In this week’s episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten and Kellie talk about being flexible in the moment so you can be responsive to your audience’s needs. Hear how a video development company is getting this very wrong and what Snoop Dogg has to do with Kellie’s syllabus.

Our favorite moments:

• (03:21) Those in charge of technical training need to build adaptability into their processes
• (03:53) Cross-training is not a waste of resources
• (04:15) Software risk is reputational risk & customer risk
• (05:17) Stay aware of how the zen of a subject applies to more than one thing
• (06:32) Framing concepts to apply to an audience with a wide-range of experience
• (10:53) People often don’t realize that the lesson is there, even if it’s not obvious
• (11:05) With go-go-go behavior, not many people examine what they can learn from a moment or experience
• (12:25) Reflection helps you take ownership of your actions
• (12:56) Ongoing mastery covers a lot of topics beyond speaking and presenting
• (13:24) Learning about storytelling had a huge impact of Kirsten’s work
• (13:56) Making the subtext into the context – being explicit about the course’s connective tissue – made Kellie’s teaching more effective

If you enjoyed this conversation about flexibility when speaking, check out our earlier conversation on this topic, Season 4, Episode 46 How Can Speakers and Presenters Adapt in the Moment?  The link is in the show notes.

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For the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/9PPnJuyHbmU

• With apologies to Bill Withers, Midland College reminds everyone to read the syllabus
• Bill Withers, “Just the Two of Us”
• Snoop Dogg wants you to read the syllabus
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• S5 Ep58: Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking – How Can Speakers Own the Stage?: Interview with Pegine

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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.