Ryan Foland speaks with Angela Lussier, an author, podcast host, and award-winning speaker. Angela is the founder of the Speaking School for Women, as well a the CEO of the Speaker Sisterhood, an organization aimed at helping women find their voice and confidence, both on and off stage. What happens when two expert speaker podcast hosts get together? A lot of laughter and a lot superb advice for speakers of all levels. In this podcast, Ryan and Angela cover topics such as building confidence, finding your niche, and having fun with your audience. Listen to this podcast to find out: - How speaking will build your confidence and impact your work, life, and relationships. - How to find your specific niche based on what you are passionate about and what you’ve been successful at doing. - Why it is essential to read your audience before and while on stage. - When to transition from speaking for free to being paid to speak - Some simple breathing exercises that will help anyone calm their nerves before starting to speak

1. INTERVIEW WITH
ANGELA LUSSIER

2. "Speaking helps you build confidence in yourself. You realize that
you actually have what it takes to do the things that you thought you
couldn't do. When you do that enough times, you start to feel like
you're more capable, you have more value, and more self-worth."
ANGELA LUSSIER
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3. ANGELA LUSSIER
"Being a successful speaker is about three
basic things— it's about your body, it's about
your mind, and it's about your spirit. "
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4. ANGELA LUSSIER
"Want to improve your speaking? Try this breathing technique:
Breathe in for 4 seconds, you hold your breath for 8 seconds,
you breathe out for 7 seconds. Repeat 10x.
It resets your breathing pattern, stopping your short, shallow
breathing, which relaxes your nervous system and your mind."
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5. ANGELA LUSSIER
"You may have practiced your speech hundreds of times by
yourself at home and had the whole thing mapped out, but
you have to read your audience and recognize whether or
not your content is reaching them."
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6. ANGELA LUSSIER
"As the presenter, it's my job to be the architect of
the audience's experience. If I'm not paying
attention to my audience, I can't be a good architect."
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7. RYAN FOLAND
"A speech is essentially an interaction. There's this two-
way street and you've got attention and you've got your
talk, but the ability to sort of adjust on the fly by being
aware of who your audience is, that's key."
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8. "Public speaking is a skill, it's something you learn
through practice, and by trusting your audience,
and not taking failure too seriously."
ANGELA LUSSIER
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9. ANGELA LUSSIER
"Get your message down to one clear thing and then
you can build out from there. The more specific you
get, the deeper you can go into what that's all about
and you can spend a whole lifetime exploring it."
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10. ANGELA LUSSIER
"The question, "Where have I been most successful"
points at what you're good at, what it is that
people are willing to pay you for. "
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11. ANGELA LUSSIER
"The speaking industry is really an industry where you have
to pay your dues and you have to really be networked and
you become more of a player in the field, and not just this
person who shows up demanding money."
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12. "Every time you speak, make sure you're in front of
the right people and that you're talking about the
thing that really matters to you."
ANGELA LUSSIER
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13. ANGELA LUSSIER
"Everyone has something to say, everyone has a
message. The message is about your experiences and it's
about your love and your passion and your story, and that's
important for people to hear. "
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14. EXPERT INSIGHTS ON
GROWING YOUR
SPEAKING BUSINESS
Listen to the World of Speakers Podcast Series on iTunes.
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