Freddie Ravel, Grammy-nominated performer, communication expert and business visionary and Barrett Cordero, President and Ken Sterling, Executive Vice President and Chief Learning Officer of BigSpeak, a leading global speakers bureau with sales at 65% of the Fortune 1000 join host Richard Levick of LEVICK. The three discuss what it was like running a public speaking company when the bottom fell out for in-person events due to Covid; how they repositioned and what they learned; the early warning they receive about topics of greatest interest to corporate leadership; what makes a great speaker and the remarkable importance of music, active listening, being present and authenticity. We listen at a speed 4 to 6 times that of the spoken word and as a result, stop paying close attention to the person speaking. Actively being present changes everything. Listen here
