{"podcast":{"title":"The Speaking Club: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking","slug":"the-speaking-club-mastering-the-art-of-public-speaking-881091","podcast_index_feed_id":881091,"rss_url":"https://thespeakingclub.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.saraharcher.co.uk","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/e/9/1/5e918e497418a43b/Copy_of_Podcast_Artwork.jpg","author":"Sarah Archer","episode_count":336,"summary":"If you want to have a laugh whilst learning how to increase your confidence and public speaking skills, for personal or business growth, then you have come to the right place. Discover tips, tricks and strategies on how to speak and pitch using humour and performance. Find out how to better connect with people's pain points in a way that they will want to talk about and share, and get the low down on powering up your mind set. Sarah Archer, is a stand-up comedian, playwright, speaker and business woman. She is also author of 'Cracking Speech Mate! – How to use humour to make you an amazing speaker', and 'Straight to the Top – How to create and deliver a killer elevator pitch'. Communicating with authenticity and power, influencing through copy, spoken word and body language, managing negative thoughts and anxiety, building authority and trust, story-telling and comedy secrets...oh and we'll also cover focus and time management 'cause Sarah has a mind like a butterfly! 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In this episode of The Speaking Club, I'm joined by the author of Never Split the Difference to explore how you can use his real-world-tested negotiation techniques to build trust fast, shift resistant clients into action, and speak with more power and presence. And yes — I even used one of his own tactics to get him to say \"yes\" to coming on the show! Whether you're trying to book more speaking gigs, close better clients, or simply influence with integrity — this one's packed with actionable diamonds! What you'll discover: How Chris Voss went from SWAT and undercover ops to suicide hotlines and high-stakes hostage negotiation — and why it made him one of the world's top communication experts. What compelled Chris to share his FBI-developed negotiation system with the world instead of retiring into the sunset — and how that decision shaped Never Split the Difference. The one negotiation tactic that sounds great on paper… but can actually backfire, and what to do instead. Chris's ride-or-die technique — the one negotiation move he'd keep if all others were off the table. The common \"influence\" move that actually kills deals faster than anything — and what to replace it with. How Chris would handle a client who's stalling on a deadline or payment — and the exact question he'd use to move them into action. The subtle ways Chris reads and influences a room when he's speaking — and how his FBI experience shapes his delivery and timing. 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