What kind of speaker are you?

I'm gonna get like the applause, um, sound effects going. I don't have that yet, but this is so exciting because today we are going to be talking about discovering your speaking superpower. Woo! And I cannot wait to share the details with you because you can take a quiz and figure out what it is for you. Yes, there's a quiz. How fun is that? Who doesn't love a quiz? I don't know anybody who doesn't love a quiz. Especially one like this. It's so great. So you don't wanna miss that. But for those of you who might be new to me, I wanna take a moment and say hello. Hi, I am Sally Koering Zimney, and I'm a speaker coach at Be Moved. And I help purpose-driven entrepreneurs like you utilize speaking in their business, help them unleash their authentic voice Take the stage with courage and clarity and finally leave self-doubt and obscurity in the dust. Oh yes, because we can't move our audience, move the world, if we're, you know, living in obscurity, right? We are moving beyond that. Oh my gosh, this is so exciting, you guys. And as you can tell, I'm playing with something new. This is a new tool, this Ecamm Live thing. And so I, uh, I'm gonna be having some fun with this. And I want to know if you are here, so say hello, hop in the comments, um, let me know what you speak about. I always love to hear the wide variety of topics that I get to help, um, you know, launch into the world more. And if you know somebody who could use a little more courage and clarity around their message and use their authentic voice and speak about their business or their idea, tag them in the comments because I want to make sure that they see this too, and I want them to come along for the ride. Um, and what's super cool about this, um, tool, Ecamm Live— have you used Ecamm Live? Please let me know if you have because, um, so fun. It's really fun, and I'm just starting to get a sense for what I can really do with this. So You're gonna see me playing with some things. I've got this cool— oh nope, this way— overlays. These cool overlays that you can put on here, and if you leave a comment, I can bring it on screen like this. Ah, look at that! I said hop on in, let me know if you're watching. If you have a comment or a question, put it in the comment box and I will pull it over and we'll get after your questions. And help you create some talks that move the world. Yes, let's do it! Oh my gosh, this is very, very exciting. And today what we are really talking about is trying to get clearer in terms of what kind of speaker you really are. We are going to together discover what your— what I call your speaking superpower is. Um, and the truth is that if we are gonna do this, the first thing that we have to be clear about is who we really are. We have to know ourselves really well, and a bunch of smart people have said that. I think Socrates was one of them. I don't know. Know thyself. That's what we are going to start with, and I am all about that. And in fact, if you have taken my Sassy Prep course— maybe you haven't even heard of it, you don't know what I'm talking about right now— but I have a course called the Sassy Prep Course, and it is an acronym for Speaker, Audience, Space, and Idea. And speaker is number 1, and it is a framework for preparing your messages to be their most impactful. And look at this, I added a cool video. I'm gonna move over here so the box isn't over my head, but you can see a little bit, um, about what this course is like. That is me talking about How to bring your authentic voice out in front more and get clear on who we are. We have to start there first. Who are you? What, what does it mean to have a Sally talk, right? We have like a Brené talk, a Simon Sinek type talk, a Barack Obama type talk. Like there are, there becomes a feel and an energy and an approach. That is your speaking superpower. I see you, you're here! Say hello so, um, I can— we can interact. Okay, I'm playing with this new tool, so hop in the comments, say hello. Who are you? Who are you and what are you doing here? Oh my gosh, super fun! Do you see how I use this? Cool. I gotta get my pointing straight. Um, super fun! I could just put a video on top of the screen. I'm gonna try not to freak out about this again and again, but it's super exciting. So fun! But here is the deal, uh, it is a journey getting really clear about not just who we are as a human being, but how do we show up in front of our audience? What is the experience like for our audience when they get to hang out with us up in front? Whether you're live or virtual, it is a journey. And I want to share a quick story with you because my journey around this started a long time ago. I was in high school speech, and my teammates and I were about to head off into rounds for a national tournament. Now if you are in Motivator Sue— hi Sue, I see you— if you have been in high school speech or were in high school speech, then you know what a huge deal this is, and we're all feeling really nervous. And so our coaches kind of pulled us aside, and our coach Jenny was giving us a pep talk. She turned to my teammate Brian and she said, Brian, 'You are so smart. You are so smart. Your intelligence is so clear. It's such a sophisticated talk, and it is just wow-worthy. You are so smart, Brian. That is your thing. You are so smart.' And I was like, 'Oh my gosh, that is so true. Brian is so smart.' And he is. He's a super smart guy, and his talk was just Amazing. And then Jenny turned to my teammate Missy and said, Missy, you are so passionate. Your passion comes through. We cannot help but feel how important this is, and you just have this amazing presence up there. Passion, that is your thing. And I was like, ah, truth. Missy is so passionate. She's amazing. She's gorgeous. And she just is like, has this vivacious presence up there. I was like, I was like, "Oh, so true!" And then Jenny turned to me and I was like, "Oh my gosh, what is she gonna say? What is it about me?" Like, "Ooh!" And she kind of turned to me and shrugged a little bit and said, "Sally, people just like you." And I was like, "What? That?" That is not a thing. That is not a skill. That is not a gift. That is— this is not a popularity contest. Like, oh man, really? That's what I bring to the table here? And I felt a little deflated about it. It took me a long time to recognize what Jenny was really saying and that it is a gift, and it is my superpower. Now I have to tell you, I always feel a little sheepish sharing that story, um, even as I've embraced this as my speaking superpower, because now I realize that it is a gift. But it took me a long time to get there, friends. And honestly, telling people that Your superpower is that people like you. It's not a very likable thing. So it's like, uh, people like me, but maybe not if I keep telling this story. But most of us, when we first start to grapple with our gift up front, our superpower up front, we run into a little internal resistance. It's very, very normal to do that, um, not just It's us Minnesotans that are made to be a little too modest for our own good. But what we need to do as speakers and leaders and movers is to own our speaking superpower, to bravely say, "This is my speaking superpower," and to share it. Okay? So there's a little hashtag down there. You see that? See that? Speaking superpower hashtag. Okay, so like for me, connection is my speaking superpower. Making people feel connected and seen and heard. I get you. We are having a— it feels like we're talking to each other one-on-one. Okay, that is— people feel like they know me. That's a gift. Okay, and I want you to get clear for yourself on what it is that you bring to the moment. So I have built a quiz if you haven't taken it yet. I know Sue has taken it, uh, because she is sharing with us one of her speaking superpowers. She is a motivator. Um, but it's kind of a first step to help you get clearer on what it is that you bring to the table, your speaking superpower. So I want to share with you a little about this quiz. So if you go to BeMove.com/SpeakingSuperPowerQuiz, you can see it here. So I'm sharing with you a little screenshot of this. You can go down here where it says take quiz and you just take the quiz. It's so super easy. There's 8 questions. It flies by. I'm just gonna click some things and click some things. I'm not really reading 'em 'cause you gotta go read it and you gotta figure out what's right for you, but so super fun. And then when you put your name and email there, I will send you your results. Okay, so let's talk about these results for a moment because, um, I think, I think this might be interesting, and maybe you can self-identify a little bit for yourself. So, oh, here, whoops, go away, go away, go away, I'm not ready to share yet. So once you take this quiz, you're gonna get your results and you'll be looped into a bucket, one of 4 buckets. Now obviously there are more than 4 types of people on the earth, okay? So I know there's always people who are like, don't categorize me, don't put me in a bucket, I'm not like everybody else like this. And of course that is true, like within this bucket there's a million shades of gray, okay? But I think this helps us get started and it helps us think about our natural gifts in this area and also things that we can do to stretch ourselves. So I want to share with you a little bit about each of these 4 types. So let's start with the Innovator, okay? Now the Innovator are speakers who are really focused on the possibilities of the future. They're really about— when they think about what they want to change in this world, like what they want to move, they really want to move and change systems, like systems-wide change. So these speakers are really great at challenging their audiences. All right, I think of Simon Sinek as an innovator, right? So he can be really challenging to people in the best of ways, and he sees himself as a disruptor. So if you like to think of yourself as a disruptor, you are probably an innovator. What's awesome about innovators are that they aren't afraid to challenge, they aren't afraid to lead, they aren't afraid to kind of push the edges, and we need that. But the best innovators also are reaching into the opposite corner of the spectrum. And what they need to do, innovators, to really stretch is to also embrace the power of story, the power of connection, of empathy. Okay, so those are kind of the opposites on the spectrum. So we're always going to try and reach into the opposite corner as well. But first, we embrace your ability, innovators, as challengers, which is amazing. We need, we need more innovators, of course. Now the other, uh, there's kind of two parts to this. So next we have motivators. Now Sue is a motivator. Hi John Iverson, great to have you here. So Sue as a motivator, and I think John, you might be a motivator too if I remember correctly, um, motivators are also focused on the future. So innovators and motivators are really focused on future possibilities. Really, I'm a motivator. I love to think about possibilities. What is really possible? I love to think about the future. It's all about change and possibility, and it's yay, yay, yay. Now, the thing about motivators is when we think about change, we're really thinking about people change, people-level change. And motivators are really great at moving their audiences with emotion. Okay, so they're more focused on connection than innovators. Classic motivational speaker types sit in this bucket, like Oprah I think of as a motivator, although really she could probably belong in all of these buckets. Oprah, love her, right? But the thing with motivators, and this is true for me too, we can't get so carried away with motivating that we forget to make it practical and tactical. Okay, so motivators are going to stretch into their opposite corner and try and be a little more tactical. Okay, so it's not just up there kind of ethereal theory, pie in the sky. It's like, nope, let's make this really tactical and helpful for people, right? Because we know those motivational speakers where you're like You're just all up there and it doesn't have any significance or meaning for me. What do I do with this? What do I do? Right? Okay, cool. Now, uh, maybe you're not a motivator, you might be an educator. Okay, an educator is in that opposite arena from the motivator where the educator is really trying to stretch, um, into a motivator. But first, let's talk about the strength of educators. So our educator type is really focused on, not like innovators and motivators who are focused on the future and possibility, educators are really focused on the here and the now, all right? And, um, they are tactical, practical, tangible steps, like a great teacher, okay? And what I think is really cool about educators, like, the innovators and educators are really focused on changing systems, all right? Um, Brené Brown is the best educator that I can think of, right? She is very step-by-step. She's always defining things. She's breaking things down, and that is so, so important for an audience. They— educators are so good at walking our audiences step by step through the process of what they need to learn and how It's awesome. We need lots of fabulous educator speakers. All right, so if that's your superpower, awesome. But where I want to challenge you and where I want you to stretch is up into that motivator area a little bit more, to lean into empathy, possibility, inspiration. Because if we just teach but we forget the potential of utilizing emotion and thinking about what's possible, that sense of inspiration, our education, all our smarts, everything that we know might not go as far as we want it to. So, do we see how we're stretching into the opposite corners? But innovators and educators over here, here they are, They are more systems-focused. Innovators and motivators are more change and possibilities-focused. Now, this fourth bucket, you can guess where we are going, and that is storytellers. And storytellers, you, like the motivators, are very focused on changing people, right? Keeping it at the very people level. You're very focused on the individuals in your audience, who they are, what they need. You're super in tune, but you're also focused on the here and now, like an educator, really creating change in people. So these speakers are so great at connecting with their audience. It can feel really intimate when we are talking with our storytellers, or when we are in the audience and experience a storyteller. One of my favorite storytelling speakers is Liz Gilbert. I love her approach. It's like a walk through her senses every time she gets up to speak. It's amazing. But storytellers need to remember, if we think about the opposites, we've got storytellers down here and then we've got innovators up here, and they are opposite. And so storytellers need to remember that they are also leaders that they can push, they can challenge, they can really bring their audience to more of an edge, and they can have more of an edge. It's not just about feeling, but it really is about doing and creating that kind of change. Okay, so this gives you a good overview of these 4 areas. So I want to ask right off the bat, throw it in the comments, which one of these resonates for you? Now, if you've taken the quiz, It's probably a little bit of cheaty cheat, right? But I'd love to hear, uh, if you got your quiz result, were you like, yes, that really feels like me? Um, and if you haven't taken the quiz yet, what I want to know is which one of these do you think you probably land in? Okay, well, let's find out for sure. Okay, so what I want you to do is I want you to go to bemoved.com/speaking-superpower-quiz and find out for sure. It takes literally 45 seconds to do, a little longer than you saw me do it because, you know, you've got to read it. But, but I would love for you to take this step, okay? Because when we know ourselves, when we are clear about the ways in which we most naturally bring our voice to the world, it helps us feel like we can and that it is needed. Okay? And it can also help us stretch into ways to be even more effective and even more impactful. Okay, that is it, my friends. Thank you for coming to our first Movers Live edition. It is so exciting to be back with you. I will be back here again in about 2 weeks. I just want to give you this fun little experiment in this new art form. And while you're at it, let me know what you think and what you want to see in these live streams. So hop in the chat. I'll see you in a few weeks. Thanks, friends. Bye-bye.