The Speaker Lab Podcast

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#523: How to Have A Showtime Mindset with Dustin Portillo
“Don’t conform to your environment. Everyone else does it, but you need to take that path, that uniqueness that is you, because there is no one like you.” As a former circus clown (yes, an actual circus clown), Dustin Portillo knows a thing or two about showtime. And now as a professional speaker, Dustin has taken that mindset and applied it to delivering value for audiences everywhere. This week,...
#523: How to Have A Showtime Mindset with Dustin Portillo
“Don’t conform to your environment. Everyone else does it, but you need to take that path, that uniqueness that is you, because there is no one like you.” As a former circus clown (yes, an actual circus clown), Dustin Portillo knows a thing or two about showtime. And now as a professional speaker, Dustin has taken that mindset and applied it to delivering value for audiences everywhere. This week,...

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#513: Everything You Need to Know About Writing A Book with Ariel Curry and Liz Morrow
“If you’ve got a working keynote that has structure that you’ve been honing for a while, you probably have the bones of a book.” – Liz Morrow  “If you are someone who...
#512: How to Create Your Story and Scale Your Business as a Speaker with Jake White
“I’m really passionate about solving the same problem that they’re passionate about solving. I have a unique ability that I’m willing to share.” How do you write your own story...
#511: What It's Like Being The Event Planner + Advice on Maximizing AI with Pat Flynn
 “Just show up and provide value and get to know us.” If you’re like most speakers, you’re probably wondering about AI. How should you use it? Should you be using it at all? And how do you...
#510: How to Spot (and Avoid!) Speaker Scams with Lauren Sergy
“They used to be easy to spot, but they’re getting better. They are getting more and more convincing at weaving their stories.”  This week, Grant sat down with Lauren Sergy to talk about a...
#509: How to Become A World Class Public Speaker with Eric Silverberg & Eli Gladstone
“We always recommend that people do not memorize their presentations verbatim. That results in just acting a little bit too robotic. Your audience can tell, and that’s just not the best way...
#508: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Being a Professional Speaker with Nathan Wray
“There is so much value in saying no because not every event is the right event for you.”  This week, Brittany Richmond sat down with Nathan Wray, an inspirational speaker who speaks on teen...
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