Influential Public Speaking for Leaders & Professionals

1. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

   2 Great Lessons from Bad Presenters (opens the original)

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   Bad presentations can be incredibly useful, especially when you know what to look for. Seasoned public speaker and public speaking coach Colin Ryan breaks down two common decisions he’s seen presenters make that unintentionally alienate their audiences. More importantly, he looks at how easily those moments could have created connection instead, and elevated the experience for the presenter and their audience. This isn’t about making fun of bad presenters. It’s about recognizing that even experi

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2. Episode · Jul 15, 2026

   The Keynote Disaster That Taught Me How Trust Actually Works (opens the original)

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   The Trust Toolkit helps professionals become better influential communicators who get results. In this episode, host Colin Ryan shares what happened when his presentation remote died mid-speech, in front of 100 people, during a talk about... public speaking. What could've been a disaster became one of the most talked-about moments of the day, and a masterclass in what really builds trust with clients, teams, and audiences. In this episode: Why a tech failure mid-keynote turned into the most memo

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