65. Julian Treasure on How to Speak and Be Heard - The Ideas on Stage Podcast

In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Julian Treasure.   Julian Treasure is a top-rated international speaker and award-winning author on the power of sound and the skills of speaking and listening for both individuals and organisations. Julian’s five TED talks have been viewed more than 150 million times; one of them is the sixth most-viewed of all time. He is founder of international audio branding consultancy The Sound Agency, pioneering the use of innovative biophilic soundscapes in retail and hospitality spaces.   In this episode we talked about how to speak and be heard.   What You'll Learn: - The critical skills we’re not teaching our kids and why they matter for their future success. - How to use vocal variety, warm-ups, and breathing techniques to improve your public speaking. - How to speak effectively by knowing the listening you’re speaking into. - The unexpected advantage of feeling nervous and how to calm those nerves. - Avoid common mistakes like monotony or ending sentences as questions to keep your audience fully engaged.   We hope you enjoy it!   ——————— Links: - Website: - LinkedIn: - Substack: - TED Talk ‘How to speak so that people want to listen’: - Upcoming book, Sound Affects (25 March 2025):     Recommended books: - The Mysticism of Sound and Music by Hazrat Inayat Khan - The Great Animal Orchestra by Bernie Krause - Nada Brahma - the World is Sound by Joachim E. Berendt - In Pursuit of Silence by George Prochnik - A Book Of Silence by Sara Maitland - TED Talks by Chris Anderson ———————   IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES   Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact?   - Read ‘Confident Presenter’   and ‘Business Presentation Revolution’ - To make the most of the books, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class:         #IdeasOnStagePodcast #PublicSpeaking #CommunicationSkills #LeadershipCommunication #VocalImpact