Welcome to the course!
  • Hacking Public Speaking: The most entertaining way to learn public speaking!
  • Welcome to the course and thanks for joining me!
  • How we're going to hack public speaking
PART 1: CONTENT CREATION
  • Breaking down and replicating talks
  • Using images and video to up engagement
  • Making the image the story
  • 80/20 principle public speaking
  • Start with a story
  • Your funny story file
  • Assignment: Start your funny story file
Use comedy writing techniques
  • Applying joke structure to your content
  • The rule of 3
  • Stacking techniques: Combining the rule of 3 and images
  • Stacking techniques: The rule of 3 and stories
  • How to avoid going astray with the rule of 3
  • Your writing skills needed here
  • Assignment: Get writing and link your stories to topics
  • Testing your wisdom
How to story
  • Making storytelling easy
  • How to story part 1
  • How to story part 2
  • Assignment: Watch and try and create your own personal starting story
  • Watch these if you are struggling to come up with your own stories
  • In case you still think you've no stories: A socially proven content example
  • Testing your wisdom
How to make content un-boring
  • Boring content? No problem. Ask this question
  • Start with frustration and pain points
  • Assignment: What drives you bonkers?
  • Use funny words
  • Use exaggeration
  • Use analogy
  • Link and contrast things that don't normally go together
  • Use memorable details
  • Use my favourite technique: Callbacks
  • Is my topic too serious a topic for humor?
  • How to get engaging fast
  • Assignment: linking stories to your presentation or talk topic
  • Assignment: Compare and Contrast
PART 2: CONTENT DELIVERY
  • How to have awesome yet relaxed looking delivery
  • How to start strong
  • Assignment: Develop an Opening
  • How to get the best possible introduction
  • Assignment: Write out your intro
  • How to control the room if it's less than ideal
  • How to self edit your content
  • How to remove filler words (ah, ehh, but)
  • How to build more trust and control the room
  • How to never worry about forgetting what you plan to say
  • The secret to truly conversational presenting: The memory palace
  • Quick note on using the memory palace
  • Assignment: Start your own memory palace
  • What to do with your hands
  • How to turn negatives into positives and get a positive reaction from anything
  • How to 10X your delivery with very little effort
  • My own act out attempts
  • How to deliver key points
  • How to short cut preparation time
  • How to have the best possible finish: Never end with questions and answers
  • How to avoid ever going over your time limit
  • How to work in callbacks for huge audience reactions
  • Testing your wisdom
  • How to win over the audience
  • How to evaluate your own performance and improve fast
  • Assignment: Evaluate my story
  • Assignment: Listen to yourself
  • Delivery wrap up and summary
  • Assignment: Evaluation and permanent beta
Managing stage fright
  • How to manage stage fright
  • Exercise: Watch this Talk on How to Beat Stage Fright
Bookending it
  • The audience are on your side
  • Congrats! You made it! (here's that link for more resources as promised)
  • The book end. Wrapping it up!
Bonus Content
  • How to Improve Your Virtual Presentations with our special guest
  • Better Virtual Presentations Interview and Tips
  • How to deal with shaky hands
  • Speaking on panels