Talks With Toni

Welcome back to the Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast. In this episode, Toni speaks with BBC 2018 Apprentice star and self-made Mumpreneur Khadija Kalifa. Their conversation takes a look at how Khadija has used presenting, pitching and public speaking in her career, from running a family business to being a superstar on the 2018 series of the Apprentice. Key Takeaways What Made You Ap...

Welcome back to the Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast. In this episode, Toni takes a deeper dive into audience interaction and shares with you how to litter your presentation with interactions to keep your audience engaged and elicit a response. Toni looks are the different methods of interaction and gives you her top tips to interacting both verbally and non-verbally. Listen to the p...

In this episode of the Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast Toni focuses on interaction in your speeches. It is your role when you are presenting or speaking in public to get your audience involved, to keep engagement and to ensure that they feel the part of your delivery. You sit in someone’s presentation or delivery, you don’t want it to sound like a monologue. You would want to avoid...

Do you consider yourself a sales person? Every single one of us are salespeople in some format. It doesn't matter what industry you work in or what you’re selling. We are all salesmen. In this episode of the Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast Toni discusses selling,  pitching and how you too can maximise your results in all areas of life. Pitching is in every area of our lives and if y...

In today’s episode of the Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni dives into how to build rapport and connection when you’re presenting. If you’re looking to capture your audience's attention and leave a lasting impression when presenting, you need to know how to connect with your audience and learn the techniques and tips behind successful public speaking. Toni explains the VAKAD mod...

Today in Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni interviews Paul Smith. After a meteoric rise to fame within the world of comedy, Paul is now the resident host and compere at Hot Water Comedy club in Liverpool, and in today’s episode, Paul shares with Toni, in his own humble way how he went from not really wanting to be a famous comedian to having over 170,000 followers on Facebook an...

You’ve got the high-quality content, you’ve written it out, but still don’t have the idea how to properly deliver the speech? In public speaking, there is energy, movement, and tonality that you should start practising on. Today in Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni tells how important are these three elements when delivering a speech. They create the stimulating atmosphere insid...

Speeches don’t have to be deadpan serious! One of the keys to making it memorable for the speaker and the receiver during public speaking is to have fun by incorporating humour. In this episode of Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni lays out effective strategies on how to add jokes, one-liners, self-deprecating humour, anecdotes and many more to your speech. It’s a skill you have...

Telling facts will surely make your audience listen, but telling facts WITH a story will make them not only listen, but also comprehend, think, visualize, plan, and act. In today’s episode of Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni emphasizes how powerful storytelling is for public speaking. She also shares her own real-life experience as an example just to prove the effectiveness of...

Public speaking is everywhere – from your social media to your emails to the stages everywhere. In this episode of Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni guides you on how to utilize these platforms to get all the benefits you could get for yourself, your career, or your business. And just like any other skill or practice, public speaking also has do’s and don’ts! Toni lays out what...

Learn the easiest model you could follow in making the content for your presentation, pitch, or speech! In this episode of Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast, Toni dives into the Pentagon Model for Public Speaking. This model concentrates on the 5 key elements (just like a pentagon having 5 sides and 5 vertices!) you should be taking note of when making a speech. Discover these 5 key e...

Welcome to the first ever episode of Presenting, Pitching & Public Speaking Podcast hosted by double world record public speaker, Toni Gargan! It’s time to face your clients, consultants, students, or anybody without the sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach. Discover from Toni how important public speaking is as a skill in whatever job role – from a property investor to a musician to an ent...