284: Speaking as a Solution Provider: The Right and Wrong Way to Present on Stage

The Way of The Wolf by Wolf Executives · Jun 2, 2026 · 8m

Sean Barnes attends 40 to 50 events a year, usually as the keynote or conference chair, and he has watched the same speaking mistakes trip people up over and over. In this episode he breaks down what separates the presenters who own the room from the ones who lose it in the first thirty seconds. He starts with the habit that quietly wrecks credibility: filler words. He explains why audiences mentally check out the moment a speaker starts stacking up filler, and he shares the simple practice that fixed it for him, recording yourself on a tripod and watching it back until you can feel the…