy and the magic it brings to leaders and their teams. It delivers magic but it isn't magic and Shola shares very practical ideas to help you be more empathetic as a leader.
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2025-12-0331 min
The Just-in-Time Cafe PodcastThe Empathy Advantage, with Shola KayeOn today’s episode, Tracy & Elisabeth sit down with UK author and empathy firestarter Shola Kaye to unpack, among other things, something called “Empathy Hijacking”—yes, it’s a thing, and yes, it’s probably happened to you. For Book Buzz, we crack open Miracle Mornings and snoop through Tracy’s daily habits—was she ever a night owl? Then for Q&A, we go head-to-head on how we each structure our personal growth (and whether structure is even the right word).
Curious? Good. Let’s get into it!"
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01:25 - What's on the Menu?
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2025-08-041h 03
The SEO Mindset PodcastThe Art (& Power) of Asking Questions with Shola KayeIn this episode, Shola shares a powerful story about why you shouldn't be afraid to ask questions and having curiosity. We also cover why people are afraid, how to deal with rejection and practial strategies you can implement to get more familiar with asking questions.About Shola:Shola Kaye is the author of two books and an award-winning international speaker on Communication, Inclusive Leadership and Empathy at Work. She’s passionate about helping organisations create an atmosphere of belonging for their people. When a workplace is fully inclusive and welcoming, amazing things happen. People are tr...
2025-04-2432 min
Purposeful Empathy with Anita NowakEmpathic Conversations at Work Ft. Shola Kaye Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita NowakWatch this episode to hear an introvert turned public speaking expert share tips and tricks to become a super communicator at work. Shola Kaye is the author of two books and an international speaker on Empathy at Work, Communication, and Inclusive Leadership. She’s passionate about helping organisations create an atmosphere of respect and kindness. In this episode, she discusses how kindness and inclusion in the workplace enhance performance and retention.
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00:32 Introduction
00:52 About Shola Kaye
02:21 Shola’s backstory that led her to empathy in the workplace
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2024-10-0340 min
A Better HR BusinessEpisode 235 - How Shola Kaye Creates Workplace Cohesion For Large Companies Through Keynote Speeches & Training On Inclusive Leadership & MoreThe A Better HR Business podcast looks at how consultants and tech firms in the broad Human Resources field grow their business; and how they help employers get the best out of their people.
In this week's episode of A Better HR Business, we are kindly joined by Shola Kaye to talk about how she continues to successfully create workplace cohesion for large companies through keynote speeches & training on inclusive & empathetic leadership and similar topics.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Shola and I talked about:
✅ The challenges when working with organizations on DEI initiatives....
2024-01-0816 min
The Midlife Career Rebel PodcastEmpathy to Equity: Using Empathy to Advance Inclusive Leadership and DEI w/Shola Kaye - Episode #67Episode #67 - Empathy to Equity: Using Empathy to Advance Inclusive Leadership and DEI w/Shola Kaye
In this episode, we sit down with an expert in the field of empathy, Shola Kaye, to discuss the crucial role empathy plays in inclusive leadership. We dive deep into the interconnectedness of empathy and inclusive leadership, highlighting the business benefits of empathetic approaches, from improved team dynamics to better business outcomes. Our guest provides actionable steps on how to foster a culture of empathy, tackle common obstacles, and balance empathy with firm decision-making. This episode will inspire and guide leaders...
2023-06-1536 min
The Recruitment Network PodcastThe Power of Empathy on Your Business with Shola KayeJoining us on this week's TRN Podcast is Shola Kaye!
Shola is an award winning keynote speaker and author. In today's episode, Shola will be talking about empathy and the impact it can have on the workforce, team and the culture of your business. For all those interested in diversity and inclusion we'll be looking at the role empathy can have on that too.
Shola has worked with multiple organisations talking about empathy and the role it can play and in this episode she shares some of them with...
2022-06-0925 min
Change CultivatorsShola Kaye - The Self-Aware Leader - Part 2Award-winning international keynote speaker and author, Shola Kaye, has devoted her career to building empathy in individuals and organizations.
Shola felt the destructive effects of a lack of workplace empathy early in her own career. This experience, along with her conviction that empathy leads to greater inclusivity and tolerance, increased wellness, and all round better leadership, have fueled her flame.
During the course of her illustrious career, she has developed a range of tools by which to assist leaders and teams as they realize the need for increased workplace empathy and seek methods by which...
2022-04-2725 min
Change CultivatorsShola Kaye - Importance of Empathy - Part 1Award-winning international keynote speaker and author, Shola Kaye, has devoted her career to building empathy in individuals and organizations.
Shola felt the destructive effects of a lack of workplace empathy early in her own career. This experience, along with her conviction that empathy leads to greater inclusivity and tolerance, increased wellness, and all round better leadership, have fueled her flame.
During the course of her illustrious career, she has developed a range of tools by which to assist leaders and teams as they realize the need for increased workplace empathy and seek methods by which...
2022-04-2614 min
Conversations with Quiet LeadersSeason 2, Episode 1 with Shola Kaye, Award-winning Speaker & AuthorWelcome back to another episode of Conversations with Quiet Leaders. Here, Juliet speaks with Shola Kaye, an author, and award-winning speaker specialising in empathetic communication and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
A former management consultant and account director, Shola moved into the world of professional singing and public speaking and now works with clients around the world.
Shola is a black, female introvert, who has experienced some of the biases that exist at work, and here Shola shares her journey.
If you secretly want your voice to speak up, this is the perfect episode...
2021-10-2930 min
Everyday LeadershipDeveloping Your Empathy Muscle As A Leader With Shola KayeAbout Shola Kaye Shola Kaye is a communication and empathy specialist, award-winning international speaker and author of two books. She speaks on Empathy in the workplace, Inclusive Leadership and D&I whose work has been described as transformative, engaging, and easy to absorb. She spent the first part of her career in IT consultancy in the U.S.A., consulting at household name investment banks, and in the U.K for global clients in aviation and finance. Her experiences as a black woman in the workplace, with insights gained from working in corporates on both sides of...
2021-10-0550 min
Reframe & Reset Your Career: Job Search & Career Development InsightsEpisode 14. Thinking Creatively To Overcome Obstacles And Find Success - Shola KayeIf things are not working out in your current job, it's important to take action and not stay stuck. The first step may not take you to your ideal destination but if you persist, hopefully it will. Shola Kaye and I discussed how this approach helped her to move on from a career in teaching which was not fulfilling, public speaking, her books and much more on Episode 14 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.
In this episode, we will learn about:
How Shola avercame adversity to move from teaching to management consulting;
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2021-06-3050 min
Life In Practice Podcast#014 Communication, Confidence And Empathy With Shola KayeShola Kaye is the author of two books and an award-winning international and TEDx speaker on Communication, Inclusive Leadership and Empathy at Work. She’s passionate about helping organisations create an atmosphere of belonging for their people and for those individuals, in turn, to be given the skills and opportunity to communicate with power and clarity. Shola’s Empathy to Equity Blueprint programme helps organisations improve staff inclusion and engagement. When individuals have the confidence and tools to share their brilliance, amazing things happen. People are transformed into leaders. Teams and groups perform better. Everyone gains. Shola’s work has ap...
2021-05-0151 min
SpeakersU Podcast with James TaylorShola Kaye: Top Keynote Speaker On Diversity And InclusionMy guest today is SpeakersU member Shola Kaye, a keynote speaker on communication, leadership, diversity, equity and inclusion, and workplace empathy. She’s the author of two books and an award-winning speaker. Shola has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, completed scientific research in the field of Neuroscience at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and spent a number of years working in the United States in financial services. She has also performed on four continents as a professional entertainer, which is why she values creating programs that are both engaging and effective. Shola’s wr...
2021-04-2932 min
BabbleSpeak Up Like a Babbler with Shola KayeWhere to start with Shola Kaye? There’s been quite the journey from a graduate of Natural Sciences at Cambridge and a Master of Science (Analytical Chemistry) at Emory University, to the trifecta of an arts career - speaking, singing, and writing books. Megan Thomas does her best to cover the lot.
Shola is a multi award-winning speaker, specialising in communication, leadership and D.E.I (diversity, equity and inclusion). She not only inspires through her powerful talks and presentations, but has written two books about how to find that power within yourself. It’s all quite iron...
2021-03-0423 min
The Virtually Confident Podcast with Esther Stanhope – The Impact Guru!Introverts vs. extroverts & public speaking with author Shola KayeShola Kaye is a communication consultant, author of two books and an award-winning speaker. Her keynote and masterclass topics include communication for diversity and inclusion, workplace communication, in particular for teams that deal with complex information, and workplace empathy.
She also speaks about how to create a more inclusive environment for introverts, especially within the technical/data/STEM work space.
She has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, a background in IT consulting and spent more than 15 years as an international performer, which has been the foundation of her unique, creative and energetic...
2021-01-2131 min
Present Influence: The Professional Speaking ShowShola Kaye | The journey from professional singer to TEDx speakerI was fortunate enough to be joined for my show by Shola Kaye. Shola is an amazing speaker and she's become known for speaking and teaching empathy and inclusion in the workplace and taking this message out into the corporate landscape to change how we see and do business. Operating with empathy is not optional and the old models of hard as nails, low empathy business leaders are heading to the graveyard of bad business ideas, where they belong.Shola has been a TEDx speaker and she talks about that experience with me and how a pair...
2020-12-1156 min
Teach the Geek: Public Speaking and Communication Skills for Technical ProfessionalsEP. 116 - Singer turned speaker Shola KayeMy guest today is Shola Kaye. She was an IT consultant. She was a singer. She’s now a speaker, author, and coach – working primarily in the STEM industries. We spoke about her former lives in IT and as a singer, the services her company provides, and her go-to public speaking topics.
Find out more about Shola at sholakaye.com.
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2020-10-0827 min
Shortcuts to Public Speaking Success77. Behind the scenes: AV for your presentationAre you ready to be connected under any circumstances? If you are going to make a presentation, do you have what it takes to connect up your presentation with the AV at the venue under any circumstances?
I’m sorry if you are listening to this on my podcast you cannot see this bunch of cables I have in my hand. I urge you to jump onto my website www.sholakaye.com/blog and check out this episode there because you will be able to watch it all in video format... READ MORE
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2020-05-1912 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success76. Exercise for a breathy voiceDo you ever feel that your voice doesn’t cut through? Perhaps because it’s too breathy?
One of the problems with a breathy voice is you don’t get very much volume when you’re speaking. Another problem with having a very breathy voice is that it can become fatiguing to listen to by the audience... READ MORE
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2020-05-0508 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success75. Do you need to tone it down?Is it time for you to tone it down a bit for your audience? Interesting question, right? I’m going to explain a little bit more what I mean in just a moment.
Just recently an agency contacted me, they’re based in Miami, and they asked me if I was available to do a professional speaking gig. I was available so I said yes... READ MORE
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2020-04-2108 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success74. Eat the food of championsI want to ask you today have you eaten the food of champions before? If you haven’t then you need to stay tuned and watch the entire video.
And I’m not talking about Atkins diet, or whether you’re a vegan, or whether you are… I don’t know there’s so many different diets out there… I’m not talking about dieting. I’m talking about the food of champions which is otherwise known as feedback... READ MORE
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2020-04-1406 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success73. How to stop judging yourselfWhen you speak and perhaps you forget a couple of words, or it doesn’t go as perfectly as you had hoped, do you beat yourself up?
Do you sometimes find you are judging yourself while you’re speaking and you can’t be 100% present with the audience and focus because that little negative voice is chatting away?
Today I want to share a tip that you can use. A little hack that will help you to stop judging yourself... READ MORE
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2020-04-0708 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success72. Should you slow down?Do you need to speak slower when you are in front of an audience? That’s the question that I am sometimes asked so let’s have a chat about it today, shall we?
A few years ago, I was participating in online dating and I went on a date with a guy who spoke really slowly. So slowly that after about five minutes on the date I was desperate to get away... READ MORE
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2020-03-3112 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success71. How to keep improvingAre you through a person that continually wants to improve at whatever it is that you do, speaking being one of those things? If so, then I’m going to share a little step by step process you can use to regularly improve your public speaking... READ MORE
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2020-03-2411 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success70. How to ace panel discussionsHave you been asked to speak on a panel? I know some people love speaking on panels and they like that group aspect to it. Others, like me, prefer to have a more conventional speaking format and just speak on my own to the entire audience.
There are different reasons why we like one or the other. Typically, if you’re on a panel there are a few different things to look out for... READ MORE
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2020-03-1710 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success69. Six key areas to help you improveDo you have a deadline for improving your speaking? I have a few tips for you coming up if you’re under a bit of pressure to improve your communication in your public speaking.
What we’re going to talk about today are some of the areas that you may want to look into if you are under pressure to improve your communication ready for a big moment, a big event, or a high-stakes meeting or high-stakes conference... READ MORE
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2020-03-1012 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success68. Don't forget to be humanAre you adding the human touch to your speeches?
Now, we all know that the robots are here. There’re here and there are going to be more of them coming, but you don’t need to be one. What do I mean by that? Well, one of the things that makes us as speakers different than perhaps using Siri or Alexa is... READ MORE
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2020-03-0308 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success67. How to avoid audience overloadAre you the world’s pre-eminent expert on widgets and you have a speaking opportunity coming up and you want to share everything you know? EVERYTHING!
Well in today’s video podcast I want to share why that may not be the best thing for your audience... READ MORE
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2020-02-2506 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success66. How to make your speech more interactiveHow do you make your talks more engaging and more interactive? That’s what we’re going to look at today.
If you have a formal topic and you're finding it hard to plan in some interactive activities, what’s an easy way that you can use to get people involved throughout?... READ MORE
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2020-02-1808 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success65. Remember to ask don't tellAre you struggling a bit with your public speaking?
You are struggling with your public speaking.
What’s the difference between those two? Well, in the first situation, of course, I asked. And in the second situation I told. We’re going to look today at the difference between asking and telling your audience and the impact that this has upon them... READ MORE
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2020-02-1106 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success64. A quick and easy confidence hackWhen you stand up to do a bit of public speaking, do you ever feel like “oh, I don’t have the confidence to do this… I’m not good enough… I shouldn’t be here…”.
Well, today I want to share a tip with you, a little hack if you like, that will hopefully diminish and reduce those feelings of lack of confidence. So if you bear with me for just a moment I’m going to share that hack with you... READ MORE.
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2020-02-0409 min
Data BalanceData Balance Episode 5 with Shola KayeThis month we caught up with public speaking coach, Shola Kaye to discuss the difference between introverts and extroverts in the workplace. In our latest podcast episode, Shola tells us how companies can effectively support introverts in the workplace and offers advice to introverts working in highly extroverted teams.
2020-02-0319 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success63. Five different speech typesWhen you create a speech or write presentation, do you know what the purpose of it is and you know which of the five categories of speech that it falls into? That’s what I get to discuss today... READ MORE.
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2020-01-2810 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success62. Overcome your fear of speaking: Interview with Olivia JamesOlivia James is a Harley Street Therapist who works with people suffering from fear of speaking and who have experienced trauma.
Listen to learn how she helps her clients overcome speaking anxiety.
Some of the techniques Olivia teaches are visual. You can watch this on video HERE
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2020-01-2140 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success61. Why you should just say yes!Just say yes. But make sure you know what you’re saying yes to! In this particular case I think you should just say yes to public speaking opportunities because it’s not only an opportunity to speak but it’s an opportunity to grow... READ MORE.
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2020-01-1408 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success60. Should you memorise your speech word for word?Today let’s explore whether you should use bullets to practise your speech or go for learning every word! I’m often asked which approach is better so let’s take a look... READ MORE
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2020-01-0708 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success59. Why practise out loudWhen you write a speech, presentation or a talk, do you practice it silently in your head? Or do you practice it out loud? Because it can make all the difference!... READ MORE
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2019-12-1706 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success58. Behind The Scenes: How to choose the right coachHave you ever thought of employing a coach to work with you to help you get to the next level? This is not going to be me selling myself as a coach, no. I want to share with you some considerations that you might want to put into practice before you choose the next coaching professional to work with you because I had an experience recently that I think is useful to share with you... READ MORE
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2019-12-1016 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success57. Remember to walk tallToday I want to share with you why it’s so important when you’re public speaking to walk tall. When I say walk tall I’m not saying be conceited, be arrogant, be full of yourself, but have that quiet confidence. The kind that comes from knowing you’ve done the prep, you’re ready to speak to the audience and you’re being your authentic self... READ MORE
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2019-12-0308 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success56. Behind The Scenes: Vlogging & PodcastingThis is one of my behind-the-scenes videos. I will explain how I create videos for my vlog and how I set up my podcast. I will share with you a few bits of hardware that I use... READ MORE
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2019-11-2616 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success55. Getting support at meetingsDo you ever have problems speaking up in meetings at work? That’s what I want to chat about today.
Years ago, I used to hate being in meetings and I would never ever speak up, to the extent where I was actually cautioned by my employer because they weren’t seeing the value that I was adding. I wasn’t really connecting... READ MORE
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2019-11-1906 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success54. Getting testimonialsAre you exploiting your speaking opportunities? Recently, I was working with a client who had created an amazing opportunity for her herself to get in front of an audience and give her first talk as a business owner.
She was particularly ingenious because she was able to get six video testimonials from one talk, six! What she was also very clever about doing is that... READ MORE
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2019-11-1208 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success53. Why less is more when networkingDo you go business networking? If you have to stand up and give a 60-second pitch that is a form of public speaking. That’s why today I want to talk about what you include in your 60 second pitch. Because sometimes less can be more. I want you to remember this little phrase: if you want to impress, say less... READ MORE
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2019-11-0513 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success52. Behind The Scenes: Finding time to keep learningThis is one of my behind-the-scenes episodes and I want to share how I find time to keep learning. Have you ever thought I would love to learn to do XYZ but I don’t have time?
I want to share with you what I do to find time to keep learning. I’m one of those unfortunate types who likes to learn stuff for its own sake... READ MORE
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2019-10-2908 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success51. Using humour - pt2This is the second episode of a two-parter, which is looking at humour and some ways you can add a little bit of gentle humour without having to kill yourself with studying comedy or working too hard to get those laughs.
In the last video, number one of this two-part series, I talked about poking fun at yourself. In this one, I’m going to talk about how to set up a joke using what we call subversion of people’s expectations... READ MORE
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2019-10-2208 min
The Woman of Value PodcastS1 EP 15: Shola Kaye - From Shy Girl to Finding Her VoiceUnhappy in corporate jobs and feeling her voice wasn't heard, Shola Kaye quit the corporate world and became a professional singer---a childhood dream. She's now a keynote speaker and public speaking coach, helping women business owners and those in corporate to step up, speak up and get clients. Her work has appeared in the BBC, Harper's Bazaar and Forbes.
Shola’s fear of being judged kept her from stepping into her purpose and passion. Can you relate? Listen to her story as she transformed from a shy girl to finding her voice as a singer, speaker and sp...
2019-10-1747 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success50. Using humour - pt1Do you try and add some humour to your presentations and your speeches? Or does it seem like a huge mountain to have to climb to try and be funny and it’s something you want to steer well clear of?
I want to share over the course of two videos a couple of simple tips that you can use to be a bit funnier... READ MORE
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2019-10-1509 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success49. Behind The Scenes: Why I hold an off-site for oneI am starting off a new series in my videos my vlogs and my podcast and it’s called Behind The Scenes. While I absolutely love to share speaking tips with you I also get questions about the way I run my business and why I do certain things.
I want to talk about why I have started running corporate off-sites for one person. And that one person is me. I’ve got a small business ... READ MORE
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2019-10-0808 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success48. Get help from live streamingDo you use live streaming as a tool to help you with your public speaking? Because if you’re not using it to help you with your speaking you might be missing a trick.
A lot of my clients are small business owners who want to get out there and make more of an impact and grow their businesses. Of course, live streaming is a big deal these days because we can livestream on pretty much all the social media platforms... READ MORE
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2019-10-0109 min
Called to Confidence - Personal Development For Kingdom Focused LeadersEp.029 How to Communicate For Impact and Influence with Shola KayeDo you struggle to communicate effectively with the team you lead or in your personal life? Do you want to lead well and foster stronger relationships? Enter Shola Kaye, an international speaker and coach with a corporate background in the tech industry. Shola knows first hand how difficult it can be to connect with diverse groups of people and communicate for the greatest impact and influence. She is the go-to trainer for helping technical teams up their client facing skills and has worked with Belkin, Oracle, Hilton, Sony Pictures and the list goes on. Shola h...
2019-09-2933 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success47. Are you prepared to act it out?Are you prepared to act it out? Now, I didn’t say "are you prepared to act up and be difficult?", but are you prepared to act it out. An act out is a specific tool that we can use in public speaking to add a bit of drama and a bit of life to our presentations.
Why would we include act outs when we present?... READ MORE
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2019-09-2710 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success46. Take control of the stage areaAre you prepared to take control? And I’m not asking you to march into the audience, start telling them what to do and become a little dictator towards them. No, the question is are you prepared to take control of your stage area?... READ MORE
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2019-09-2408 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success45. A formula to engage your audienceWhat do you do when you’re in front of the audience? And they don’t seem to be in the right mood, or in the right state of mind, to listen, and to absorb your message?
What I want to share with you today is a little story about my time in the performance world and what I’ve taken from that to the world of public speaking. And how that applies to engaging your audience. Especially when they seem like they’re not in the mood to listen to what it is that you’ve got to say...
2019-09-2010 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success44. Always close with added valueWhen doing your public speaking, I want you to think carefully about how you close your presentation. The reason I’m raising this topic now is because I was lucky enough to watch 24 speeches back to back as the judge of a public speaking contest and it was clear where somebody put some time and thought and energy into how they were going to end vs "oh, I don’t know how I’m going to finish this, I’ll just make my last point" and then effectively kind of dropped the mic and walk off. ... READ MORE
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2019-09-1707 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success43. People love universal themesWhen you speak, one of the themes that run through your presentations, are they love, hate, gratitude, fear? Whatever they are, let’s talk about that today. I want you to not be afraid of universal themes because they come back again and again.
And quite often we feel that we need to be creating something outside the box and doing something really different, but universal themes can have a huge impact on your audience... READ MORE
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2019-09-1308 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success42. How to grow your business with public speakingWould you like to grow your business and increase your impact with public speaking? Well, if that’s the case, then this episode is for you, because I’m going to show you and teach you how to be a STAR.
This framework is one that I put together, which is called the STAR framework. And STAR is an acronym that stands for the four things that you must do, if you want to go out there and win business through public speaking... READ MORE
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2019-09-1008 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success41. Was Aristotle a DIVA speaker?Today I want to ask and answer the question: was Aristotle, the father of public speaking, a DIVA? And when I say was he a DIVA I don’t mean, was he a difficult bitchy woman - but was he a DIVA, a public speaking all-arounder?
Aristotle passed down a framework that we still use today. He showed us the ideal of what every speaker needs to include in their presentation, for them to be persuasive. Aristotle said that to be persuasive, a speaker needs the three following elements... READ MORE
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2019-09-0609 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success40. Why chair a conferenceNow, I have another couple of episodes on how to as your conference speaking, but this one is about how to get another opportunity from conference speaking, which is quite a handy opportunity. And that is to be the chairperson at a conference.
Recently, I was the chairperson at a conference called Women in Law here in London for more than 1000 women at this summit that took place over a day. And there were six different streams, expect them in six different rooms... READ MORE
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2019-09-0306 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success39. How to be an all-rounderIf you are wanting to be a better public speaker and to have a nice little framework that will help you to check all the boxes every time you speak, then this is the episode for you because I’m about to teach you how to be a DIVA at public speaking... READ MORE
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2019-08-3007 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success38. How to ace that conference speech - pt2Do you need to speak at a conference? Then follow these tips. This is my second episode in a series of two about speaking at a conference. And maybe you’ve seen the first one, maybe you haven’t. But this one will also help you to as your conference speaking... READ MORE
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2019-08-2709 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success37. How to ace that conference speech - pt1Are you about to speak at a conference or a summit or any sort of large event? If so then this episode is for you.
Earlier this year, I was a conference chair at a big event in London, which was called the women in law summit. And as conference chair, you are lucky enough to hear multiple speeches in a day... READ MORE
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2019-08-2309 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success36. Get the best from business networkingThis time we explore why business networking can be great for your public speaking.
Clients and members of my Facebook Group frequently ask me where they can find more speaking opportunities... READ MORE
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2019-08-2006 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success35. Try to enjoy yourselfIs it really possible to enjoy yourself on stage?! Of course it is!! And in today’s post let’s look at why you should try to have a good time in front of your audience.
The opportunity to speak in public is an honour, and not some form of cruel punshiment, so let’s treat it that way... READ MORE
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2019-08-1605 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success34. How to have more stage confidenceSo how do you become confident enough to stand on stage and speak? That’s what we look at this week... READ MORE
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2019-08-1305 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success33. Is it enough to have a great story?Back when I used to run my regular monthly Speak Up Like A D.I.V.A. events, I was routinely contacted by would-be speakers. They would tell me they had a great story, and that I’d be missing out if I didn’t invite them along to the meeting to share it with my attendees. So today, we look at whether having a fantastic life story is enough... READ MORE
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2019-08-0905 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success32. Do this to get more speaking gigsIf you’re a business owner wanting to promote what you do, or a budding speaker, where do you find your speaking opportunities? And what do you do to stand out?
It can be a bit of a downer seeing so many people responding to seemingly scarce opportunities. Good news… there are more speaking gigs out there than you may think!
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2019-08-0605 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success31. Speaking for a special occasionIn this post, I share a few tips and insights around occasion speeches and how to approach them.
A number of my clients come to me for help with these kinds of speeches and typically, they’re people who don’t make speeches regularly at work. The clients are often slightly freaked out at the thought of having to speak up at an important event like a wedding or a funeral... READ MORE
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2019-07-3008 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success30. The importance of practiceYep, of course, it’s obvious that we need to practice but… lots of people don’t enjoy the act of rehearsing their speech.
And little wonder.
We all want to be good at the things we do, and it can be painful to have to go through that messy period where our speech is half-formed, we can’t remember what to say and we’re worried about how well the content will go down with the audience... READ MORE
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2019-07-2307 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success29. So you want to be a motivational speaker?Here I share a few tips and insights about getting started as a motivational speaker.
I share how you can get started and a chance for you to make a huge difference in people’s lives... READ MORE
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2019-07-1609 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success28. Put the spotlight on your audienceAre you afraid that your audience is looking at you and trying to take you apart in their minds, finding fault, and analysing your every move?
If so, listen to this episode or click below to read the full summary!
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2019-07-1206 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success27. How important is body languageWe’re frequently told that body language is more important than the words that come out of our mouths.
And that when we’re on stage, our movements need to be as carefully planned as the stunts in a James Bond movie.
But…is this really the case?
And can we excel even when we don’t follow the body language rules and regulations?
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2019-07-0906 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success26. Are you sharing your back story?This week I’d like to know…are you sharing the stories about you and your business that enrich your clients’ and prospects’ views of you?
Watch the video to find out why I think this is important. This is just a super short summary... READ MORE
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2019-07-0506 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success25. The truth about my TEDx TalkHere I share a few of the screw ups I made before and during my TEDx talk last year.
I know that most people don’t like to air their dirty linen in public but, I’ve created my vlog so you can learn… both from what I know to be best practice, and also from my mistakes. So how could I NOT share the goss behind my TEDx? The blunders I made, the silly decisions, and my efforts to put things right... READ MORE
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2019-07-0218 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success24. How to be more persuasiveLet’s talk about how you can get people to say a resounding YES to you, when you’re selling or sharing your products and services (or even just your ideas) from the stage.
Listen for a full description, including the story of how, as a graduate student, I was persuaded to part with hard-earned money I didn’t have by a wily car salesman... READ MORE
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2019-06-2808 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success23. A useful framework for client storiesWhether you’re public speaking or making a pitch at a networking session (still public speaking!) there’ll probably come a time when you want to share success stories – either your own or that of a client.
There’s a handy framework for doing this. HR people love it as it’s useful for sharing your competencies during job interviews, but it’s also useful for bragging (just a teeny bit) about your business success... READ MORE
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2019-06-2506 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success22. Preparing for a technical presentationIn today’s episode, I discuss what it takes to make a great technical presentation. I recently ran a workshop for business owners on how to get better at presenting. One of the attendees was a chiropractor who wanted to help people know more about their bodies and how to avoid common problems that arise from poor posture, unnatural walking stances and the like.
He clearly knew his stuff, but struggled to share it in a clear and concise way. Understandably so, because it was complicated information... READ MORE
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2019-06-2107 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success21. Dealing with a hostile audienceLet’s look at how you should deal with a hostile audience or at least with a few unfriendly faces!
When we’re on stage, just a raised eyebrow or a frown from an audience member can be enough to unsteady us and make us question ourselves. Here are a few suggestions to help you cope with a tough audience... READ MORE
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2019-06-1810 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success20. Finding your voiceWhat does it mean to find your voice? Well, there are lots of different interpretations of that particular phrase but to my mind, it’s really about having the confidence to be you and to speak up as you truly are.
A lot of my clients come to me and they say that they just want to find their groove on stage, they want to get into their groove, be who they are, be natural, be comfortable during public speaking.
Here I share my three tips for finding your voice... READ MORE
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2019-06-1410 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success19. Should you stay behind?Today, I want to discuss the reasons why you should hang around after you’ve given a talk or made a presentation. Often, when we’re done presenting all we want to do is run away. We want to blow off steam. We want to be by ourselves or with close friends. We want some time to think through what just happened... READ MORE
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2019-06-1106 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success18. Start to develop your own styleThe idea of having your own style – the way that you do things when you’re on stage – may seem like a luxury to you at the moment. Typically, especially if we leave our preparation to the last minute, elements such as style and flair fall by the wayside because there’s no time left to work on them!! READ MORE
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2019-06-0705 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success17. Be aware of your energyA client came to me recently and described feeling surges of fear before speaking. The feeling is actually quite normal – it’s just the body pumping us up with energy in anticipation of our speaking opportunity... READ MORE
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2019-06-0410 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success16. Is your diction letting you down?Speaking with more clarity, making sure that your diction really does help you articulate your message, can make a huge difference. Early this week, I was running a workshop called “The Speakers Toolkit”... READ MORE
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2019-05-3106 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success15. Why bother with coachingThis week, let’s discuss why you might want to find yourself a public speaking coach. In fact, any kind of coach! Early this week, I received a phone call from a business owner who’s based in the Middle East. He’s been struggling a little bit with his communications... READ MORE
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2019-05-2805 min
Figures Of SpeechEpisode 16: How To Become A Public Speaking DIVA - Shola KayeOn today’s show we welcome Shola kaye, a personal impact coach, keynote speaker, and author of How to be a D.I.V.A. at Public Speaking. She is known for using her training in cabaret, stand-up comedy, and TV-presenting to help people conquer their fears of public speaking and establish workplace empathy.
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2019-05-2456 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success14. Enjoy your stage timeToday’s question: do you enjoy your time on stage in the spotlight? OK OK, your answer might well be a resounding ‘no’. After all, if you’re here looking for public speaking tips that probably means you lack a bit of confidence on stage and need a little encouragement... READ MORE
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2019-05-2406 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success13. A quick & easy speech structureToday, let’s talk about speech structure. Obviously, it’s important to organise your content – for audience comprehension as well as ease of delivery! If you have a quick and easy speech structure at your disposal, then that also means you will be able to prepare yourself very quickly... READ MORE
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2019-05-2104 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success12. Top 3 reasons to outsource your researchMost of us in business want to do the thing that lights us up. Sometimes, marketing tasks like researching companies or researching opportunities feel like a real drain and a real struggle for us to get into. Here I share my top reasons you should hire help when looking for speaking opportunities... READ MORE
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2019-05-1708 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success11. Why you need to do your audience researchIn this episode, I want to talk about something that’s very important if you want your event to go right, and that’s doing your audience research. I'll give you key questions you want to ask before your next (and every) gig and tell you why... READ MORE
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2019-05-1407 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success10. An easy way to overcome fearPublic speaking fear is a huge issue. There are so many different reasons why people can be afraid of getting up and speaking in front of the group. One of the reasons why people often get themselves tied up in knots is because they have what I called “Performing Monkey Syndrome”... READ MORE
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2019-05-1011 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success9. Make your stories more engaging by doing thisToday I want to give you guidelines for your next public speaking gig, and how instead of just recounting a simple story, you want to talk about how important it is for the main character to succeed and what’s at risk if things go wrong... READ MORE
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2019-05-0706 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success8. The importance of follow upToday, I want to chat about the importance of follow-up, not only in terms of securing public speaking opportunities but also in terms of your business overall. I'll cover email follow up, social media follow up and systems to secure Public Speaking opportunities... READ MORE
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2019-05-0306 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success7. Does it help to have a book?Reasons why writing a book is worth your time and effort:
1. Enhances your credibility as a speaker
2. Sweetens the pot/provides an incentive to hire you for public speaking
3. Provides content for repurposing
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2019-04-3011 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success6. Negotiating your worthThis episode will cover the basics of fee negotiation:
1. If someone asks you to speak at their event
2. If they want you to speak for free
3. If you’re being paid a fee
4. When it’s time to flee
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2019-04-2616 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success5. Tell your story to build your businessI want to share a very simple storytelling framework that you can use with your audience to tell your personal story.
It’s called the Now-Then-How framework... READ MORE
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2019-04-2322 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success4. Business Networking: why it's important to stand outAchieve visibility and get hired. Highlights on this episode:
1. People buy people.
2. A good pitch should intrigue people or arouse curiosity.
3. You want to differentiate yourself and your company.
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2019-04-1917 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success3. Create your own signature systemHear about the D.I.V.A. model and the main reasons for having your own system:
1. Shows you mean business.
2. Shows that your thoughts are organised.
3. Gives your client a road map... READ MORE
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2019-04-1611 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success2. Why you MUST tell storiesHere I share some of the reasons it’s so important to tell stories during public speaking.
Highlights:
Stories allow us to connect emotionally with our listeners
Stories give people hope
Client stories are a powerful way to show off your expertise... READ MORE
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2019-04-1203 minShortcuts to Public Speaking Success1. My storyIn this episode I'd like to welcome you to Shortcuts to Public Speaking Success by sharing my journey. I went from getting fired from a job for being too quiet to becoming an international speaker, singer and communications coach.
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2019-04-0919 min
HER ConversationsSpeaking Up Like A Diva with Shola KayeThis week on HER Conversations, my guest is the award-winning public speaker, author and singer Shola Kaye. Speaking in public is often listed as one of the most common fears, second to only to flying and even above the fear of death! While you may think that you will never need to hone this skill, being able to confidently communicate in front of a group of people can be life-changing. This can be anything from feeling heard within your peer group or family, presenting your ideas and thoughts in a working environment or holding the at...
2018-01-2945 min