Episode 94

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Published on:

1st Oct 2025

Is your biggest speaking superpower your words—or is it your emotional connection? With Jerry Clark

How much more impactful would your speaking be if you mastered emotional connection?

In this insightful SPEAKPact episode, learn why speaking requires emotional regulation—not just to manage nerves, but to create a contagious calm that draws your audience in.  

Discover how true connection comes from understanding your audience’s needs, asking gently-curious questions, and showing genuine care.  

In this episode of SPEAKPact, gain vital insights into why emotional regulation is even more important than intelligence.   It shapes how you connect with your audience— and yourself on stage and beyond.


Understand that feedback is essential for growth, helping speakers continuously improve and refine their craft.  


Grasp why trust is built not by performance alone, but through authentic connection and understanding.  


Uncover how sometimes surrendering control in relationships and interactions actually leads to better outcomes and deeper bonds.  


Ultimately, the power of emotional connection not only impacts your influence but can also significantly shape your revenue as a speaker.


Uncover:


Emotional regulation is a superpower:  It not only helps you manage nerves but also creates a contagious calm that relaxes and engages your audience.


Connection is built through empathy.  Empathy is built through connection:  Understand your audience’s needs, ask curious yet gentle questions, and show genuine care to foster trust and relevance.


Emotional maturity outweighs intelligence:  Your ability to regulate yourself on stage directly shapes how deeply you connect with others.


Feedback fuels growth:  Constructive feedback is essential for refining your craft and continuously improving as a speaker.  Continuously invite it. 


Trust comes from authenticity, not performance:  Audiences connect more with sincerity than with polished delivery alone.


Surrender can be powerful: Sometimes letting go of rigid control in interactions leads to stronger bonds and better outcomes.


Emotional connection drives impact and income:  The way you connect with your audience can significantly influence both your influence and your revenue as a speaker.


Stories and experiences resonate:  Weaving in personal insights makes your message relatable and memorable.


Celebrated speaker agent, Antoniette Roze and Success Coach, Jerry Clark discuss the vital role of emotional regulation in building connections, both in personal relationships and public speaking.


Jerry emphasizes that true connection goes beyond mere words and requires understanding and empathy towards the audience.


Antoniette and Jerry explore how emotional maturity can enhance communication, the importance of feedback, and the impact of connection on professional success and revenue.


Jerry shares personal experiences and insights on how to effectively engage with audiences and foster trust, ultimately leading to a more impactful speaking career.


The secret to becoming a truly unforgettable speaker isn’t in the words you say, but in the emotional connection you create!


Ready to master emotional regulation, deepen audience trust, and discover how connection can elevate not just your impact but also your income?  Tune in now and unlock the superpower that could transform your speaking career!


LEARN MORE at https://taplink.cc/1antoniette

Connect with our guest,  Jerry Clark at:


https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrydclark/ 

https://www.jerrydclark.com/ 

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About the Podcast

SPEAKPact
Speakers, Authors, & Experts leverage SPEAKPACT to bridge the gap between their expertise and the hosts who book them. It is a stage where experts are empowered, connections are formed, and speaking careers are launched to the next level. Celebrated Speaker Agent and large-scale event producer, Antoniette Roze, brilliantly merges thought leaders in wellbeing and optimum performance with the producers who look for them. Cultivate rapport with producers and veteran speakers who share their insider secrets, insights, and strategies to catapult your voice, brand, impact, and income to the next level.
Antoniette understands the struggle of getting seen and heard in today's noisy world and how to set you above the crowd. Seize this unique opportunity to unlock your potential, share your voice, and create your legacy by taking the guesswork and “circling the mountain” out of the equation and elevating you on the direct path to your ultimate targets. Join us as we merge thought leaders in the optimum performance space with the producers who book them and the strategies that make them household names!