Learn Speak Teach episode 42 w/ Brenden Kumarasamy.

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Public speaking is a challenging subject to master, and many nuances and generalities make us afraid to present enthusiastically and confidently.

Because of this, we went straight into “workshop mode” with Brenden Kumarasamy to help you master communication strategies to gain the confidence to deliver the best presentation you’ve ever dreamed of.

Being an exceptional communicator should feel like something to look forward to rather than a burden you must overcome. In this episode, Brenden will teach you how you can be an exemptional communicator to scale your sales, crush your next presentation, or land your next job. Being an exceptional communicator will help you meet your audience’s needs, and they will walk away captivated and, above all, inspired.

Brenden is the founder of MasterTalk and a Public Speaking Coach. He helps ambitious executives and coaches become the TOP 1% of communicators in their industries.

Brenden’s mission is to help the WORLD master the art of communication.

During this episode, you will learn about;

[00:00] Episode intro
[03:37] Brenden’s experience on podcasts
[04:18] Who is Brenden Kumarasamy, and how he became successful
[05:27] Workshop mode
[06:01] Brenden’s definition and opinion of communication
[06:50] The first step in today’s workshop; The random word exercise
[07:48] Writing your goals down, concentrating, and focusing to achieve
[09:16] The steps and the process to achieving: Do the random word exercise a hundred times
[13:28] Ben does the Random Word Excercise, what he did right, and Brenden’s recommendations on what to improve
[15:24] How to beat fear, anxiety, and other stressors to be an exemptional communicator
[17:35] Brenden’s first move to starting a YouTube channel and what makes him successful
[19:38] Brenden’s advice to the parents and educators helping kids do the random word exercise
[29:58] How to find and get better at your personal vocal tones
[34:00] An exercise that you can implement to get better at vocal tones
[37:40] Why Brenden recommends video messages and how to get better at it
[43:11] The five levels of speech
[44:44] How to write and incorporate the five levels in your communication
[47:24] The power of pausing in communication
[49:48] Brenden’s perspective on color coding in speech presentation
[51:34] Reasons you need to smile and how to incorporate it in your communication
[53:45] How to keep in touch, support, and learn more from Brenden
[55:14] The most important action step for your long-term communication
[56:23] Ending the show and call to action

Key Takeaways

~ If we don’t concentrate and focus on the goals we want to achieve in life, our goals will simply be a dream, and we can’t leave our goals to be dreams. The difference between a dream and a goal is that goals have tangible steps. ~ [08:43]

~ If you have not done the random word exercise a hundred times, the steps don’t matter; you get points on how many times you do the exercise, not on how well you do it. ~ [09:52]

~ Fear of communication… the anxiety of communication… can never be completely removed. It’s kind of if you are in a marriage and expecting every day to be a great day; that is a wrong expectation. ~ [15:36]

~ Think of your fear or anxiety like a boxing match, where one side of the ring is fear or any stressors, and the other side of the ring is the message and why it’s important for you to share. The goal is not for the fear to leave the ring, but to make sure when the two meet in the middle, and the bell rings, the message gets the knockout punch. ~ [16:48]

~ The best speakers on the planet use three tones at the same time so that they can go high, low, and regular at any time; don’t stay at the same tone when doing public speaking. ~ [31:25]

~ What’s great about practicing communication is that the worst thing that can happen is that you get better. ~ [40:04]

~ Pausing is the most important power technique in communication; it allows us to emphasize the key parts of our message; you want to pause at the parts of your speech where you feel your audience should pay attention to. ~ [47:27]

~ The reason you need a smile in your speech is that the presentation isn’t about you and what you think. The presentation is about the results and outcome you are delivering for the client. ~ [52:15]