Grant Baldwin and Michael Port hosted a Facebook Live to talk about what speakers can do to take advantage of the extra time during quarantine to improve their value as a performer.

During the live stream, Grant and Mike discuss:

• This is the time to be working on your talk
• “Either it will pass or I will pass."
• Best practices for wearing glasses on camera
• Surviving as a speaker in the midst of a crisis
• Why speakers can’t afford to be average
• Everything you do as a performer must be transformational
• How the expected quality for speakers will increase
• What speakers should be working on right now
• How speakers can maximize the gift of time during quarantine
• Why using live events as rehearsals is a mistake
• What deep work looks like for speakers
• Mapping out an effective rehearsal process
• Reinventing your speech in ways you never imagined
• Asking specific questions when it comes to feedback
• How to scale your choices from good to great
• Using a mystery box visual to raise the stakes for your audience
• The risk of failing to deliver on the promise your performance makes
• Why Michael retired from keynoting
• How to wisely leverage the trust you earn from an audience to enrich their experience
• What Pixar considers a “perfect” film
• Crafting a transformational experience for your audience
• Are virtual events merely a temporary fix or a lasting trend?
• The challenges events face in replicating the impact of in-person trade shows online
• Advice for speakers to keep their head in the right space
• Making sure you continue to support your network of colleagues and clients
• The #1 most important factor in booking more paid speaking gigs
• Creating a productive work environment
• Incrementally improving your speech 5 minutes at a time
• And more

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• Heroic Public Speaking
• Steal the Show, by Michael Port
• The Successful Speaker, by Grant Baldwin
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