Vanessa Van Edwards says speakers sound unnatural when they slip into performance mode like a TED Talk. Record yourself answering questions in a FaceTime-style call with someone you trust. If it feels authentic and matches what you want to say, you've nailed conversational delivery.
I don't ever want you to go to performance mode. Like, even when I'm on stage, I'm trying to act like we're having a conversation. I don't want it to feel like a TED Talk. Like, if I were to come on stage and do a TED Talk, it would sound like this. Today we are going to talk about 3 ideas that will change your life. You'd be like, cool, but who is she? Do you feel that you have that performance, like, habit? Try recording a FaceTime call to someone you care about or a client or someone you work with and just talk to them. Like, have them ask you the question and answer the question as if you're on a FaceTime call. If that content looks like your content you're posting, you're locked in.
