In this week’s episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten talks with Pegine about being a dynamic, engaging speaker. Learn how speaker choreography connects to your message and why you should construct your speech like a rock concert. Pegine also shares her most important tip for ongoing mastery of public speaking.

Our favorite moments:

• (02:16) Step out and own the stage
• (02:42) Audience interaction is important because that’s how people learn
• (04:10) People learn from experiences
• (05:06) Different parts of the stage have different emotional strengths
• (07:10) Construct your speech like a rock show
• (08:54) Both both extroverts and introverts, it’s about the audience, not the speaker
• (12:10) Many speakers don’t understand that the ending matters
• (16:54) An important question for clients: What part of your agenda is most important and why?
• (19:16) Pegine’s take-away 

If you enjoyed this conversation about why it’s essential to connect with your audience, check out Season 4, Episode 45: Why Do Speakers and Presenters Need Improv?: Interview with Meridith Grundei.  The link is in the show notes.  

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For the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/TDiaiA0mdNg

• S4 Ep45: Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking | Why Do Speakers and Presenters Need Improv?: Interview with Meridith Grundei
• Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame
• Sesame Street | Preschool Games, Videos, & Coloring Pages to Help Kids Grow Smarter, Stronger & Kinder
• Lion Pacing in its Cage
• Ping Pong | Table tennis rules: Everything you need to know
• The Rolling Stones | Official Website
• Coaching and programs for women speakers and experts
• Leadership Business Keynote Speaker Pegine is electifying
• Pegine’s book, 50 Success Secrets of Feisty, Fearless, Focused Females
• Pegine’s profile on Facebook
• Pegine’s profile on LinkedIn
• Pegine on YouTube
• Pegine on Pinterest
• Pegine on Twitter
• Pegine on Instagram

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Kirsten Rourke CEO of Rourke Training

Kirsten Rourke is the mouth and mind of Rourke Training, LLC. She is on a mission to create engaging communication in online and in-person presentation and speaking spaces. Kirsten is the creator of the Prep, Practice, & Pivot method for elevating presenting and speaking skills. She works with leaders to transform online educational, sales, and corporate events to meet business and learning goals. She has spoken, coached, trained, and facilitated for thousands of companies internationally since 2000. She speaks on and provides expert coaching on Public Speaking, Running Virtual Events, Instructional Design, Storytelling, and Creating Online Engagement. In addition to being a Certified Technical Trainer and Certified Online Training Professional, she also has a Master’s of Education in Instructional Design. She also runs a podcast and community, Ongoing Mastery: Presenting and Speaking, to support development and improvement in creating successful, targeted results in pitches, sales presentations, training, and high-stake events.