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In this episode, Tim is with a truly mesmerizing leader, Ed Tate. Ed has been principal of Ed Tate & Associates, LLC, a professional development firm that provides keynote presentations and workshops, as well as in-person and do-it-yourself tools and expertise on High-Stakes Business Presentations. He also is a Toastmasters International world champion.

Ed shares priceless wisdom on public speaking and leadership, and also gives tips and strategies on how to better serve a tough audience, how to express the real you, and how to safely get your emotions and reactions out to make way for a better and more constructive response.

As you listen to this episode now, make sure to take down notes and get all the nuggets of wisdom that Ed generously shares with us to make your life more mesmerizing.

Quotes:

“Don’t play what I call the comparison game. The comparison game is unwinnable.” – Ed Tate

“Never degrade what your superpower is because you don’t want people to doubt you.” – Ed Tate

“One of my philosophies in terms of speaking is that the audience decides what works and what doesn’t work, no matter how attached I may be to an idea, a concept, whatever. And I’ll always test it.” – Ed Tate

“As a leader, one of the things that you must do is you must communicate relentlessly.” – Ed Tate

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Show Notes:

[00:33] Greetings and introduction of Ed Tate 

[01:00] Ed’s secret to his success

[04:03] The speaker’s job

[05:58] Letting the real you come out and using your own voice

[13:12] Make it about your audience and others

[14:31] Tips on how to best serve a tough audience

[19:21] How Ed put together his championship speech   

[24:55] How Ed and a team helped on merging two competing newspapers in Denver 

[26:12] Change is emotional

[27:15] Having meeting even when there’s no new information

[28:31] The SCAN plan

[32:37] Techniques for getting the emotions out

[36:16] The value of Acknowledgment 

[38:58] The Sedona Method

[40:51] Ed’s coolest adventure 

[45:36] Ed’s tip for high-stake business situations 

[47:33] You have nothing to lose by asking 

Make Your Day Mesmerizing!!