5 Key Insights for Leaders to Amplify Your Thought Leadership Through Public Speaking
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Hosting the Speak to Lead Masterclass was an honour. Thank you to everyone who shared, signed for, or attended the Masterclass. You made a difference.
With the recording shared with about 40 people who registered or attended, the journey continues to equip more leaders to speak to lead. To amplify thought leadership through public speaking, here are 5 key insights that participants found valuable from the Speak to Lead Masterclass:
💡 1. Invest in your leadership or organization's growth:
In a rapidly-changing economic landscape, investing in public speaking helps you diversify your leadership portfolio, earn career dividends, and amplify thought leadership that builds trust and credibility to achieve your desired impact.
An Edelman-LinkedIn Research Study on thought leadership states that 82% of business decision makers said that thought leadership increased their trust in an organization.
💡 2. Quantify the value of missed opportunities:
Participants found it eye-opening to learn about the potential loss of valuable leadership or business opportunities, some worth thousands of dollars, due to overlooking the quantifiable value of public speaking.
Speaking opens doors to leadership opportunities to amplify a message or mission that matters.
💡3. Be intentional about building public speaking as a future-ready skill:
One participant's key takeaway was "that one has to be 'intentional' when building this skillset."
Building strong public speaking skills requires an intentional approach to communicating as a leader.
💡4. Make your message matter:
Define your key message and call to action to deliver an impactful presentation as a thought leader.
The goal of public speaking isn't to inform. It's to transform minds and hearts and influence positive change.
💡5. Steward your idea and voice:
Everyone has a unique perspective, skill, or something of value to contribute to your network.
Holding back from sharing your insights serves no one.
As Adam Grant, Organizational Psychologist and the world's #2 most influential management thinker says, focus less on self-promotion. Focus more on idea promotion.
You could promote an idea by moderating a leadership panel at work, speaking at an industry conference, or delivering your dream talk.
Promoting an idea is not only an act of generosity. It's an act of service that makes a difference in your organization, industry, or community.
Ready to take your leadership communication or thought leadership to the next level? or want to influence positive change with your signature talk or big idea?
Take these three (3) steps:
1) Follow me on LinkedIn for coaching insights on communicating with confidence, influence, and impact as a leader, presenting with confidence and impact, or engaging stakeholders to gain buy in and clarity towards a shared vision.
2) Are you a mid-to-senior leader or executive seeking to drive meaningful impact in your organization or community?
Consider joining Impact Plus Consulting's Speak to Leadâ„¢ program starting May 22, 2025, where you can craft powerful openings, compelling narratives, and deliver impactful presentations that move your organization or community forward.
Impact Plus offers a Speak to Leadâ„¢ program scholarship that covers 50% of the investment for the Professional Package. Apply via our scholarship page if you are interested in joining the Speak to Lead program. Limited spots are available.
3) Share this blog post on social media or via email with a friend or colleague, if you found this valuable.
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