Best Speech

Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness talks with Mike about his anxiety over public speaking and how he has built confidence and refined his process of idea development over time. Steve also talks about what co…

Laura Belgray talks with Mike about creating a great brand and how public speaking has helped expand her brand and her credibility. She shares some tips on telling good stories and gives Mike some pe…

Tim Schurrer has just written a book, The Secret Society of Success, and he talks about his first speech promoting that book. Together they listen to parts of Tim's speech and talk about what went gr…

David Lemus talks with Mike about how he designs memorable and impactful workshops for corporate, non-profit and government clients. He even teaches Mike a few tips and tricks about facilitating work…

Ashley Faus talks to Mike about the different types of speaking she does: theatre, speaking from stages, and also doing work presentations. She has so many helpful tips about making work-based presen…

Chris Norton has developed a speaking career telling his inspirational story of injury and resiliency. He talks with Mike about giving the same speech over and over, but maintaining presence with his…

Charli talks to Mike about her initial fear of public speaking and how becoming a YouTube star helped her overcome that fear. She shares tips about how to script a speech, how to design better slides…

Josh Shipp and Mike spend the hour discussing Josh's vast experience as a public speaker since he was 17 years old. Josh gave a moving TED talk a few years ago, and he and Mike walk through all the s…

Jodie Cook talks with Mike about her public speaking journey from doing weekly 60-second self promos as a 22-year-old to her TedX Talk and her experiences as a surprise special guest speaker. They al…

Koula Callahan was one of the key message makers at Story Brand, and now she's an independent branding consultant. She's also an Enneagram 9 (The Peacemaker) who struggles with conflict in daily life…

Mike talks to Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist about a story Joshua tells frequently in many different contexts, and why it always lands. They also discuss the use of statistics in establishing c…

Geomyra Pollard is a  life and business coach (geomyra.com)who talks with Mike about her experience being coached by him for a major workshop opportunity. Follow her at @iamlivingwellrounded

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In every episode of the Best Speech podcast, the guest shares a personalized public speaking tip. For the final episode of Season 2, this is a compilation of all those tips. As Mike says in the episo…

This episode is the second anthology of the stories shared during Season 2.

Chase Reeves talks about advice from his wife's midwife that inspires him to this day. 

Gary Ware tells the story of how and …

Michelle's very personal 15-minute speech at the Showit United conference starts this week's episode, followed by a conversation with Mike about the things she enjoys and dreads about public speaking…

Vanessa gave a five-minute speech at the United conference put on by Showit. Mike helped coach her through the preparation phase, so you'll hear about some of the advice he gave her, then hear the sp…

Davey Jones takes Mike on the journey of taking a very successful 20-minute speech and shrinking it down for a 10-minute spot at the United Showit conference, including the final product!

Davey Jones …

Mike spoke at his first on-stage event in nearly two years in November 2021 at the United conference put on by Showit, and he takes the audience along for the ride. 

Mike Pacchione is a public speakin…

Vik started her public speaking career with "The Incident" in which she didn'ht manage to get a single word out. She takes Mike step-by-step through the process she followed to become a confident and…

Former professional football player Marc Megna talks with Mike about his public speaking journey from anxiety to giving his favorite speech on mere moments' notice. Marc shares one of his best storie…