The Big Talk with Tricia Brouk

Today's show features an amazing guest, Irina Soriano. Irina is the Head of Enablement at Seismic, the industry's leading enablement solution and storytelling platform. While being based in EMEA, APAC, and the US, she built several global enablement functions for professional service and Saas companies.  Irina is currently leading the New York chapter for WiSE (Women In Sales Enablement), is a For...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the powerful talks given by my participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also giv...

Today, I'm giving you an inside look at the beginning of my new book, The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean for Lasting Legacy — which will be available soon on April 27, 2021. This book is more than a guidebook for speakers seeking to be on big stages. It's truly a book about how to be a good human being, disguised as a book on public speaking.  I actually wrote the complete first draft of...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the game-changing talks given by my participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and als...

Today's show features an incredible guest, Niyc Pidgeon. As a leading motivational speaker, award-winning author, business coach and positive psychologist, Niyc is obsessed with empowering women to create more joy, personal power, and Unstoppable Success within themselves and their businesses.  She has helped other women make more than $19 million, and is fascinated by the exploration of what it i...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the phenomenal talks given by my participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also g...

I'm super excited about today's episode because this week on The Big Talk, we're talking about two things that all speakers have in common: fear and stage fright. In fact, anyone who has ever taken a stage in any capacity — as a speaker, a dancer, an actor, a singer — has experienced these sensations. They are natural. However, fear and stage fright can have overwhelming power if you allow them to...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the amazing talks given by my participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also give...

Today's show features an amazing guest, Elizabeth Molina. While you may know her as a beauty guru, she is also a certified Holistic Health and Life coach, speaker and model on a mission to empower women by sharing her extensive knowledge of beauty practices. She founded The Molina Glow and is an advocate for safe and healthy self care. Elizabeth and I start our chat with a whirlwind backstory of t...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the powerful talks given by my participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also giv...

In today's episode, I'm diving deep into the sensitive issue of feedback. Feedback can be difficult to receive at times. However, as a speaker, it is crucial for growth and impact.  The key is to get really specific when it comes to your feedback. You have to know how to ask for it, how to give it, and also, how to receive it in return.  I'm sharing examples of feedback I've personally received an...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the incredible talks given by my participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also g...

Today's show features a phenomenal guest, Kent Sanders. He is a fellow creative who has firmly established himself in the world of writing.  Kent's the founder of Inkwell Ghostwriting — a company that helps leaders grow their business through books and other content. He is also a professor and the author of The Artist's Suitcase: 26 Essentials for the Creative Journey . Kent and I begin our chat w...

Today's show is another in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the phenomenal talks given by the participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also...

Today, I'm opening up my life again and giving you a glimpse inside my finely-tuned morning routine. This is a ritual I have perfected for myself and I know that it serves me well as I prepare to show up fully for myself, my family, my work, and our community each day.  This routine is consistent. I do it religiously every single morning because I know it works — and when I find something that wor...

Today's show is the second in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the powerful talks given by the participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and also...

Today's show features an incredible guest, Marie-Elizabeth Mali. She is a Relationship Alchemist, a published poet with an MFA from Sarah Lawrence, and an underwater photographer with a bit of a thing for sharks.  While Marie-Elizabeth grew up in New York, she was raised in three different cultures — American, Venezuelan, and Swedish — speaking three languages, and feeling like an outsider in all...

Today's show is the first in a series of bonus episodes each featuring one of the incredible talks given by the participants in The Big Talk Academy as a part of our Virtual Showcase. This showcase is the culmination of their hard work as they cross the finish line to becoming certified speakers.  These episodes give you a peek behind the curtain to witness the amazing Big Talks presented, and als...

In this first episode of 2021, I am breathing new life into The Big Talk podcast. This year, we're going deeper for even greater impact. Beyond the big stages you are taking, everything you do has the power to influence, and even save, a life. Today, I'm sharing what I learned in 2020 and what I'm carrying with me into 2021. We'll start our journey in March of last year — a month none of us will s...

Unleashing our story unleashes our life.  We often hold on to our story, wounds, and trauma to keep others from hurting for us—especially our family. Taking power over our story and giving access to your story gives people permission to tell their stories.  Intimacy, the full sharing of our full self, is closely tied with story. Kimberly Rose Pendelton has experienced the freedom of fully telling...

Tell a story and get your life back...and start a career...and have journeyed to healing sparked by public speaking. Keiya Rayne did all of that and more when she took the stage for the first time with Tricia Brouk. Telling your story, even once, can change the trajectory of your life. Telling it well to others can help them change their lives and join you on a journey into healing and wholeness.

What holds you back from telling your story? For many of us, our fear of failure results in a list of reasons (or excuses) which keep us on the sidelines of our own life. So how do we overcome fear and get our story out of us and into others? "The only shortcut in life is to start now." Those words from Jake Kelfer's dad have stayed with him and center him on taking action on the ideas and stories...

Building your story comes from understanding and unfolding your life—not comparing. Speakers can get their unique story trapped inside themselves when they compare their story and themselves to other people. A few keys steps, such as giving ourselves permission to tell our story, appreciating the obstacles we have overcome, and focusing on our first simple steps to create change, can unlock our st...

Are you ready to share your story right now? What parts do you tell? Have you rehearsed them? What has worked in the past? Is it really important to always be ready? Coach Jimmy Hays Nelson and Tricia Brouk share a high-energy, high-valued conversation surrounding the personal story, stages, preparation, and much more.

Do you work for a living or are you living for your work? The story we tell ourselves about our life and career influences our practice of work.  Discovering a career path that fits who we are is a practical journey—and it starts with our own story.  Join Ashley Stahl and Tricia Brouk as they discuss and discover the story at the center of career, practical tips for crafting a wildly successful TE...