The Recognized Authority: the podcast that guides Invisible Experts on the journey to becoming a Recognized Authority in your field, so you can: 👉 increase your impact 👉 command higher fees 👉 work with better clients This podcast features interviews with successful consultants who are willing to share the ups and downs of their story to inspire and educate our listeners. We also interview marketing and sales experts who have a message or lesson that is relevant for a B2B professional services audience. We'll cover all aspects of business developement, sales, marketing and lead generation with advice, tips and in-depth analysis specifically aimed at independent consultants & specialized consulting firms. Topics include developing a unique point of view, how to create your product ladder, building your audience, how to make more time for your consulting business, building your podcast funnel, confessions of a million dollar consultant, the compound effect of content, you don’t need to be unique to stand out, earning and holding attention, don’t overthink your content, bland content and burnout, making video marketing easier, how to build a strategic narrative, how content can save your business, using case studies to build trust, why positioning is crucial to your business, and lots more. Previous guests include Alan Weiss, Marcus Sheridan, Mark Schaefer, David C. Baker, Ron Baker, Evelyn Starr, Michael Zipursky, Jonathan Stark, Geraldine Carter, Mike Clay, Sara Dunn, Louis Grenier, Anne Janzer, Philip Morgan, Rochelle Moulton, Norbert Schwarz, Heather Steele, Douglas Squirrel and many more. 👉 Learn more at TheRecognizedAuthority.com/podcast ✉️ Subscribe to the email list at TheRecognizedAuthority.com 🎙️ Record a question or voice message for the show at TheRecognizedAuthority.com/question ⭐ Like what you heard? Please help share the podcast by leaving a rating & review 🤗 Connect with Alastair and The Recognized Authority: ➡️ LinkedIn ➡️ Twitter ➡️ YouTube  Misspellings for searches: Alistair, Allister, Alister, Alasdair, Alisdair, Alister, MacDermott, The Recognised Authority. The correct versions are Alastair McDermott & The Recognized Authority 🤗

Creating a Signature Talk with Carol Cox

August 29, 2022 00:41:41 35.02 MB Downloads: 0

If you're like most consultants & experts, you can spend significant amounts of time creating new presentations, editing slides and documents. Yet often your hard work goes to waste when you decide not to use them. There is a better way.

In this episode, Carol Cox and Alastair McDermott discuss why you should create a signature talk, a simple framework to use for a signature talk, and how to repurpose your talk for different speaking engagements.

They also discuss why sharing your personal story, vulnerabilities and imperfections is important, and how to avoid the expert trap to go from expert to thought leader.


“Thought leadership is your area of expertise, your specialization, because that gives you your foundation. What do you want to see changed? The third element is your personal story, your personal journey, why does this matter to you? Then there's the fourth emotional courage to dig deep, and to share the vulnerability, the imperfections.” -- Carol Cox on The Recognized Authority podcast


“A signature talk is the foundation of what you want to be known for, the high level lessons and takeaways that you want to share with your audience. We use this framework so you're not starting with a blank document when you're creating your presentation, then you can repurpose it for different formats of speaking engagements.” -- Carol Cox on The Recognized Authority podcast


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