Roddy Galbraith Blog

5 Steps To Go From Public Speaker To Pro Speaker Mar 26, 2022

For an ordinary speaker to reach professional prowess, they have to adopt an audience-centric outlook which surpasses their message and informati
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Getting Past Your Audience's Objections Apr 12, 2021

You are speaking, and you look out at your audience. Often you can be faced with what I like to call the "judgey gatekeeper". Just imagine an audie...

The First Thing To Consider As A Speaker [An Introduction to Speaking360º] Apr 11, 2021

One Mistake Many Speakers Make...

We've worked with tens of thousands of people from all over the world, and the same issues come up over and over...

When Speakers Get Caught In A Negative Narrative Oct 06, 2018

I want to tell you a story I shared recently on Facebook Live about how we get inside our own heads .. about the power of beliefs and how they are for...

Speakers: What To Do When You Lose Your Place Aug 09, 2018

It's been a wonderful and crazy week here in Orlando for the John Maxwell Team event. I've been honored to serve 3000+ members for these past 4 days.

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R.I.P. Bun Nov 28, 2016

Facebook memories are great aren’t they? I don’t know about you, but I sure find it scary how quickly time flies when I look at those memories!

Today’s...

Happy Thanksgiving! Nov 23, 2016

As I promised in yesterday’s story, here is a small token of our appreciation for you. I finally got Susan’s approval to send it out! (Big love for La...

You do the thing .. then you get the energy to do the thing Nov 22, 2016

‘What are you doing your story on today?’ Susan asked me at about 5pm UK time today.

‘I’m not sure’ I said, ‘I have two possible ideas, I thought I’d...

God only requires that you try Nov 21, 2016

I thought we’d do something a bit different today. This is from Go Out And Make A Mess where I tried to use the words, mainly paraphrased, of some of ...

To be wise, you must first be young & stupid Nov 17, 2016

Driving back from the shops today I took the scenic route home and went through an area called Winter Hill. It’s a beautiful spot, very high up and fr...

Offering kindness to strangers Nov 16, 2016

About 10 years ago and I was on a train leaving London that was very busy. It was difficult to find a seat but after walking through a few carriages I...

That's 'infotainment'! Nov 14, 2016

‘Did you see my Brené Brown post?’ Master Ian asked me in between rounds.

(Many of you have heard me talk before about Master Ian before, but for those...

The Dead Eyed Scalder Nov 11, 2016

Hey [[firstname]],

‘You’ll never guess who just smiled at me in Starbucks!’ Susan said with a big grin on her face, carrying two red cups.

‘Who?’ I...

The Miraculous Mother of Skill Nov 10, 2016

Amelie and Leon were sitting at the kitchen table yesterday doing the invites for Leon’s birthday party next week. Amelie was writing in the important...

Remembrance Day Nov 07, 2016

I was on a call with Barry earlier this evening over in the barn (my office) .. it was COLD!! It was about 8pm UK time, so dark and cold and frosty ou...

Team Chicken Nov 02, 2016

In January 2016, John Maxwell and 250 John Maxwell Team coaches went to Paraguay to instigate leadership change within the entire country. It was an e...

When do you let go? Nov 01, 2016

When I was 19, my best friend and I decided we would spend a few months travelling the east coast of America. We’d fly to New York, then travel down t...

Hope, Heart, Help & Humor Oct 31, 2016

A few months ago, I was on stage speaking to 3,400 people at the International Maxwell Certification live event, and one of those people was Charlie W...

2 Starving Mature Students, desperately seek work Oct 28, 2016

If you looked at my CV, you would never know, but if the truth be told, I have some lost years between leaving school and becoming "responsible"! In f...

Your body doesn't think intellectually Oct 27, 2016

It’s a familiar pain.. When I drink something cold .. or hot .. or breath in deeply when I’m outside .. I get a horribly uncomfortable feeling in one ...

Intuition without experience is dangerous .. Oct 25, 2016

For the last few years I’ve been getting preventative physio – every week I go to physio so that I don’t get injured .. or at least so that I have lon...

Moves In Mysterious Ways Indeed! Oct 24, 2016

Reminiscing about the ‘old days’ over the weekend, I remembered something that happened to a friend of mine about 10 years ago.

Things had been going o...

Deceptive in its simplicity Oct 21, 2016

We are sitting in our hotel room in Antwerp after having just finished up 'A Day About Leadership' event in Belgium with John Maxwell. It was a great ...

But that's not what I meant .. Oct 18, 2016

Yesterday, Susan and I had one of those experiences where you simply cannot stop laughing! You know the kind of belly laughing that makes you cry if y...

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