Becoming a Better Speaker with Roy Coughlan

Aspiring podcasters often face many challenges before getting started, not least of which is the fear of public speaking. Public speaking does not come naturally to everyone and even though podcasting is not generally live, the fear of broadcasting your voice for the world to hear can be intimidating. Roy Coughlan knows this very well, having been incredibly shy and afraid of public speaking before he began his podcasting journey. But now, with 5 successful podcasts, Roy is here to share his journey into podcasting, how he improved his public speaking and much more! This week, episode 139 of Listeners to Leads is about becoming a better speaker and podcaster! 

Roy Coughlan is a podcasting coach with 5 podcasts of his own, ranging from NFTs to speaking advice to meditation, that are in the top 1% of podcasts.  Roy helps his clients craft their podcasts into top-rated shows that help promote their businesses, books, and more. He has produced and edited over 1,200 episodes in his career.

In this episode of Listeners to Leads, Roy Coughlan is sharing the importance of just getting started and learning as you go and actionable steps you can take right now to increase your confidence in public speaking and podcasting. 

Roy and I also chat about the following: 

• Overcoming adversity through meditation and forgiveness.
• Improving your public speaking through different types of practice.
• Podcast marketing strategies for 2024 and beyond.
• Utilizing the right social media platform for your business.

Links to all of Roy’s podcasts, projects, and social media pages can be found through his Bio Link.

Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on turning your podcast listeners into leads and to hear even more about the points outlined above. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Becoming a Better Speaker with Roy Coughlan
• 3:16 Roy shares how he came to podcasting after overcoming struggle.
• 7:26 Overcoming fear of public speaking through practice.
• 9:56 Just start podcasting - it won’t be perfect and that’s okay.
• 16:30 Podcast marketing strategies and using alternative social media sites.
• 19:03 Use the social media platforms that are right for you.
• 23:58 Building community and ignoring the negative comments.