342: I Almost Got Stuck in the Expert Trap: How I Escaped and Delivered My Recent Successful Conference Presentation by Carol Cox

I *almost* got stuck in the expert trap when I was creating my recent presentation for MAICON called Maintain Your Brand Voice Through AI Personalization and Storytelling.​

I had lots of slides filled with examples and case studies.

Useful, sure, but not impactful or memorable.

I knew it was missing heart and soul.

Fortunately, I took my own advice :-) and saved myself from the expert trap.

Attendees loved my session - they said it was “fantastic, amazing, and valuable."

In this episode, I share 3 specific things I did to escape the expert trap to create an impactful and memorable presentation, plus one more bonus thing that made a huge difference.

I know you want to create and deliver outstanding presentations, get excellent feedback from attendees and the event organizers, stand out and get noticed, and get leads plus more speaking invitations.

You don’t want to get stuck in what I call the expert trap.

The expert trap shows up in a few ways: as an information dump; no unique framework or methodology tying everything together; no vision or mission or thought leadership message; and no opinions or stances on your topic.

Listen in to hear what you can do to make sure your presentation provides value to your audience and gets you noticed.

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.

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Related Podcast Episodes:

• Episode 340: Can I Tell It's You? What a Brand Voice Is and Why You Need One with Carol Cox

• Episode 241: The Expert Trap: What Holds Women Back from Thought Leadership with Carol Cox

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