A former dancer and TEDx Producer, Tricia Brouk is an International Award Winning Director, Author, and Founder of The Big Talk Academy. She has received awards including the Empowered Woman of the Year 2021 and Most Influential Leader in Media and Production in 2022. Her book The Influential Voice: Saying What You Mean For Lasting Legacy was a #1 pre-release on Amazon.

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The Influential Voice – Visit and grab your exclusive access to Chapter 1 of the book!

The Art of the Big Talk – Step into the Red Circle Virtual 2-Day Live Masterclass!

3 Value Bombs

1) An influential voice is if you have the opportunity to speak with dignity, curiosity, and respect.

2) You have to consciously and constantly think about how you can communicate effectively to create dignity, respect, curiosity, and love.

3) Say it out loud – “My voice matters.” It is your responsibility to share your story because there is a person out there who is meant to hear it. You can change or even save a life.

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Show Notes

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Today’s Audio MASTERCLASS: Being an Influential Voice at Home, Work and in Community with Tricia Brouk

[1:25]- Tricia shares something she believes about becoming successful that most people disagree with.

•  She believes that everyone has the personal power to create abundance in wealth, health, love, and prosperity

[2:15] – What are the parameters and examples of being an influential voice?

• An influential voice is if you have the opportunity to speak with dignity, curiosity, and respect.
• You have to consciously and constantly think about how you can communicate effectively to create dignity, respect, curiosity, and love.

[3:20] – Tricia talks about the key elements of being influential.

• Having clarity on your purpose, values, and mission is the measure of keeping on point as an influential voice.

• • Understand the reason why you get up every day.
  • Be clear on your values, and be guided by them.
  • Know your mission in life.

[5:18] – Tricia shares a success story of one of her students who learned from her.

• One speaker came to her to get support on her talk about a rare eye diseases.
• Tricia guided the speaker in realizing the purpose of her speech.
  • Learn how to create a global impact.
  • Create more compassionate empathy.
  • Create awareness for everybody who wants to look at the world through someone else’s eyes.

[8:37] – A timeout to thank our sponsors, HubSpot and FranBridge!

[11:11] – 6 ways to effectively communicate for impact.

1. Trust that your voice matters.
   • Trust your story, your voice, and your point of view.
   • You are an influential voice because you speak with dignity, authenticity, respect, and curiosity.
   • Everything you say has the opportunity to affect other people.
2. Coexist with fear

• • It is not about you, but about your audience.
  • The audience wants you to succeed.

3. Understand context

• • Ask yourself these three questions to dial in your idea and create a global impact by sharing it
    • Why does it matter, in general?
    • Why does it matter to you?
    • Why does it matter to the world?

[16:08] – 6 ways to effectively communicate for impact:

4. Credibility, Relatability, Vulnerability.

• • Three vital components to being an effective communicator.

5. Objective attention
   • Know how to get your audience’s attention.
6. Blocking and choreography.

• • Know what you are saying, know when to move, and know when to pause.

[22:06] – Tricia’s parting piece of guidance.

• Say it out loud – “My voice matters.” It is your responsibility to share your story because there is a person out there who is meant to hear it. You can change or even save a life.
• The Influential Voice is a book about being an effective communicator and a good human being.
  • Tricia’s mission is to teach you to communicate effectively while having opposing opinions and viewpoints.
• The Art Of The Big Talk Masterclass is about how to craft your talk
• The Influential Voice – Visit and grab your exclusive access to Chapter 1 of the book!
• The Art of the Big Talk – Step into the Red Circle Virtual 2-Day Live Masterclass!

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