Ryan Foland speaks with Darren LaCroix, a Toastmasters World Champion, and expert professional speaking coach. Darren has taught hundreds of speakers how to hone their craft and build their businesses through storytelling and practice.
Listen to this podcast to find out:
- Why practicing, meaning getting on stage, is one of the most important things you can do if you want to get into the big leagues.
- How your mindset and intentions can make a difference on your audience and career.
- What makes some speakers soar to success, and other stay at the bottom.
- How to tell a great story in 17 seconds.
- The best speaking advice Darren has received in the 25 years he’s been a keynote speaker.
2. DARREN LACROIX
"I said, "I'm going to figure this out." I was willing to bomb
and willing to fail more than anyone because I had a
dream of making people laugh."
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3. DARREN LACROIX
"We all have those naysayers in our head, but I
thank God now for that naysayer, because it gave me
someone to prove wrong."
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4. JIM ROHN
"You are the average of the 5 people you
spend the most time with."
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5. DARREN LACROIX
"When we have the right mindset, we're going to see
things differently. We're going to see opportunities that
are right there that we might have miss if we have the
wrong mindset or limited mindset."
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6. DARREN LACROIX
"People ask me all the time, "How do you connect with
the audience?" The key is you need to connect with
yourself first. You need to be fully connected with you
and your stories."
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7. DARREN LACROIX
"Your intent should always be
audience focused, not self-focused."
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8. DARREN LACROIX
"Before getting on stage: ask yourself, “Will I have fun?”
Sometimes I get so intense that I really want to help others
and I forget— this is supposed to be fun!"
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10. RYAN FOLAND
"The audience is a reflection of you, and so
many times I'll hear people make complaints
about the audience, but it's like, "Dude, it's not
the audience, it's you."
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11. DARREN LACROIX
"Stop trying to find that story that launches your career,
and instead, take the story you already have and make
them so good someone will pay to hear them"
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12. CRAIG VALENTINE
"If you want a masterpiece, you
have to master the pieces."
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14. RYAN FOLAND
"It's not about finding a better story,
it's about telling your stories better."
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15. DARREN LACROIX
"If everyone is confused, guess what
— you are confusing! "
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16. DARREN LACROIX
"If you really want to be a speaker, your goal has
to be to get the audience to think differently."
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17. RYAN FOLAND
"If there's no emotional shift in one
character in the story, there is no story."
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18. JAMES CLEAR
"Everyone wants a gold medal, but no
one wants to train like an Olympian."
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19. EXPERT INSIGHTS ON
GROWING YOUR
SPEAKING BUSINESS
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