Earning Your Authority in Public Speaking

‘Your authority is created by sharing with people why you have the right to be the person delivering the speech or presentation’ In this fascinating episode, Toni explains how to effectively establish your authority when speaking. She shares the psychology that underpins authority and how to get out of your own way to achieve successful and engaging speeches and presentations.   This is an invaluable listen for anyone who has a message or information to share with an audience.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Your authority as a speaker comes from your psychology in speaking. Everyone experiences the voice your head, which questions what you are doing and your right to be doing it. If you allow the voice in your head to stop you in public speaking because you have a lower level of self-worth or you have authority fears around it you are never going to get to where you want to be. To develop any new skill, you take learning from an expert in their field and then put it into practice. You learn it, you practise it, you master it. To master the psychology, focus on the positive, what if it goes really well…. You have a message to share, you have information to tell and people want to hear what you have to say. Within the speaker system at Unlimited Success is the ‘Earn the Honour’ process This is all about the right to speak and earning the status. Why are you the authority? why should your audience listen to you? Your authority is created by sharing with people why you have the right to be the person delivering the speech or presentation. You want people to think ‘why should I be listening to you’ and have that question answered immediately. The smaller individual things create the hook for people to be interested, intrigued and to listen. You are creating a desire for people to listen to the entirety of your speech.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Psychology in speaking is imperative’ ‘Authority in speaking is all in your head’ ‘I’m new to public speaking why would anyone listen to me? I just had to get over it and get out of my own way’ ‘If you are talking about something you are passionate about you will create an authority around it’ ‘Your target audience will be just starting out so if you are just one step ahead you are very relatable to those people’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Presenting, Pitching, Public Speaking Podcast The Chimp Paradox book by Prof Steve Peters Unlimited Success   ABOUT THE HOST  Toni Gargan is a Double World Record-holding Public Speaker, Mentor, Entrepreneur, and Professional Property Investor. She acts as the Director at Owen Oliver Property, a family-run property investment company helping others gain passive income through investing. Aside from building her amazing property portfolio, she’s also a full-time mentor for property investors through Progress Property and Unlimited Success. Toni has since then discovered her true passion – helping others by training and mentoring through public speaking. She now hosts her own show, Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, which aims to help you be confident, improve your speaking & communication skills and present better for you, your team, and your business.   CONTACT METHOD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toni-gargan-627b0a100   Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonigargan?lang=en