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🪤 The Self-Promotion Trap: The Difference between Thought Leadership and Self-Promotion

Ft. Daniel Priestley

Alex Merry

🤔 Interviewing: How to ask killer questions on podcasts and panels

Ft. Sean Evans, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Logic, John Boyega and Courtney Cox

Alex Merry

🔴 How to craft a successful TEDx application...

and put yourself in the top 10% of speakers

Alex Merry

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🎧 Podcasts: The story every founder should be telling on podcasts (and more)

Ft. Jeff Bezos

Alex Merry

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☝️ What's your One-Sentence Credibility Story?

Ft. Esther Perel

Alex Merry

The Tit Dilemma: The secret ingredient to GREAT Frameworks

Ft. Daniel Priestley

Alex Merry

🧩 Paid Speaking Ops: What are the hottest topics of 2025?

This might be a tough read...

Alex Merry

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🌱 How to frame a story of personal hardship

Ft: Nora McInerny

Alex Merry

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🎧 Podcast Mastery: How would you answer this question?

You have 15 seconds.

Alex Merry

💡 3 big ideas that every thought leader needs to grasp in 2025

Because most wont...

Alex Merry

🎁 The Clarity Compass: My gift to say... thank you

Inside: A series of questions that will give you peace of mind, focus and energy for 2025

Alex Merry

🌎 Topic fatigue: How to get your audience to listen...

... when they think they've heard it all already.

Alex Merry

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🧠 5 clever prompts that will make you a better speaker

without sounding like a robot!

Alex Merry

🐘 The real reason your speaking opportunities have dried up...

Don't make this mistake...

Alex Merry

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🛋️ George Clooney's Secret to Making a Killer First Impression on a Panel

A counterintuitive way to become an outstanding panellist.

Alex Merry