The Big Talk with Tricia Brouk

Intimacy does not happen by accident. Investments are made by all parties when relationships are formed between individuals and communities. All speakers, no matter the size of the audience, hold the responsibility of encouraging healthy connection. Carol and Jim are a married couple writing their own Big Talks at The Big Talk Academy. Encouraging each other's growth in the Process, Jim and Carol are exploring new truths and growing their Talk.

Growing and listening to our inner voice, our intuition, will change our lives. Our intuition is our own deep desire and guide for leaving a singular impression on the world. Actively using our intuition naturally moves us to mental, physical, and emotional healing. Releasing intuitive power occurs when our physical voice shares lessons and wisdom from our inner voice. Gayle Damiano delved deep into her inner voice resulting in more clarity and taking more action on things she knew to be true. She is magnifying her voice and helping others do the same with skills honed at the Big Talk Academy.

Everyone has a voice to use and a story to share. We are naturally ready to connect with others. Each conversation we enter can grow our skill of expressing ourselves and helping the world to become a better place. So how do you build up your voice with greater power and effect change in the world? One aspect of Bryn Dresher's growing voice is getting others to use their voices for peace and justice. Change begins when we start to share what we believe and how we feel. Bryn is a skilled conversation guide helping people honestly navigate ideas and feelings towards truth and peace.

Putting yourself forward and sharing deeply from within can be a hard, daunting, and simply scary. None of us like to be rejected. However, for those speakers, community members, and friends who take the plunge into revealing themselves, the entire world benefits and grows with them. Wouldn't be great if there was a process, a proven path, for sharing who you are through your unique point of view that minimized the risk of feeling rejected? Our guest today is Cheryl Liew. As a student of The Big Talk Academy, she has learned to strengthen her unique point of view. Cheryl shares with Tricia how writing, focusing on story, and getting deeply involved in community are growing her personal and professional life.

Storytelling and community are powerful forces of change for audiences and the speaker. Stories invite people to know you as a speaker and form a loose-knit community around your story, you, and your topic. Speakers can also be transformed when creating story and participating in community. Our guest is Shauna Alauddin, a Big Talk Academy student who is using her new writing habits to make a difference. She reveals how trusting the process of creating story and building community impacts her speaking, daily task list, and more.

Whether you are speaking on stage or simply living your everyday life, you will face limiting beliefs. Today's guest shares his experience of facing fear while preparing for Speakers Who Dare, and also how his family is moving forward with courage during this challenging time.

In today's challenging environment, it's more important than ever to find your community. Today's guest shares how the Speakers Who Dare community helped her take bigger risks, and why we must dig deeper and find new ways to connect.

The year 2020 will go down in history as a time of massive change. Years from now, will you look back on it as a time that you pivoted and adapted … or a time when you said no to the incredible opportunities? Today's guest shares her story of saying YES to the opportunities she's been given to grow as an artist and speaker. You'll learn how you can be more open to the possibilities and speak from a place of love.

What does it mean to be "normal"? This may seem like a simple question, but today's guest helps us see that there's more to the question than meets the eye. In fact, she reveals that there is no such thing as "normal" … and that's a good thing.

This year's Speakers Who Dare presenters were forced to make a quick pivot from a live, on-state event to a livestream event because of COVID-19. Today's guest shares how the Speakers Who Dare community empowered her during this challenging time, and how you can also become a speaker who dares.