Description
Build a career in public speaking with a message that stands the test of time
In Speak Up, author Hayley Mulenda Record delivers an inspiring and exciting new discussion of how to offer a message that will outlive you. She explains how to speak with conviction and courage and in doing so, guarantees that the message carried by your words last forever.
You’ll discover the importance of having internal conviction and an internal conversation, rooted in something you live by, stand by, and advocate for. You’ll also learn about great voices from our recent past, including Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr., that found a way to express their values in ways that would outlast them.
Inside the book:
- How to speak with belief and intention in a way that triggers responses in your audience’s brains and bodies
- Strategies for building a lucrative career in public speaking
- Understanding different speaking outlets, like keynotes, presentations, and workshops, and how to organise and monetise them
Perfect for anyone who wants to stand for something bigger than them and be a voice for something more enduring than any one person, Speak Up is a must-read book for speakers, activists, social justice leaders, nonprofit professionals, and anyone else interested in making a dramatic difference in the world around them.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Dr Eric Thomas xiii
Acknowledgements xv
A Letter to My 15- Year- Old Self xix
Introduction: People Die, Voices Don’t xxv
Part I: the Psychology Behind Speaking 1
1 Speaking Is Spiritual 3
2 Real Models over Role Models 15
3 You Are Not an Imposter 29
Part II: the Art of Speaking 49
4 The HE(ART) of Speaking 51
5 The Power of Storytelling 65
6 Speaking to the Right People: Your Customer vs. Your Audience 83
Part III: the Science Behind Speaking 95
7 Personal Branding—Your Greatest Asset in a Noisy World 97
8 Your Community Is Your Currency 117
9 Build Bridges, Not Walls—Strategic Networking 127
10 Collaboration Is the Cheat Code: Breaking Scarcity and Winning Together 143
Part IV: the Maths Behind Speaking 159
11 Your Voice Is Worth the Invoice 161
12 Beyond Borders: Speaking and Scaling Internationally 175
Part V: the Future of Speaking 187
13 Rejection Is Redirection 189
14 A New Record 201
Final Reflection: The Mic Is Now Yours 213
Resources for the Journey 215
References 217
About the Author 219
Let’s Stay Connected 223
Index 225
