HeyJaredPocket Sized Pep Talks
Join professional speaker and five-time bestselling author Rob Jolles as he takes the mic to host Pocket-Sized Pep Talks! This dynamic show delivers concise, impactful messages designed to inform, entertain, inspire, and motivate.
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The Elephant In Your Presentation (opens the original)
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Don’t make your audience wait for the ask... Most presentations end with some kind of commitment: buying a product, accepting an idea, embracing change, or taking action. What if, instead of waiting until the end to reveal what you want from your audience, you planted the seed for that commitment at the beginning? In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, Rob explains how foreshadowing your call to action can reduce tension, give your audience time to consider the commitment, and make your close feel more
How EnterTraining Are You? (opens the original)
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Holding an audience’s attention has never been more challenging, especially when presenting virtually and competing with emails, phones, and countless other distractions. What if the key to a more effective presentation isn’t choosing between training and entertainment, but learning how to combine the two? In this quick, five-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk, Rob introduces EnterTrainment, his approach to blending training with entertainment, motivation, and inspiration to create presentations that
What's Your Happy Thought? (opens the original)
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What if one simple thought could lower your stress, shift your mood, and help you perform at your best? It may sound like something out of a movie, but sometimes the most powerful tools are also the simplest. In this quick, five-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk, I’ll share a memorable lesson from the movie Hook and explain why finding your own "happy thought" can become a practical strategy for reducing stress, regaining perspective, and performing at your very best... whenever you need it most.
Your Greatest Teacher Is You (opens the original)
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Some of life's greatest lessons don't come from success or failure alone; they come from taking the time to reflect on both. The problem is, most of us keep moving forward without ever stopping to discover what our own experiences have been trying to teach us. In this quick, nine-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk, I'll share how a simple journaling habit unexpectedly became one of the greatest learning tools of my life, and why looking back may be the fastest path to moving forward with greater wisdo
What My Audience Taught Me About Failure (opens the original)
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Nobody likes to fail, especially when everyone is watching. Yet the moments we wish had gone perfectly often become the moments that teach the greatest lessons to us and to everyone around us. In this quick, five-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk, I'll share how one presentation that seemed to be falling apart unexpectedly became one of the most meaningful programs I've ever delivered. Sometimes your greatest credibility doesn't come from being perfect; it comes from showing people how you respond wh
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