
Discover the art and business of professional speaking. Your host is Brian Miller, a former magician turned international keynote speaker and award winning speechwriter, who now runs Clarity Up, a message design firm that teaches experts how to explain their big ideas to the rest of us. Joining Brian is his team of world class consultants, including Francisco Mahfuz, a storytelling specialist, and... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 17 | Founded | 8 months ago |
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In this episode of The SpeakerPath® Podcast, Jo Jongsma sits down with storytelling expert Francisco Mahfuz to double click on 4 frequent storytelling mistakes almost all speakers make.
Spoiler: most “stories” are not even stories at all!
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We think stress management is something speakers do only once they step on stage. But pros start dealing with it weeks, if not months before their keynote.
In this solo episode of The SpeakerPath® Podcast, our Presence and Performance specialist, Io... more
In this year-end episode of The Speaker Path, Brian Miller, Ioana (Jo) Jongsma, and Francisco Mahfuz unpack the most important industry trends shaping the speaking world in 2026, and what they mean for professional speakers.
Drawing on recent report... more
Most speakers try to change their audience by offering tips, tricks, hacks, and tactics. But tactics rarely create lasting change.
Paradigm shifts do.
In this episode, Brian Miller shares the single biggest insight that transformed his 15-year spe... more
The real storytelling problem most speakers have is not “how do I tell a story?” but “where do I find one?”
In this episode of The Speaker Path® Podcast, Jo Jongsma invites story expert Francisco Mahfuz to break down what a story actually is (hint:... more
Why do some viral TED/TEDx stories hook us instantly while others stall in the first minute?
In this episode, speaker coaches Ioana (Jo) Jongsma and Francisco Mahfuz react to three viral TED/TEDx talks—Esther Perel, Robert Waldinger, and Marilyn Yor... more
Failure happens on stage and off.
In this roundtable, Brian Miller, Ioana (Jo) Jongsma, and Francisco Mahfuz share their most painful speaking fails from a joke that died in the opening line, to a mass walk-out mid-talk, to offending a client with a... more
What makes a killer opening line and why do even great speakers lose us in the first minute?
In this episode of The SpeakerPath Podcast, Brian Miller and Jo Jongsma react to three real TED and TEDx openings. From a dramatic “plank” intro to a story ... more
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