John Zimmer (connect on LinkedIn) is a Keynote Speaker, Presentation Skills Trainer, and Public Speaking Coach.

On top of that, he is also a 9-times District Winner in Toastmasters Speech Contests, member of an Improv Troupe and blogger at mannerofspeaking.org, where he wrote more than 800 blog posts on public speaking over the past 13 years.

Topics covered in this episode (Part 2 of the interview):

• Extroverts vs. Introverts in Public Speaking
• How the Public Speaking Game Rhetoric helps people relax into giving speeches
• Different ways to practice
• How Improv helps you improve
• Writing Books
• The first steps for a future Professional Speaker

The topics we cover in the previous episode (Part 1):

• John's journey to becoming a professional speaker
• Toastmasters as a public speaking laboratory
• John's Four-Step Process for developing a speech
• Thinking about the Audience First
• Starting a blog - and sticking to writing for 13 years
• Giving a speech vs. recording a YouTube video

Links mentioned:

• Part 2 (this episode)
  • Keith Johnstone's (the father of Improv) website
  • Benefits of improv
  • Rhetoric - The Public Speaking Game
• Part 1 (previous episode - click to listen):
  • John's winning Humorous Speech from 2008 - Pay Attention
  • The public speaking fear grid

Bonus material:

John's analysis of his own District-winning humorous speech: Anatomy of a Humorous Speech

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This show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

John Zimmer (connect on LinkedIn) is a Keynote Speaker, Presentation Skills Trainer, and Public Speaking Coach.

On top of that, he is also a 9-times District Winner in Toastmasters Speech Contests, member of an Improv Troupe and blogger at mannerofspeaking.org, where he wrote more than 800 blog posts on public speaking over the past 13 years.

The topics we cover in this episode (Part 1 of the interview):

• John's journey to becoming a professional speaker
• Toastmasters as a public speaking laboratory
• John's Four-Step Process for developing a speech
• Thinking about the Audience First
• Starting a blog - and sticking to writing for 13 years
• Giving a speech vs. recording a YouTube video

Topics you can look forward to in Part 2:

• Extroverts vs. Introverts in Public Speaking
• How the Public Speaking Game Rhetoric helps people relax into giving speeches
• Different ways to practice public speaking
• How Improv improves your public speaking
• Writing Books
• The first steps for a future Professional Speaker

Links mentioned:

• Part 1 (this episode):
  • John's winning Humorous Speech from 2008 - Pay Attention
  • The public speaking fear grid
• Part 2 (next episode)
  • Keith Johnstone's (the father of Improv) website
  • Benefits of improv
  • Rhetoric - The Public Speaking Game

Bonus material:

John's analysis of his own District-winning humorous speech: Anatomy of a Humorous Speech

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Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":

Twitter: @ToastWild

Facebook: @ToastWild

Instagram: @ToastWild

This show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com

Souvik Mukherjee (connect on LinkedIn) is a Distinguished Toastmaster, and business professional with experience in Operations, Strategy and Project Management.

Currently running his side-hustle as a Virtual Assistant, he met me on Twitter, where I was toying with expanding the audience for the Toast of the Wild East. As two random strangers, we connected - and the result was this interview.

In the interview, we talk about how Souvik came up with the idea, why he presents himself as a Virtual Assistant and Toastmasters helped him get started.

You will also get tips on how to get started as a Virtual Assistant yourself!

If you'd like to get in touch with Souvik, you can do so via the following channels:

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/souvikhere/
Twitter Handle: https://twitter.com/Souvik_VA
Email: souvik@theworkingdesk.org

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Connect with the Toast of the Wild East to suggest guests, ask questions or just to say "hi":

Twitter: @ToastWild

Facebook: @ToastWild

Instagram: @ToastWild

This show is hosted by Lukas Liebich. You can connect with him on Twitter @lukasliebich or read his blog at lukasliebich.com