Hall of Fame speaker Joel Weldon has delivered over 3,000 events worldwide and coached more than 10,000 speakers. In this episode, he shares why public speaking is so terrifying for most people—and how anyone can transform fear into confidence, impact, and influence.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 – Why speaking in front of others is one of the world’s greatest fears
02:44 – The Paramedic Metaphor: focusing on service, not self
04:52 – The You Factor: turning personal stories into audience-driven lessons
07:21 – Speaking as a learned skill: why anyone can improve with practice
13:56 – The power of “unless” and Joel’s turning point in sales
17:21 – Domino effect moments: from carpenter to encyclopedia salesman
20:32 – 1,200 rejections and one sale: lessons from early failures
24:30 – Discovering Earl Nightingale’s The Strangest Secret
28:09 – A mindset shift that doubled results in a single afternoon
32:09 – Joel’s friendship with Earl Nightingale and lessons from a legend
37:15 – How Nightingale-Conant shaped the personal development industry
40:28 – Absorbing personal development: dominoes leading to success
42:38 – Life as choice: responsibility, mindset, and controlling the controllables
44:59 – Advice to his younger self: seeing every moment as part of a good plan
46:56 – Joel’s 22 words to become a better speaker
“Speak to your audience about what they need in an organized way they can follow, and get yourself out of the way.” – Joel Weldon.
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