Few platforms allow us to share our message like speaking engagements. How do we do them right, so we can make the biggest possible impact?    What can we do to create a better sense of connection with our audiences? More importantly, how can we get comfortable in front of an audience in the first place?    In this episode, Executive Producer of TEDXLincolnSquare and author of The Influential Voice, Tricia Brouk shares how to get better at communicating with an audience.    3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode   How to coexist with our fears of being on stage We’re not likely to ever completely get over stage fright, so how can we get to a point where fear isn’t stopping us from connecting with an audience?    How to boost our credibility as speakers When can we start positioning ourselves as experts whose voices on a subject matter?   How to be vulnerable with an audience without making them feel bad Is it possible to pull on heartstrings without losing the point of our message?   Guest Bio-    Tricia Brouk is an international award-winning director. She founded The Big Talk Academy and served as the executive producer of TEDxLincolnSquare until August 2019. She curates the Speaker Salon in NYC, hosts The Big Talk, an award-winning podcast, and her book, The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean For Lasting Legacy was #1 new release pre-order on Amazon.   To find out more, go to: https://triciabrouk.com/ https://www.theartofthebigtalk.com/  https://triciabrouk.com/podcast/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciabrouk/  https://www.facebook.com/thebigtalkwithtriciabrouk  https://www.instagram.com/tricia_brouk/  And to get a copy of The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean For Lasting Legacy, head to: www.theinfluentialvoicebook.com