The Speaker Lab Podcast

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#594: Which Type of Stuck Speaker Are You?

“Preparation feels like progress. It’s not.” Welcome back to The Speaker Lab Podcast! After thousands of calls with speakers at every stage, host Dan Irvin has noticed something: it stops sounding like thousands of different stories and starts sounding like the same three. The names change. The cities change. The topics change. But the place where people are stuck? Almost always one...

#594: Which Type of Stuck Speaker Are You?

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#584: Overcoming Speaker Slumps and Building Momentum: Live Coaching with Erick Rheam

“If you’re consistent, you may miss the event with that event planner this round, but you’re going to get it the next round, and you’re going to get the next round too because you’re going to stay on top.”...

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#583: Avoiding Burnout in Speaking and Life with Arthur James

“One of the things that has helped me stay in ministry, and one of my keys that I share in my talk about burnout, is doing something new to refuel you. I’m still doing ministry thirty years later, but...

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#582: Turning Fear into Fuel on Your Speaking Path with Melanie Curtis

“I’m a big believer in consuming what you sell and practicing what you preach…it’s a useful step on the path to understanding what’s possible and for growing in the skill set of standing on stage in front...

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#581: Why Accountability Is the Key to Building Consistent Habits with Adam Gilbert

“Make sure you actually believe you can follow your plan. Because if you don’t feel hopeful, then you’re never going to feel motivated, you’re never going to feel committed, and you’re never going to follow...

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#580: How Speakers Can Book Association Opportunities with Erick Rheam

“When you go to these associations’ websites, they don’t have robust staff…it’s not hard to find them. You can directly engage with them and talk to them about an event that’s coming up. You can identify,...

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#579: From Free Gigs to Paid Speaking with Dr. Yvette E. Pearson

“Everything [The Speaker Lab] does is very intentional drive, step driven, process driven, and it can fit whatever time that you can give it…So time is less relevant. Consistency is more relevant.” Welcome...

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