public speaking
CNLP 502: Vanessa Van Edwards on How to Become More Charismatic, the Precise Reasons Some TED Talks and Speeches Go Viral, and the Body Language Cues You Need to Avoid
Bestselling author Vanessa Van Edwards has studied thousands of hours of TED talks and shares what TED talk speakers whose talks go viral do versus what other non-viral TED talk speakers do. She also explains the key ingredients to being…
The 4 Categories of Preaching: How To Tell If Your Sermon Is Going To Be a Hit or a Dud
You know how much work it takes to write a sermon (or any talk, for that matter). And you’ve likely also wondered why some talks seem to stick while others don’t. Sometimes, you work for hours or days on a…
CNLP 395: Seth Godin Shares His Secrets Behind Creative Work, Top Tips for Communicators and How He Learned to Think the Way He Thinks
Legendary marketing expert Seth Godin explains how he learned to think the way he thinks, shares top tips for communicators (and why peeves make bad pets), and why he continues to travel to Algonquin Park in Canada every year to…
CNLP 394: Hannah Brencher on the Future of Digital and Physical Church with Millennials, Being an Online Influencer and Giving A TED Talk at Age 24
Hannah Brencher’s first public speaking event was a TED Talk in NYC when she was 24. Fast forward a few years, and Hannah reflects on what she’s learned as a communicator, Millennials and their addiction to platform, and the future…
CNLP 214: Nancy Duarte on What All Great Speeches and Talks Have in Common, The Biggest Communication Mistakes Preachers and Speakers Make, and How Speaking is Changing
Nancy Duarte is one of the leading experts in communication today, having advised and consulted 25 out of 35 of the biggest companies in the world and advised 84% of all top tech companies. Nancy talks about the biggest mistakes…
5 Pro Tips on How to Get Amazing Sermon Feedback
One of the worst feelings any preacher has is finishing up a message and having no idea how it really went. I mean, you have your own subjective opinion, but we all know ourselves well enough to realize that sometimes…
CNLP 197: Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof on How to Preach in a Way that Reaches Unchurched People and Maintains Biblical Integrity
Mark Clark and Carey talk about their different approaches to preaching, how to reach unchurched people and how to preach to churched and unchurched people with Biblical integrity. Plus, Carey and Mark share some of their favorite insights from their…
7 Reasons You’re Losing Your Audience When You Speak
If there’s one thing you never set out to be as a leader or communicator, it’s to lose the audience. And yet everyone who communicates, preaches, or even tries to persuade someone of an idea has discovered that sinking sense that you’ve…
5 Tips That Will Definitely Make You a Better Communicator
So, you want to be a better communicator. You’re just not sure how to do that. Sometimes the art and science of becoming better seems so complex that you’re not sure where to start. After all, most people who hear…