Best Doug Staneart Podcasts (2025)

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How to Be a Motivational Speaker and Get Paid to Speak 25:34

4d ago25:34

25:34

Public speaking is one of (if not THE) highest-paid professions in the world. In this episode, I'll dispel the myth about what a professional speaker is. Basically, a professional speaker is just a person whom someone has paid to give a presentation. So, elementary school teachers are professional speakers. So are trial attorneys. So are salespeopl…

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Change Your Mindset-How to Develop a Growth Mindset 32:15

10d ago32:15

32:15

Learning how to develop a growth mindset can transform a businessperson’s career from good to great. The Growth Mindset person sees every challenge as a chance to grow, not as a dead end. For example, they turn a botched deal into a lesson that lands bigger clients. In this episode, we cover what a Growth Mindset is (and why we should even care abo…

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What Is the Best Way to Conquer Public Speaking Fear in 2025? 14:39

11d ago14:39

14:39

This week, I explain the difference between the different formats of public speaking training in 2025. Communication has changed a lot in the last decade, and you now have every piece of information ever printed in the world at your fingertips. AI can now write speeches for you. With all this technology and information available, what is the absolu…

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How to Stop Saying Um When Presenting 18:45

18d ago18:45

18:45

In his episode, we're going to talk about filler words and how to reduce the negative fillers that can be annoying. Fillers come in a few different formats. Some are just sounds. These fillers are the ones that, when we do them, we tend to get more nervous because we think the audience is judging us. These are the ers, the uhms, the youknows, etc. …

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Make Strategic Thinking Part of Your Team Culture 21:10

18d ago21:10

21:10

With all the challenges going on in the economy right now, as a business owner or team leader, it's real easy to focus on the challenges and not your team. As human beings, we have a natural talent for reacting to situations versus planning for potential situations that may occur. However, if you do the latter, you can capitalize on these challenge…

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Reduce Nervousness Speaking If English Is Not Your First Language 28:48

24d ago28:48

28:48

On this episode, I cover seven easy ways for ESL presenters (presenters who present in English but English is their second language) to reduce nervousness. If English is your first language, don't worry, because most of the tips will help you as well. In fact, the first four of the seven tips are things that anyone can use to reduce public speaking…

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How to Handle Difficult Employees (A Manager’s Guide) 27:09

25d ago27:09

27:09

Happy Memorial Day, everybody, and thanks to all those families whose loved one paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. On this episode, I'm going to show you how to handle difficult employees. There will always be difficult employees in any organization. Even Fortune 500 companies have rotten tomatoes in them. As a leader, your job is to lead a t…

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How to Overcome Stage Fright 31:38

1M ago31:38

31:38

In his episode, I'm getting back to our roots -- so to speak. The topic is How to Overcome Stage Fright. In the past, we've covered different forms of this performance anxiety, like Imposter Syndrome, and I've covered how to reduce public speaking fear on a number of episodes. Stage fright is slightly different, though. It can come from public spea…

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Complacency in the Workplace Can Stop Company Growth 27:11

1M ago27:11

27:11

Our topic today is Complacency in the Workplace. Specifically, I'll cover seven ways that past success can limit future growth. This is one of those topics that many leaders and business owners overlook. But those who have their pulse on their own complacency, and more importantly, the complacency of their team, can keep their business growing. I'l…

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PowerPoint Tips-The 10 Biggest PowerPoint Mistakes and How to Fix Them 18:59

2M ago18:59

18:59

If you are scanning the internet for PowerPoint tips, it’s most likely because something has happened recently that wasn’t ideal. Perhaps you stood up in front of a group and forgot what you were going to say. Or, maybe, you got tongue-tied during the delivery. Or worse, your audience looked sleepy-eyed or even walked out of the room while you were…

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Improve Interpersonal Relationships in the Workplace 28:37

2M ago28:37

28:37

Our topic today is about how to improve interpersonal relationships in the workplace. Strong connections with team members make work a happier, more rewarding place. This episode shows you why and how, with practical steps to boost job satisfaction and maybe even your paycheck. Workplace friendships spark joy, reduce stress, and open career doors. …

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 12 28:58

3M ago28:58

28:58

This is lesson number 12 of our 12-lesson series on how to win group sales presentations. One of the myths that we tackled in one of the earlier episodes was that the PowerPoint slideshow itself is the shortlist presentation. That one mistake can cause teams to lose the high-level sales presentation more than any other mistake. What we started with…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 11 29:43

3M ago29:43

29:43

This is lesson number 11 of our 12-lesson series on how to win group sales presentations. So far, we've covered a lot of the foundational concepts of group selling skills and ways to get buying committees to buy from your team after you get shortlisted. Just as a 30,000-foot recap, we started by covering many of the myths about shortlist presentati…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 10 19:11

4M ago19:11

19:11

This is episode 10 of our 12-episode series on how to win group sales presentations. So far in the first 9 episodes, we've covered a lot of the foundational concepts of group selling skills. And we've spent a lot of time on how valuable case studies or success stories are in winning a committee over to hiring your team. In the last episode, I showe…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 8-9 21:47

4M ago21:47

21:47

This is episode eight and nine of our 12-episode series on how to win group sales presentations. So far, we've covered a lot of the foundational concepts of group selling skills. And we've spent a lot of time on how valuable case studies or success stories are in winning a committee over to hiring your team. Today's episode will be split into to pa…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 7 19:51

5M ago19:51

19:51

This is episode seven of our 12-episode series on how to win group sales presentations. Before the Christmas and New Years break, the last couple of sessions were about inserting case studies into your presentation as evidence that your potential clients can get what they want if they do what you want. I introduced a concept that I call an action/b…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 6 19:55

6M ago19:55

19:55

This is episode six of our 12-episode series on how to win group sales presentations. For the last couple of weeks, we talked about how a case study is a story or example of how you've helped other clients solve similar problems to what this client has. And we showed how these stories help you show your experience to the buying committee throughout…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 5B 20:38

6M ago20:38

20:38

This is 2nd half of episode five of our 12-episode series on how to win shortlist presentations or other types of group sales presentations. Last week, we talked about how a case study is a story or example of how you've helped other clients solve problems similar to those of this client. They are also fantastic ways to make details in your present…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 5 23:22

7M ago23:22

23:22

This is episode five of our 12-week series on how to win shortlist presentations or other types of group sales presentations. Last week, we talked about how you can change the way that you introduce each team member when you present so that you edify each other and build their confidence. This week, we're going to cover how to get really, really go…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 4 20:07

7M ago20:07

20:07

This is episode four of our 12-week series on how to win shortlist presentations or other types of group sales presentations. Last week, I gave you ten things you can do when preparing or delivering these presentations that will help you keep calm and poised. I also talked about how, in shortlist presentations, it is important to "dig your well bef…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 3 25:32

7M ago25:32

25:32

This is episode three of our 12-week series on how to win shortlist presentations or other types of group sales presentations. Last week, I briefly overviewed the five biggest secrets I've discovered about these high-level sales presentations. These secrets are the things that have allowed us to win over 80% of the interviews that teams that I have…

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How to Win High Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 2 32:31

8M ago32:31

32:31

This is episode two of our 12-week series on how to win shortlist presentations or other types of group sales presentations. Last week, I explained what these presentations were and how I first got exposed to them. Just as a review, a Shortlist Presentation or Shortlist Interview is a very high-level sales presentation. Companies will often submit …

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How to Win High-Level Shortlist Interviews (Sales Presentations) Part 1 22:17

8M ago22:17

22:17

This week, we start a new series on how to win Shortlist Presentations or Shortlist Interviews. Basically, this is a very high level sales presentation. Companies will often submit a proposal to a potential customer or client. The potential customer or client will weed through all of the proposals to create what they call a "shortlist." Then, the r…

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Christmas and Holiday Team Building Ideas 19:13

8M ago19:13

19:13

Happy Halloween week everyone! Since the holiday season is right around the corner, I thought it might be a good idea to cover a few Christmas team building ideas. We are just a few weeks away from Thanksgiving here in the United States. And then, the hustle and bustle of the Christmas and Hannukah season will sneak up on you if you aren't careful.…

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Deliver Presentations So That Your Audience Perceives You as the Expert 19:09

8M ago19:09

19:09

One of the real fears that many speakers have is that they don't feel like they are an "expert" on the topic. It actually leads to what some people call imposter syndrome. In this episode, I'm going to help you reduce that anxiety. Especially in the business world, if you are the person speaking, then, most likely, it is because you know more about…

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How to Know if Someone (A Politician for Instance) Is Manipulating You - Part 3 of 3 27:57

8M ago27:57

27:57

This is part three of a three part series on how to know if someone is manipulating you. In the first two episodes, I talked about the three steps of manipulation. Step one is to put the person being manipulated into an emotional state. Typically, the manipulator will get you angry or create fear in the victim. Step two is to create both a villain …

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How to Know if Someone (A Politician for Instance) Is Manipulating You - Part 2 of 3 38:32

8M ago38:32

38:32

This is part two of a three part series on how to know if someone is manipulating you. Last week, we talked about the first step in manipulation which is creating and emotional response. So, as you listen to the rest of the series, set your emotion aside. I'll give a ton of different types of examples. Each of the examples that I give are situation…

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A Few Ways to Make Your Presentations More Interesting for Your Audience Part 4 of 4 19:27

8M ago19:27

19:27

This is part four of a four-part series on how to make your presentations more interesting. So far, we spent the first couple of weeks cover my seven "impact ideas" which are fun things to add into presentations to jazz them up. Last week, we cover audience participation. In that episode I covered a few mistakes that presenters make when they try t…

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How to Know if Someone (A Politician for Instance) Is Manipulating You Part 1 of 3 34:37

9M ago34:37

34:37

The Presidential Elections of 2024 are next month. And every election year, politicians make a lot of promises and demonize the other candidate. In 2020, just for fun, I did a series on How to Manipulate People and the Signs of a Con Artist. If you recall, in 2020, there was a ton of political speech, social media, new reports, and the like that, i…

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A Few Ways to Make Your Presentations More Interesting for Your Audience Part 3 of 4 24:09

9M ago24:09

24:09

This is part three of a four-part series on how to make your presentations more interesting. This week, we cover audience participation -- how to get your audience to help you deliver your presentation. When you do audience participation well, you can really elevate your presentations! In the last couple of weeks, I mentioned that there are two maj…

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A Few Ways to Make Your Presentations More Interesting for Your Audience Part 2 of 4 15:09

9M ago15:09

15:09

This is part two of a four-part series on how to make your presentations more interesting. If you recall, last week, I mentioned that there are two major components of a fantastic speech. First, you have to have good content that the audience wants or needs to hear. And second -- and this is the part that many presenters overlook -- you have to hav…

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A 100 Year Opportunity to Build Wealth Is Here Part 3 of 3 35:19

9M ago35:19

35:19

This is part three of a three-part series on how to build wealth. If you haven't listened to the first two episodes in this series, make sure to listen to those two episodes first. This week's episode will really give you the meat of how to build wealth. But in the first week, I showed how in order to become wealthy, you have to change your mindset…

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A Few Ways to Make Your Presentations More Interesting for Your Audience Part 1 of 4 16:00

9M ago16:00

16:00

We've spent the last few months covering ways to reduce nervousness and the last couple of weeks uncovering a few low-risk venues to practice presenting. For the next few weeks, I'm going to show you how to make your presentations more fun and interesting. There are two major components of a fantastic speech. First, you have to have good content th…

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A 100 Year Opportunity to Build Wealth Is Here Part 2 of 3 13:59

10M ago13:59

13:59

This is part two of a three-part series on how to build wealth. If you haven't listened to last week's episode yet, make sure to stop the recording and listen to that episode first. Last week, I showed how, in order to become wealthy, you have to change your mindset. That step is critical. As a review, building wealth involves three simple steps. T…

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Low Risk Venues to Practice Public Speaking Part 2 of 2 22:00

10M ago22:00

22:00

This is part two of a two-part series about low-risk venues where you can practice public speaking. In the introduction last week, I mentioned that the absolute best place to practice public speaking is in a public speaking class with a great coach. A good public speaking class is a controlled environment, so the risk is very low. However, over the…

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A 100 Year Opportunity to Build Wealth Is Here Part 1 of 3 35:05

10M ago35:05

35:05

A couple of years ago, I covered a topic on the show about how to build wealth. At the time, we were in the process of coming out of the pandemic, and the economy was growing like gangbusters. The episode series gave three simple steps -- simple but not easy because each step takes a lot of discipline. I covered the topic because I knew that, based…

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Low Risk Venues to Practice Public Speaking Part 1 of 2 31:51

10M ago31:51

31:51

One of the most common questions that I get as a public speaking coach is, "Where can I go to practice speaking?" It is usually a good idea to practice your presentation skills somewhere that is more low risk than in front of a big client, or your boss, or the board of directors. Obviously, I'm pretty biased, but with good reason. I believe that th…

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Improving Communicate with Different Generations in the Workplace 32:50

10M ago32:50

32:50

This week, I cover a slightly lighter topic. I started researching this topic about a year and a half ago, and what I found out was fascinating. One of my customers asked me to put together a workshop on the communication styles of the different generations in the workplace. As I put it together, I started to realize that there is a reason why Mill…

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Reduce Nervousness Just before You Go on Stage 25:21

10M ago25:21

25:21

We just finished a series on public speaking fear and how to reduce nervousness during a speech. This week, I discuss how to better prepare for your presentation. For most people, the absolute most nervous part of the speech -- the place where they feel the most uncomfortable -- is right as they step foot in front of the audience. That nervousness …

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How to Generate New Customers by Networking Part 2 of 2 18:24

11M ago18:24

18:24

If you've seen the news or any business publications lately, that impending recession that everyone has been warning about is here. But, you don't have to participate in it. This is part two of a two-part series on how to find new customers by networking. Networking (word-of-mouth advertising) is the absolute most cost-effective way to generate new…

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How to Generate New Customers by Networking Part 1 of 2 18:38

11M ago18:38

18:38

For the last few weeks, I've talked about the looming recession and how you don't have to participate in it. Last week, and the week before, I gave you some tips about how cold calling doesn't work -- especially in a recession. And we talked about a few simple ways that you can generate more customers in a recession. In fact, a couple of weeks ago,…

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Public Speaking Fear - Part 3 of 3 24:16

11M ago24:16

24:16

This is part 3 of a three-part series on public speaking fear. If you've been with us for the last few weeks, I started by explaining the difference between glossophobia and public speaking fear. In those episodes, we basically discovered that glossophobia is an unreasonable fear of public speaking that keeps people from presenting in the first pla…

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Get More Customers for Your Small Business in a Recession - Part 3 of 3 31:40

11M ago31:40

31:40

This is part three of a three-part series on how to build small business revenue during a recession. This series is a follow up to the episode a few weeks ago where I talked about how the recession that everyone has been talking about is already here. And my goal is to show you how you don't have to participate in the recession. A couple of weeks a…

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Public Speaking Fear - Part 2 of 3 20:19

11M ago20:19

20:19

This is part 2 of a three-part series on public speaking fear. If you've been with us for the last few weeks, I started by explaining the difference between glossophobia and public speaking fear. In those episodes, we discovered that glossophobia is an unreasonable fear of public speaking that keeps people from presenting in the first place. Last w…

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Public Speaking Fear - Part 1 of 3 23:48

12M ago23:48

23:48

In the last couple of episodes, I covered the difference between Glossophobia and just normal, everyday public speaking nervousness. In the episode, I'm going to delve more deeply into where public speaking fear comes from. I'll talk a lot about triggers that make people more nervous when they stand up to speak because if you know what is causing y…

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Get More Customers for Your Small Business in a Recession - Part 2 of 3 18:43

12M ago18:43

18:43

In the last episode, I covered a few small business lead generation mistakes that, if you eliminate them, you can increase sales and revenue for your company (even in a recession.) This series is a follow-up to the episode a few weeks ago where I talked about how the recession that everyone has been talking about is already here. And my goal is to …

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Glossophobia Definition and How to Conquer It - Part 2 of 2 12:44

12M ago12:44

12:44

In the last episode, I covered the difference between Glossophobia and just normal, everyday public speaking nervousness. In summary, everyone gets some nervousness when they stand up to speak in front of a group. However, a phobia is an irrational fear. So, if the fear is extreme or irrational, your fear may be a full-blown phobia. On this episode…

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Get More Customers for Your Small Business in a Recession - Part 1 of 3 14:04

12M ago14:04

14:04

In the last episode, I covered details about how a huge recession (maybe even depression) is not only imminent, but I believe has already started. I even started the episode by talking about how I usually like to be uplifting and positive, but the topic was so heavy that it is difficult, as a small business owner, to keep positive when we are confr…

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How to Overcome Glossophobia (An Irrational Fear of Public Speaking) 18:01

1y ago18:01

18:01

For the next couple of weeks, I will cover a quick series on Glossophobia and public speaking fear. This week, I explain the difference between the two forms of presentation jitters and give you a few tips to help. Then, over the next couple of weeks, I'll cover more details on things that you can do to calm your nerves and become a more poised and…

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The Recession of 2024 Is Likely to Begin on July 1, 2024 27:13

1y ago27:13

27:13

I usually like to cover topics that are uplifting and positive. But this week, I have to spread the word about something very dier. If you are a small business owner or know a small business owner, please, please, please forward this episode to as many people as you can. I'm not trying to be dramatic, but the Department of Labor has just published …

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