Callen: Public Speakers Avoid Bombing by Distilling Ideas to Their Essence
Bryan Callen · Discipline Alone Can’t Make You Successful, Use THIS Instead… | Bryan Callen · Nov 6, 2024 · at 28:44
Bryan Callen gives advice to Codie Sanchez after she describes bombing during a recent large speaking engagement.
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“What I would say to you, though, maybe the way to avoid that in the future is to really dial down on what you're saying. Sometimes when we're not quite sure, we get into this gray area. And I would, it feels like, I didn't see the speech, but it feels like when that happens, Just take a look at whether or not you've really carved down to its essence what you're trying to say.”
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