In the 150th episode of The Strength Connection Podcast, Mike and our special guest, Public Speaking Coach, Founder of MasterTalk, Brenden Kumarasamy, will talk about professional sports for “nerds”, the power of delivery, audience obsessiveness, and the 4 daily exercises to improve your communication.Join us in this insightful and captivating talk! In this chapter, you will discover:(1:00) Introducing our special guest Public Speaking Coach, Founder of MasterTalk, Brenden Kumarasamy @masteryourtalk(1:20) MasterTalk(1:30) Communication is a skill(2:30) Professional sports for “nerds”(2:40) Competitive presentations(3:00) How do these “competitions for nerds” work?(5:00) What about speaking interested Brenden?(7:30) How did Brenden find his first students?(8:50) What were the wrong messages that Brenden was hearing about public speaking tips?(11:10) A lot of communication is fear-based.(11:30) How would your life change if you would be an exceptional communicator? - Brenden Kumarasamy @masteryourtalk(12:40) “Communication is the accelerant of dreams” - Brenden Kumarasamy @masteryourtalk(16:00) The power of delivery(17:20) Listen to the difference here(18:40) Energy and enthusiasm(19:00) The authenticity in your delivery matters(19:50) Audience obsessiveness(20:35) Balance vs harmony(20:50) Using silence in your speech(21:30) The pause helps us emphasize key ideas in our speech(22:10) How do we practice pausing?(25:00) The big missing piece in communication in most people(27:00) How do we get conditioning to believe that communication is a chore and not a choice(32:00) Focus on the reps(33:40) “If we can make sense out of nonsense, we can make sense out of everything” - Brenden Kumarasamy @masteryourtalk(35:20) In this game, we don’t get points for doing it well, we get points for doing it a lot(36:00) Exercise 1 - Example of exercise for improving your speaking skills(39:00) Exercise 2 - Everyday practice 5 mins of answering questions of what the world will ask you about your business or something else(42:20) Exercise 3(44:00) Exercise 4(46:30) Authenticity in communication(46:50) Don’t worry about the fear but attach it to some motivation(47:30) Where to find more about Brenden Kumarasamy @masteryourtalk https://www.youtube.com/@MasterTalks