Public speaking, performance, and entrepreneurship with Michael Port.

The Nice Podcast is brought to you by Futureforth.com. We help fast-growing tech companies onboard, create, and keep happier, more connected employees. Michael Port is an NYT bestselling author, co-founder, and CEO of Heroic Public Speaking. His latest book is The Referable Speaker: Your Guide to Building a Sustainable Speaking Career—No Fame Required, which he co-authored with Andrew Davis.  What we talked about... Parenting picky eaters. Being born and raised in Manhattan, NYC. Michael’s education at Tulane in New Orleans and his Masters's Degree in Acting at NYU Graduate Acting Program. Moving to Bucks County 17 years ago. Why he doesn’t believe he’s a writer, even after writing nine books, including best-sellers. What question is the presentation answering? What book is the author answering? Do a little writing every day. Don’t set pre-determined outcomes too early in your process. Julia Cameron The Artist’s Way book and her Morning Pages. Deep thoughts on collaboration. In order to be a great partner, you have to know you can bring value and be appreciative of the value others bring. The best business partnerships are the ones where each person feels they got the better end of the deal. Aim for delivering “How to Think” speeches instead of “How to” speeches if you wish to deliver referable keynote presentations. Moving beyond your personal brand to something bigger. Read The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris. Contact Michael at Heroic Public Speaking. We ❤️ Our Listeners. Please be sure to follow the show and leave a review wherever you subscribe to podcasts. Reviews and sharing the show are the nicest ways to support the show and are deeply appreciated. Thank you. 👋 Say hello info@futureforth.com.  🐦 On Twitter @davedelaney. ❤️ Subscribe to the Nice Maker Newsletter at nicemaker.co. 🎸 Theme song is “Little Jane May” and the end song is “Funny Feeling” by AlistairChristl.ca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices