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Most leadership talks try to inspire. This one actually changes how you think, because it starts where real leadership lives: in the messy, unfiltered truth.
Emerging speakers, lean in. This episode is a rare peek inside the mind of a leader who has lived the kind of career most speakers only reference in theory.
Paul Skewes brings decades of military leadership, recruitment chaos, corporate politics, heavy-industry dynamics, and deep self-reflection into one conversation that every speaker obsessed with leadership storytelling needs to hear.
This isn’t a highlight reel of what he’s done. This is a masterclass in what you can take from his experiences to sharpen your message, elevate your authority, and build a keynote that doesn’t just inform — it transforms.
From the real cost of poor leadership, to the tiny behaviours that earn trust, to why audiences don’t need more models but more humanity, this conversation will reshape the way you think about influence, communication, and impact from the stage.
Whether you’re crafting your first signature talk or levelling up your leadership content, this episode hands you the insights seasoned speakers usually guard closely.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Spot the leadership patterns your audience already feels but can’t articulate (01:08)
- Turn lived experience into teachable leadership insights and stories (03:59)
- Translate personal turning points into audience “aha” moments (07:34)
- Use vulnerability without oversharing (or performative authenticity) (09:24)
- Turn sprawling career insights into one-step-at-a-time clarity, exactly what your keynote audience needs from you (14:21)
- Read a room and recognise the human signals leaders ignore (17:58)
- Make your leadership message relevant to modern workplace realities (24:21)
- Understand why your keynote must shape how people think before how they act (44:34)
- Build engagement tools that pull audiences into your message (52:23)
- Embrace the constant evolution of your keynote and why the best speakers iterate, refine, and sharpen continuously (53:23)
If you’re an emerging speaker who wants to stand out in the leadership space, this episode is a masterclass in what actually moves an audience. Paul doesn’t just hand over theory - he hands over lived insight distilled into real, usable wisdom.
Take these ideas, borrow them, reshape them, build on them … and let them sharpen the way you think, teach, and lead from the stage. Your audience will feel the difference.
WHERE TO FIND PAUL SKEWES
- Website: https://paulskewes.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulskewes/
If you are on a mission to amplify your message to make a more meaningful impact, and you’d love to join a vibrant community of people all harnessing the power of speaking we’d love you to join us in our private Facebook group. Here you will gain access to exclusive live trainings, free resources and the opportunity to ask Jacqueline anything. It’s all designed to take the speaking game to the next level. We can’t wait to welcome you.
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