Lunch & Learn: The Comedians’ Guide to Public Speaking
Event description
Speaking at public events can be a challenging, even traumatic experience. So much can go wrong and yet - when it works - it’s a powerful tool to expand your network, challenge the status quo and build awareness of your business and it’s value.
For comedians - from the urbane Amy Schumer to the outrageous Ricky Gervais and the very polished Jerry Seinfeld - their journeys to excellence reveal many common lessons. In this 45 minutes talk, Peter Browne examines the work of comedians to discover these lessons and show us how we can create content that engages the crowd.
Peter has been working with founders and executives since 2012 - helping them communicate their offering ... in fact one used public speaking and social media as a ‘no-cost’ marketing tool to establish her employee benefits startup business in Asia. Maybe we won’t fill 10,000 seat theatres on a 12-month global tour - but we can connect with people and inspire them to believe in our cause and support our business.
Key Takeaways
You will learn how to overcome your fears, how to focus on key themes, the importance of structure, process, body language and expression. You will leave with a map and equipment to set off on your public speaking journey.
About the Speaker
Peter Browne studied and worked professionally as an actor and video producer before working on corporate communication projects in Australia and Asia. Now he is a communication specialist and pitch coach working with business executives and startup founders.
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How to Find Us/Housekeeping
If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend our physical event. Tune in virtually instead!
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Go directly up to Level 3 of the Sydney Startup Hub and walk down the yellow corridor.
Limited places available so registration is essential.
About Fishburners
Fishburners is much more than a coworking space. We are a not for profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier!
We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our bi-weekly lunch & learn workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.