311: How to 10x Your Speaking Skills

If you’re a speaker who has in-person events coming up OR if you’re planning an in-person event, you won’t want to miss this conversation.

We held our first in-person client retreat speaking intensive in Orlando, Florida, in April 2022 and it was incredible!

We brought 12 women together to practice their speaking delivery skills (on a real stage!) and get professional videography they can use in their speaking reels.

I asked two of the women who attended, Betsy Jordyn and Joy Spencer, to join me and Diane Diaz to talk about the experience.

We talk about:

• Top takeaways from the the instruction and practice on delivering keynote speeches
• Favorite parts of the retreat
• How the retreat made them feel as speakers and thought leaders
• Our lessons as the hosts / planners of the retreat

We are hosting another retreat! Join us in Orlando on February 27, February 28, and March 1st, 2023, for 3 full days of coaching, training, practice, and filming. Get all the details and apply at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/retreat/.

[This episode originally aired in April 2022, which was the audio from a LinkedIn Live. You can watch the video at https://www.linkedin.com/video/event/urn:li:ugcPost:6919241904681283584/.]

About Us: The Speaking Your Brand podcast is hosted by Carol Cox. At Speaking Your Brand, we help women entrepreneurs and professionals clarify their brand message and story, create their signature talks, and develop their thought leadership platforms. Our mission is to get more women in positions of influence and power because it's through women's stories, voices, and visibility that we challenge the status quo and change existing systems. Check out our coaching programs at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com.

Links:

Show notes at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/311/

Join our Thought Leader Academy: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/academy/

Attend our in-person Client Retreat Speaking Intensive: https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/retreat/

Connect on LinkedIn:

• Carol Cox = https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcox
• Diane Diaz = https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianediaz
• Joy Spencer = https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-spencer/
• Betsy Jordyn = https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsy-jordyn/

Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 249: The Relationship Between Speaking and Performance with Carol Cox
• Episode 238: What’s IN Your Way IS Your Way to Your Thought Leadership with Betsy Jordyn
• Episode 194: How to Structure a Movement-Making Speech Using Your Story with Joy Spencer

Become Bookable Live Online Workshop - April 15, 2026
If you want to speak more but you’re not sure where to start or your efforts haven’t produced the results you want, I’m hosting a live online workshop called “Become Bookable: How to Get Speaking Invitations” on Wednesday, April 15th.

A lot of brilliant women assume they just need to pitch themselves more. But the real reason speakers get invited isn’t because they pitch harder — it’s because they’re positioned as bookable.

In this 3-hour interactive workshop live on Zoom, I’ll show you how speakers actually get invited — and help you clarify the positioning that makes event organizers say yes.

As a podcast listener, use the coupon code “Podcast100” to save $100 on your registration.

Learn more and register at https://www.speakingyourbrand.com/bookable