{"id":79362,"date":"2026-07-01T19:17:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mindvalley.com\/?p=79362"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T11:42:44","slug":"questions-about-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/blog\/questions-about-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 questions I get asked most about speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your ideas are only worth as much as your ability to make people feel them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can be the smartest person in the room \u2014 the best coach, the sharpest founder, the real expert \u2014 and still get ignored, out-talked, and scrolled past by people who know a fraction of what you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s not fair. But it&#8217;s fixable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"A Founder&#039;s Guide to Speak Better and Grow Your Authority : Rapid Fire With @vishen\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/olEsi8QtTOo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just put out a video answering the questions I get asked most about speaking, influence, and being heard \u2014 on stage and online.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the 10 that matter most for people like you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. What&#8217;s the most overrated speaking advice \u2014 and the most underrated?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They&#8217;re almost the same word. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Full answer in the video<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. What&#8217;s the fastest way to lose a room?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are exact sentences that destroy your authority in the first ten seconds. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch the video<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. What&#8217;s my ritual before every big talk?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A secret heart-connection technique I learned from Jeffrey Allen. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Full answer in the video<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. What&#8217;s the biggest lie about influence?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why the most confident voices online are usually the least qualified. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch the video&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. Can a real expert go viral without dumbing down their work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes \u2014 and there&#8217;s a specific way to do it. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Full answer in the video<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. What&#8217;s the one communication skill AI can&#8217;t replace?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not your ideas. It&#8217;s something AI still can&#8217;t fake. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Watch the video<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. What&#8217;s the quickest way to earn someone&#8217;s attention?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three seconds. That&#8217;s all you get. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Full answer in the video<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. What&#8217;s the biggest mistake people make on social media?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment you sound like everyone else, you disappear. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch the video<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>9. What are people really judging you on in the first few seconds?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s not your face or your clothes. There&#8217;s a strange study on cologne that explains it. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Full answer in the video&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>10. How do you go from creating content to real impact?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flywheel I used to grow Mindvalley to hundreds of millions in revenue. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch the video<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a bonus I&#8217;ve rarely shared: how I built a brand to one million in eighteen months from a simple WordPress blog, starting from nothing. Probably the most valuable tip in the whole thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Full answer in the video<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s short. It&#8217;s honest. And I think some of these techniques will stick with you long after you watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One more thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this video stirred something \u2014 that quiet sense that you&#8217;ve got ideas worth being heard \u2014 don&#8217;t let it fade by Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last weekend, over 13,000 people spent three days at the Speaking &amp; Influence Summit. And when we read every rating afterward, a handful of sessions stood out as the TOP-RATED.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re bringing those sessions back. Live. One time. Then they&#8217;re gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/summit\/speak\/highlights?utm_source=blog_vlnl_july1&amp;utm_campaign=launch_sish_july_2026&amp;utm_content=content_speak&amp;utm_medium=lp&amp;otag=blog_vlnl_july1&amp;otag=launch_sish_july_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mv-prod-blog-en-assets\/2026\/07\/bfda587b-image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mv-prod-blog-en-assets\/2026\/07\/bfda587b-image.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mv-prod-blog-en-assets\/2026\/07\/bfda587b-image-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mv-prod-blog-en-assets\/2026\/07\/bfda587b-image-1536x864.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/summit\/speak\/highlights?utm_source=blog_vlnl_july1&amp;utm_campaign=launch_sish_july_2026&amp;utm_content=content_speak&amp;utm_medium=lp&amp;otag=blog_vlnl_july1&amp;otag=launch_sish_july_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[Reserve your free spot at Summit Highlights]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s who you&#8217;ll learn from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lisa Nichols<\/strong> \u2014 the woman who mentored me when Mindvalley was just a blog \u2014 on turning your hardest, most personal story into the one that moves a room and builds your authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Eric Edmeades<\/strong> \u2014 the highest-rated teacher we&#8217;ve ever run \u2014 on how anyone, even someone terrified to speak, can command a room and make an idea land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And me<\/strong> \u2014 on why communication is the one skill underneath every bit of income and influence you&#8217;ll ever build, and how to stop being the smartest person in the room who still gets ignored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the highest-rated moments from the Summit, condensed into one free day. No scrubbing through replays. Live, in real time, with the three of us \u2014 and once it&#8217;s gone, it&#8217;s gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindvalley.com\/summit\/speak\/highlights?utm_source=blog_vlnl_july1&amp;utm_campaign=launch_sish_july_2026&amp;utm_content=content_speak&amp;utm_medium=lp&amp;otag=blog_vlnl_july1&amp;otag=launch_sish_july_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\ud83d\udc49Claim your free seat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happening next Tuesday July 7, live on Zoom with Lisa Nichols, Eric Edmeades, and me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video. Then come spend next Tuesday with us to go deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/mv-prod-blog-en-assets\/2024\/12\/99dc1d9d-vishen_signature.webp\" alt=\"Vishen Lakhiani signature\" class=\"wp-image-76162\" style=\"width:280px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>P.S. Drop me a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=olEsi8QtTOo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">comment on the video<\/a><\/strong> and let me know which of the 10 hit hardest for you \u2014 I read them, and they tell me what to make next.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vishen answers the questions he&#8217;s asked most about speaking, influence, and being heard. 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