Confessions of a Public Speaker with Scott Berkun

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

• Episode: Confessions of a Public Speaker with Scott Berkun
• Website: The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
• Feed URL: https://unmistakablecreative.com/podcast/rss
• Duration: 00:54:55
• Published: 2012-06-13 12:00

You might not be familiar with Scott Berkun as a blogger, but do a search for him on Amazon and you'll find multiple best-selling books that he's written. When I came across his book Confessions of a Public Speaker, I knew that he would make a fantastic guest for BlogcastFM. Here are some highlights from our chat:

• The Most Valuable Thing that Can Come from Your Time at a Day Job 
• The Biggest Mistake People Make When Changing Careers
• Factors that Distinguish Extraordinary People from Average People
• Why There Is No Formula for Success with Your Blog
• How to Find a Problem that You Can Solve with Your Business
• Boiling Social Media and Blogging Down to the Basics
• Why No Amount of Technology Will Make Up for Experience
• Why the Success of a Blog Doesn't Always Translate into a Successful Book
• The Essential Elements of Building a Speaking Platform 

Scott Berkun is a best-selling author and kick-ass speaker. He writes books and essays, lectures at Fortune 500 companies & top universities on creativity, management and a fun mix of everything. He is the author of Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds, The Myths of Innovation, Making things Happen, & Confessions of a Public Speaker. You can follow him on twitter @berkun. If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here to post it to Twitter. One of our goals for 2012 is to become a top 100 show in iTunes. We can get there with your help and it will enable us to improve the how and bring on even bigger guests. So if you can, we’d be really grateful if you write us a review in iTunes.