Eric EdmeadesVisionary Thinker. Evolutionary Strategist. Transformation Architect.

Becoming a Professional Speaker

Name: Becoming a Professional Speaker
Uploaded: 2023-08-27T19:30:54+00:00
Duration: 36 s
Channel: Eric Edmeades
Description: Eric Edmeades (age 53 in the excerpt) reflects on his personal journey and attributes much of his life’s positive change to overcoming his fear of public…

27 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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Eric Edmeades (age 53 in the excerpt) reflects on his personal journey and attributes much of his life’s positive change to overcoming his fear of public speaking. He marks a clear turning point—deciding “it was time to be heard”—as the moment his life began to shift, and frames public speaking as the single most impactful skill he developed.

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Okay, listen, have any of you guys had these moments where you thought, if the younger me could see me now? I've been having a huge impact of that just makes me evaluate how I closed the gap between where I was, say, at 20 and where I am today at 53. And it's like a lot has happened. And I can tell you that there are a lot of different things that contributed to all these great opportunities and circumstances that I have around me. But none of the things that I've done in my life have had a bigger impact on that than getting over my fears of public speaking. I can draw a line in the sand and go, this is exactly the moment that my life began to shift, and it's when I decided that it was time to be heard.