My podcast this week is from the Effective Public Speaking book. I'm in the midst of rewriting the introduction and Chapter 1. So I alternate between them and reorganize them. Yes, this is perfectly normal for me.
Enjoy!
The Podcast:
The Transcript:
This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for April 4, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
What if you're shy or an introvert? You can explain that to your audience. Many of those people are also shy or introverted. And if you design and practice your presentation, the extroverts won't believe you, so don't worry about them.
All writers and consultants are ideal public speakers because they have expertise they can share. That expertise is exactly what audiences want to hear. And when you convey that expertise through stories and logic, your audience will nod along with you. They are likely to buy your products—your books or your consulting.
Even better, while much of this book focuses on presentations, all writers and consultants can use podcasts to help build relationships with their ideal buyers. Those buyers will then discover and buy those products.
Anyone can be an effective public speaker. If you have products that solve problems for your ideal readers or clients, you, too, can be an effective public speaker.
The Video:
This is the video link.