Unleash the Power of Your Voice with Speaking Coach & Talent Manager, Blair Bryant Nichols #95
The voice is one of our most powerful tools for change - are you missing out on the incredible potential of your own voice?
Blair Brian Nichols is a true visionary in the world of public speaking, with a particularly wonderful focus on fostering diverse, purpose-driven success as the Founder of BBN Creative Management.
His views will flip your perspective and prepare you to spark opportunities from your speaking engagements - learn from this masterclass in communication on episode 95 of Extrology!
In this episode Lee & Blair discuss:
How aiding a hearing-impaired friend shaped Blair’s interest in empowering diverse voices
The path to booking pivotal speaking roles
Why the value in speaking lies far beyond the booking fee
How Blair built a prolific creative management brand from scratch
Links & references
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Lee Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leecooperrecruiter/
Blair Bryant Nichols: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairbnichols/
https://www.bbncreativemanagement.com/
https://www.instagram.com/bbn_creativemgmt/
Get in touch: lee@extrology.com
Episode highlights:
“One of the things I always prided myself on was being able to understand someone, even when I studied in foreign countries - I thought everyone could do that.” - 7:00 - Blair Bryant Nichols
“So I moved from this agency side/how many books can we sell per event to ‘Oh, speaking is highly strategic and this is how this person is leveraging it.” - 25:30 - Blair Bryant Nichols
“Over time, I developed a point of view that we need diversity in every category, every vertical, every industry topic. We need different shades of diversity and people in all of these conversations.” - 31:20 - Blair Bryant Nichols
“Having an opportunity to speak to your ideal clients might be worth more money than they could pay you to speak there. There's strategic speaking that a lot of people overlook and ignore.” - 37:45 - Blair Bryant Nichols
“As a speaker now, there’s no reason that you shouldn’t have current video out all the time.” - 49:50 - Blair Bryant Nichols
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