S8 E3: How to Tap into the Power of Public Speaking with Sebastian Uzcategui

Public speaking sits at the heart of leadership, influence, and growth. For Sebastian Uzcategui, founder of SpeakUp Express, it also became the turning point that shaped his career. What began as a way to promote his work in finance quickly evolved into a deeper focus on speaking, as he discovered a passion for being on stage, telling stories, and connecting with an audience. In his conversation with Bart Egnal, Sebastian shares how developing his public speaking skills helped him grow his business, and how that momentum led him to expand into speaking full-time and support others in building their presence on stage. He also shares his tips on managing nerves, building an experience for your audience, using movement and delivery to create a stronger connection, and how these skills can help advance your broader business goals. This is a must-listen for anyone looking to become a more confident, impactful speaker. To learn more visit SpeakUP.Express Show notes: 00:31 Show introduction 01:10 Introducing Sebastian 01:49 Why should people care about public speaking 02:54 How Sebastian got his start 03:18 Early days starting businesses in his teens 03:58 Church speaking opportunity 04:50 Speaking solves the 3 most expensive problems in business 05:16 Trust, authority, connection 06:23 People see 6000 to 10000 ads per day 06:45 Cold call rates below 1 percent 06:55 People trust individuals more than brands 07:07 Purpose over profit 07:41 How things moved from the church to speaking business 09:35 Epiphany moment on the speaking business 12:19 Organic growth is the hardest to replicate 13:25 Things that went wrong that made Sebastian better at speaking 14:37 Tune your audience to you and you to them 16:05 Advice for people who want to get into speaking 16:26 You have to believe your message 17:11 You have to believe your audience needs to hear it 17:27 Slow down 18:05 Believe you are the only one to give that message 18:39 Bart’s pharma executive thought experiment 19:58 What makes you a revolutionary speaker 20:12 Focus on impact over product 21:24 What defines an entrepreneur, speaker, and leader 23:20 Nerves, do they go away and how to deal with them 24:42 You will be crushed by nerves, it is normal 25:18 Just be loud! 27:17 Less is more, quality over quantity 27:46 Top speakers build an experience 28:39 You always create an experience when you speak 30:46 Making people care and remember 31:13 The speaking game 33:09 You master your speaking, everything falls into place 33:29 How to find Sebastian 34:40 Thank yous 34:55 Outro

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S8 E3: How to Tap into the Power of Public Speaking with Sebastian Uzcategui is an episode from The Inspire Podcast by The Inspire Podcast by the Humphrey Group.

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This episode was published on Apr 21, 2026.

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