Best Tristan de Montebello Podcasts (2024)

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How to Conquer Public Speaking Anxiety with Tristan de Montebello 1:13:33

1h ago1:13:33

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In this conversation, I’m speaking with my good friend and cofounder of Ultraspeaking Tristan de Montebello. Tristan has an incredible story of training to become a finalist in the World Championship of Public Speaking in just seven months. In this conversation, you can expect to learn: 📣 Tristan's radical approach of focusing on impromptu speaking…

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Optimizing Your Life for Enjoyment with Ali Abdaal 1:11:09

10d ago1:11:09

1:11:09

A few years back Ali decided to quit his job as a junior doctor in the UK to become a full time YouTuber. Since then his career and life has skyrocketed — he’s built a channel with over 5.5 million youtube subscribers and recently published a New York Times Bestselling book called ‘Feel Good Productivity’ In this conversation Ali shares: 😨 His expe…

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Leadership and the Longing to Belong with Jerry Colonna 56:56

15d ago56:56

56:56

I’m speaking with co-founder of Reboot Jerry Colonna. Jerry is one of the most infamous executive coaches in the world — with a reputation for making CEOs cry and asking devastatingly poignant self-reflection questions. In this conversation, we explore: 🕷️ Jerry's inner journey discovering his mythopoetic identity and how that has informed the coac…

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Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness with Ben Katt 1:03:10

1h ago1:03:10

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Ben is the author of the phenomenal new book: The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife. I was really excited to talk to Ben because the hero’s journey has been a framework that I still use myself as a way of orienting and meaning making. Ben shares how his own life has been a series of spiraling journeys, embodying the h…

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Insights from Groundbreaking MDMA Research with MAPS Therapist Marcela Ot’alora 1:08:41

7M ago1:08:41

1:08:41

Marcela Ot’alora worked as the lead co-therapist and principal investigator for all of the MAPS — which stands for Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies — MDMA-assisted psychotherapy studies. She has also been designing curriculum and training therapists associated with MAPS. In this conversation, which we recorded together in our h…

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Courage as a Measure of Our Heartfelt Participation with Life with David Whyte 38:52

8M ago38:52

38:52

I'm choosing to republish this episode that I had with David Whyte four years ago, because I had found myself revisiting his timeless book Consolations’ and rediscovering wisdom that felt appropriate for these times — which has remained within an arm's reach of my bedside ever since I first discovered it. It ratcheted open my mind to a new perspect…

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The Reason Self Development is Fundamentally Flawed with Steve March 1:43:06

9M ago1:43:06

1:43:06

In this episode, I am speaking with Steve March — who is, although maybe lesser known in the public sphere, what he has created with Aletheia, which we will get into — is, to my mind, a revolutionary innovation in the realm of human development and how we orient to personal growth. Expect to have your paradigm of personal growth turned upside down …

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How to Win the Game of Life with Khe Hy 1:14:11

9M ago1:14:11

1:14:11

Khe Hy is a dear friend, creator and philosopher in residence at Rad Reads, which is a business he started after leaving a 7-figure salary on Wall Street. He is a dedicated Father, host of the superb Examined Life podcast and makes time to get in the ocean and surf every single day. In this conversation, you can expect to hear: - How Khe has worked…

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Increase Your Nervous System Capacity with Ryan Duey 1:05:10

10M ago1:05:10

1:05:10

Ryan Duey is an entrepreneur, podcaster, the founder + CEO of Plunge.com and as you'll hear in this episode, a remarkably self-aware and courageous human. Over a decade ago, Ryan had what he calls his “greatest gift” — a head-on motorcycle accident in Thailand. This near-death experience catapulted Ryan into a journey of self-inquiry, leading him t…

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The Value of Wilderness-Based Rites of Passage with Brooks Barron 1:16:07

11M ago1:16:07

1:16:07

Brooks Barron is an experienced leadership coach specializing in nature-based initiations and rites of passage — to help the leaders he works with explore their vulnerability, find their inner wisdom, and surrender to the flow of what wants to come through them. In this conversation, you can expect to learn: - Brooks' definition of wholeness as a h…

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How to Find Your Inner Light with Matt Maruca 1:19:42

11M ago1:19:42

1:19:42

Show Notes Matt Maruca is the founder of RaOptics, who make, I think it's fair to say objectively, the world's best blue-blocking glasses — but more importantly, he is in my view a radical citizen scientist, self-experimenter, and articulate communicator — and what's more he's only 24 years old. Which, given his depth of knowledge and wisdom, is so…

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Have We Solved Mental Healthcare? Exploring Psychedelic Therapy for Lasting Transformation with Dr Michael Yang 1:17:45

12M ago1:17:45

1:17:45

Dr Michael Yang is an integrative medicine specialist based in Los Angeles who specializes in Ketamine treatment. I had an absolute blast with Michael and honestly feel a renewed sense of optimism for the medical system knowing that there are doctors like him treating patients. In this conversation, you can expect to learn: 💊 Ketamine's clinical us…

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A Radical Playbook for Full Aliveness with Jim Dethmer 1:20:55

1y ago1:20:55

1:20:55

Jim Dethmer is co-author of the bestselling book 'The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership' and is one of the most sought-after executive coaches in the world. It was an honor to speak with Jim, and I had the sense that I was sitting in the presence of someone who really had spent a lifetime embodying and living what he teaches. In this wide-rang…

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Derek Sivers on How to Negotiate Anything, The Joys of Parenthood & Why Nothing You Believe is True 1:49:30

1y ago1:49:30

1:49:30

When I first started this podcast, I had Derek Sivers in mind as the archetypal curious human — and to this day, I think of him as one of the most interesting and provocative philosophers of life. His career path involved joining the circus as a ringleader, then becoming a professional musician and touring, building a company and selling it for $22…

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S2E4 We analyzed ChatGPT's top 5 tips for public speaking 42:56

1+ y ago42:56

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How good is ChatGPT at giving public speaking advice? In this episode, we rate ChatGPT's top 5 tips for improving speaking skills and compare it to our own philosophy on how to level up your communicationBy Tristan de Montebello, Michael Gendler

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Becoming Fully Yourself, What AI Wants, Family Rituals & Rites of Passage with Kevin Kelly 58:24

1+ y ago58:24

58:24

Show Notes A large part of my personal motivation for creating this podcast — is the privilege of speaking with those who I consider to be elders, those who have lived their lives to the absolute fullest and have stories and insights to share with younger generations about what it means to truly live well. And this conversation with Kevin Kelly tur…

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Is Kyle Kowalski the World's Most Curious Human? 1:29:26

1+ y ago1:29:26

1:29:26

Today I'm speaking with Kyle Kowalski — who might be one of the most well-read humans and certainly most relentlessly curious humans that I've ever met — in fact as he shares in this episode, he believes that his purpose or Ikigai in life is to synthesize lifelong learning that catalyzes human development. As the title of this episode suggests, we …

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Growth Loops, Fertile Uncertainty & Ayahuasca Revelations with Anne-Laure Le Cunff 1:19:21

1+ y ago1:19:21

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This is my second conversation with Anne Laure — I reached back out after I read a powerful account of her transformative experience drinking Ayahuasca 9 months ago and how following this experience, in her words, she is 'not depressed anymore, I quit drinking… And, for the first time ever and truly happy to be alive'. So we do a deep dive into her…

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Transforming Fear into Excitement with Extreme Sports Athlete & Executive Coach Brett Kistler 1:35:35

1+ y ago1:35:35

1:35:35

This is a powerful conversation with executive coach Brett Kistler — entrepreneur and executive coach who spent much of his life traveling the world full-time as an extreme sports athlete while building a remote software company. Brett also co-hosts the Art of Accomplishment podcast with Joe Hudson, who was a previous guest on this podcast. We unpa…

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Brushes with Insanity, Insights from Solitude & The Inner Adventure with Daniel Thorson 1:18:29

1+ y ago1:18:29

1:18:29

This is a special episode with Daniel Thorson — who I initially came across through his super podcast called 'Emerge' and later learned that he was living as a full-time monastic at the Monastic Academy in Vermont — where after a series of conversations, he persuaded me to come and sit for a 10-day retreat — which I just returned from myself recent…

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The Orchestra of Ancient Healing Wisdom & Practices with Dr. John Churchill 1:22:06

1+ y ago1:22:06

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Dr. John Churchill spent 15 years training and teaching “Great Seal” meditation in an Indo-Tibetan lineage and is a founding member of the Integral Institute led by the well-known philosopher, Ken Wilber. Over the last 25 years, John has developed his style of practice — an integrated Fourth Turning path — that weaves together somatically based con…

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Exploring Somatics, Breathwork & Emotional Fluidity with Jonny Miller & Christofer Lövgren 1:51:12

1+ y ago1:51:12

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This is a slightly different type of episode — in which my friend Christofer interviewed me for his superb DO EXPLAIN Podcast. I enjoyed the conversation so much that I decided it was worth releasing here as well. This is one of the deepest dives I've done on all things related to emotional fluidity, and various modalities for working with somatics…

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Deep Fix: Exploring Hakomi & Ayahuasca as Antidotes to Addiction with Alex Olshonsky 1:22:15

1+ y ago1:22:15

1:22:15

My brother Alex Olshonsky ~ aka. "Olo" ~ is a dear friend. We've spent time together in Guatemala, and he is fast becoming one of the most prominent voices on addiction and the psychedelic renaissance. We dive into Olo's personal story of breaking free from his proclivity to taking a cocktail of narcotics whilst working in high-growth tech startups…

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S2E3 Overcoming social anxiety | An interview with coach Alienor Hunter 1:07:01

1+ y ago1:07:01

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Alienor Hunter went from struggling with social anxiety to becoming one of Ultraspeaking’s top coaches . . . in only 11 months! This episode of the Ultraspeaking podcast reveals Alienor’s remarkable story and highlights the steps she took to transform her confidence and communication skills.By Tristan de Montebello, Michael Gendler

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In-Depth Protocols for Nervous System Thriving with Grimhood 1:10:43

2y ago1:10:43

1:10:43

Today's guest is Daniel—who goes by the name of 'Grimhood' on Twitter. I've been a subscriber to his Patreon account for a while and was so impressed with his immensely well-researched and in-depth that blended his knowledge of pharmacology with indigenous systems of medicine. In this conversation, we unpack a handful of these protocols that he sha…

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S2E2 An Interview with Jesse Warren on Improv, Stand-up, and Comedy Advice 1:15:25

2y ago1:15:25

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Improv coach Jesse Warren didn't grow up funny. But everything changed when Jesse tried stand-up. He performed at open mics for 200 days in a row. And he got REALLY good at it. So good that eventually Jesse quit his engineering job at SpaceX and pursued a career in comedy. Now, he performs around the country. He teaches improv for Ultraspeaking. An…

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Human Zoo Counter-Measures & Breaking Breath-Hold Records with Erwan Le Corre 1:40:49

2y ago1:40:49

1:40:49

Today's guest is Erwan Le Corre. Erwan is many things, including the founder of MovNat ~ which is a synthesis of his passion for physical competency with his love of movement in nature. More recently, Erwan also became a US national static breath hold record holder. In this conversation, we talk about what he describes as the challenges of 'Hamster…

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Mental Resilience, Cognitive Canaries & High-Stakes Decision Making with Retired Poker Pro Chris Sparks 1:26:33

2y ago1:26:33

1:26:33

Chris Sparks is a one-of-a-kind human; he's a retired professional poker pro who was once ranked one of the top 20 players in the world. But in recent years, he has applied himself to coaching and running workshops on decision-making, systems thinking, and peak performance. And as you'll hear in this conversation, he is not only brilliant but also …

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The Art & Science of Leveraging Your Physiology with Aaron Alexander 1:09:54

2y ago1:09:54

1:09:54

Aaron is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach, founder and creator of the Align Method. I'm currently looking at Aaron's book (The Align Method) & it's one of the books that has most impacted my relationship with not just fitness and movement, but a new philosophy of seeing the world as a playground and the fact that I'm recording this …

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Achieve More, Grind Less & Increase Your Aliveness with Michael Ashcroft 1:36:41

2y ago1:36:41

1:36:41

It's always fun to have conversations with friends and this one, in particular, has been several years in the making. If you're interested in meditation, breathwork or getting more done with more joy then this episode is a must-listen. Some of the themes we unpack include: what it means to 'expand your awareness', exploring the space and freedom be…

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S2E1 An Interview with Dr.Torrie Higgins on Flow 1:02:45

2y ago1:02:45

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Join our chat with Dr. Torrie Higgins, who breaks down the science of flow and productivity. We cover simple but effective ways to optimize your day (and your biology) in order to access high performance! Dr. Torrie Higgins is the Head Coach at the Flow Research Collective, helping executives, athletes, and special ops forces excel in high-pressure…

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New Frontiers of Breathwork: Translating the Language of the Breath & Cultivating Nervous System Resilience with Ed Dangerfield 1:43:10

2y ago1:43:10

1:43:10

In this episode, Edward Dangerfield and I do a deep dive on a new modality of breathwork, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that Facilitated Breath Repatterning ~ or FBR for short ~ will be globally recognised in 4-5 years' time and that the research that is beginning here in Bali will go on to make some significant discoveries about the connec…

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What Creates Lasting Transformation? From Homeless Heroin Addict to Prolific Podcaster + Behaviour Change Coach with Eric Zimmer 1:41:46

2+ y ago1:41:46

1:41:46

🎙️ Episode Overview You might have come across Eric through his award-winning podcast ‘The One You Feed’ where he has interviewed hundreds of the wisest and most inspiring humans on the planet. He's also a father, serial entrepreneur, behaviour coach, and author on a quest to understand how we might live more intentional lives. And we get into the …

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The Pathless Path & The Magic of Non-Doing with Paul Millerd 1:32:00

2+ y ago1:32:00

1:32:00

Paul and I first met 3 years ago at an event in Portland—he had recently left his job in corporate consulting and we bonded over how lost we'd both felt at times. Later that week I gave him a copy of 'The Three Marriages' a book by David Whyte where he talks about the Pathless Path that is required for anyone looking to do or create something origi…

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Being in Service to Life with Charles Eisenstein 1:24:14

2+ y ago1:24:14

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🎙️ Episode Overview I'm thrilled to bring you this conversation with philosopher, writer & activist Charles Eisenstein. For those of you who aren't familiar with Charles' work—it's no exaggeration to say that his ideas contained in his books and writing have shaped my personal worldview more than any other author I can think of. What I appreciated …

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Meditation Myth-Busting, Finding Alignment & Living an Effortless Life with Michael King 1:56:00

2+ y ago1:56:00

1:56:00

This is a really unique episode—Michael King has been a mentor of mine and dear friend for nearly four years now. If it weren't for some of our conversations I'm not sure that Curious Humans would even exist, at least not in the form that it does today. I find some of his perspectives and approaches to meditation and life so refreshing and my goal …

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Blueprints for Civilisation, Post-traumatic Growth & Re-imagining the Role of the Human with Dr. Zachary Stein 1:42:21

2+ y ago1:42:21

1:42:21

I'm really thrilled to be bringing you this philosophical deep dive with truly I think one of the most radical and thoughtful thinkers of our generation. Dr. Zachary Stein is a co-founder of The Consilience Project—which publishes novel research and explores questions surrounding global risk mitigation and existential threats facing humanity. He is…

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Redefining Emotional Freedom, Exploring Healthy Ambition & Accessing Deep Joy with Joe Hudson 1:56:28

3y ago1:56:28

1:56:28

Joe Hudson is many things — he's a Venture Capitalist and renowned executive coach, but beyond that, he is a rare example of someone who in my perspective has accessed some profound truths about the human experience and is putting himself out there into the world helping others to find greater joy and ease in their lives. *** ❓ We begin with his pe…

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The Art of Asking Questions, Incentivising Negative Effort & Deconstructing Human Perception with Malcolm Ocean 2:08:28

3y ago2:08:28

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In this episode, I speak with my good Twitter friend Malcolm Ocean. Malcolm is many many things, but first and foremost I consider him to be not only relentlessly curious but also prolific in sharing his practical philosophy mostly through the medium of thoughtful Twitter threads. I predicted that the experience of listening to this conversation mi…

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Exploring the Three Marriages of Self, Work and Partnership with Kelly Wilde 1:48:11

3y ago1:48:11

1:48:11

Kelly Wilde is an artist, podcaster, performer, meditation mentor and poet who has been exploring the intersections of soul explorations, creative work and rewilding. She also happens to be my wife, and this episode fell on our 18-month anniversary — it’s a particularly juicy conversation and easily the most personal conversation that I've aired to…

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The Science of the Nervous System, Functional Breathwork Training and Our Sixth Sense of Interoception with Conni Biesalski 1:33:04

3y ago1:33:04

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Conni and I have collaborated on a number of projects over the years and we've both followed remarkably similar paths from the world of entrepreneurship into the world of breathwork & nervous system science. In this conversation, Conni starts off by sharing some of her personal journey, her various heartbreaks and compartmentalisation of her sexual…

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Effing the Ineffable, Re-Imagining Love & Relieving Reality of Its Seriousness with Alice Frank 1:56:54

3y ago1:56:54

1:56:54

In one of the longest and most wide-ranging episodes to date, this conversation is with filmmaker, poet, relationship coach and utterly unique human being Alice Frank—who is here as she says to proudly "eff the ineffable". Her book 'My Real Name Is You' has been loved by Eckhart Tolle said 'My favourite poem I ever heard' and Jason Mraz who shared:…

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Re-Claiming Your Attention with Award Winning Poet Max Stossel 1:05:30

3+ y ago1:05:30

1:05:30

Max Stossel is an award-winning poet (whose short films have been seen over 40 million times) advisor to Tech for Humanity, successful filmmaker and all-around wise human who I'm grateful to call a brother. In this poetic + lyrical conversation we explore: 🖋️ The journey that led him from designing notification systems at a social media company to …

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Jamie Wheal on The Meaning Crisis, Hedonic Engineering & Forging a Culture of Post-Traumatic Growth 1:49:42

3+ y ago1:49:42

1:49:42

This is one HELL of an episode with honestly one of the most interesting and radical thinkers of our generation. Jamie is a renaissance man. He's well known for his work writing Stealing Fire and creating the Flow Genome Project—and as you'll hear in our conversation the book he has just published is unlike anything else you'll ever read. I see Jam…

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How to Human: Exploring Soul Initiation, Mythopoetic Identity & The Spiritual Adventure with Depth Psychologist & Wilderness Guide Dr. Bill Plotkin 1:58:16

3+ y ago1:58:16

1:58:16

Dr. Bill Plotkin is a depth psychologist, wilderness guide and visionary ecopsychologist—his work might well be the map that you didn't know you were looking for. It has been for me an immense treasure trove of practical wisdom and guidance for thinking about my own growth and maturity. At the end of our conversation, he shared that this was a book…

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The best interview - with Amit Pandey 1:14:22

3+ y ago1:14:22

1:14:22

Advice for beginners, the root of speaking anxiety, what is public speaking, how to build trust that things will go well, what professional athletes can teach us about speaking, and much more. This might be the best interview we've ever given, thanks to Amit Pandey - Host of Wish I Knew That Before!By Tristan de Montebello, Michael Gendler

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#5 Interview with High Performance Coach Romain Bastide 1:02:41

3+ y ago1:02:41

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- Peak states - Competition - Wim Hof method - the only way to stay in the cold (hormesis effect) - Ultraspeaking fundamentals - Putting the learning switch ON - The Ego creeping in - You need to forget about where you are goingBy Tristan de Montebello, Michael Gendler

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#4 Q&A with Michael & Tristan 34:22

3+ y ago34:22

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1:31 What books do you recommend? 04:53 How would you structure an Ultralearning project? (Watch our full Ultralearning story here: https://ultraspeaking.com/our-story) 09:01 Confidence vs preparation vs skill vs personality? 10:31 Tristan’s uncomfortable rule for Ultralearning 11:26 Which skills should you focus on? 15:12 The concept of a “speakin…

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#3 How to Speak Without Notes 31:50

3+ y ago31:50

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- Methods for presentation with no notes - How to deal with data-driven presentations - Where to spend your time when preparing - How to boost your confidence - How to get clarity in what you’re trying to convey (Learn more at Ultraspeaking.com)By Tristan de Montebello, Michael Gendler

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#2 How to Prepare Less 1:25:19

3+ y ago1:25:19

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- Matthew McConaughey and preparation - The Foundational Principles of (Ultra)speaking - Curated speaking vs live speaking - How to build trust in yourself - Cancel culture - What being a good person has to do with confidence - How technology might be sending us in a dangerous direction when it comes to speaking (Learn more at Ultraspeaking.com)…

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