Welcome to the Quest For Questions podcast, today's guest has been helping professional people around the world grow and develop as public speakers, coaches and trainers for over 12 years. In personal life, he went from working as a flight attendant, through joining an NLP cult to finally teaching people & businesses about the ethical side of influence & persuasion. On business side, he's the Founder of PresentInfluence where he helps businesses owners and professionals to stand out as charismatic presenters and leaders in their industry. And also, the Founder of Success Books Review Club - a YouTube-based blog reviewing the best of personal and professional development books The 3 main questions me & John are exploring today: * What's the difference between influence and persuasion? * Why you need to master public speaking & presentation skills if you want to become an influential person/authority figure in any field * How to go from an expert to an authority figure in your field and sell effectively without losing your soul? This is Konrad yerba Mate addict and here's a conversation with competition-winning public speaker & the host of Speaking of Influence Podcast - John Ball.. Enjoy! Links Mentioned In The Episode: * Contact John [https://presentinfluence.com/] * Speaking of Influence podcast [https://www.buzzsprout.com/676739] * Follow John on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnaball/] Like the show? Please subscribe & leave a review -- (even one sentence helps): * Show Website [https://konradyerba.com/podcast] * Subscribe on YouTube [https://konradyerba.com/podcast/subscribe/] * Subscribe on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/quest-for-questions-podcast/id1510091997] * Subscribe on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/60ZRR6hNJfZx4QaWnxt2tj?si=uw08A-8nTyCmDmKRkdy76A] If You Have a Question or Feedback, Email Here [[email protected]] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit konradyerba.substack.com [https://konradyerba.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]