Episodes

  • 136. Wes Wheless On The Four Cs Of Building Trust With A New Audience
    Dec 13 2025

    Wes Wheless comes back on the show to talk about the 4 techniques he used to build trust with a new audience. In his case the new audience came after a business pivot, but these four techniques are equally relevant to anyone building trust with an audience in a presentation.


    These 4 techniques also form one of the major frameworks he describes in his upcoming book, so listen up, we are getting a preview of the book!

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    24 mins
  • 135. Ben Steele V2, Otherwise Known As The Maarten Episode
    Dec 11 2025

    Ben Steele returns to the show to talk more about LLMs, including how the addition of context can mitigate, but not solve, the inherent problem of averageness, ChatGPT on the dating scene, and various ethical angles on the role LLMs play in our lives.

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    39 mins
  • 134. Yalin Yuregil On Selling Software Into The EU
    Nov 28 2025

    Returning guest Yalin Yuregil talks about selling software across borders, especially into Europe, including some of the factors you'll need to consider for your organization.

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    35 mins
  • 133. Chrissie Bettencourt On Going Up Against The Locals
    Nov 26 2025

    Chrissie Bettencourt, CEO of a company specializing in remote communication and a certified neuroplastician, gives some great tips on presenting or proposing an idea when you are up against a local incumbent, and on how to increase engagement in remote presentations.

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    31 mins
  • 132. Ben Steele On ChatGPT And Other LLMs
    Nov 22 2025

    Ben Steele goes into AI and where it is useful for our presentations, and where it merely makes us sound more average and flat. In the process, he brings forth some excellent, and very artistic, turns of phrase.

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    36 mins
  • 131. "Provide Value" -- Is That Phrase Misdirecting Us?
    Nov 20 2025

    Alper and Matt discuss the ramifications of the popular phrase "provide value," with Matt being highly suspicious of the phrase.

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    24 mins
  • 130. Wes Wheless On Pivoting To A New Audience
    Nov 1 2025

    Repeat guest Wes Wheless goes into a business pivot he had to make. Alper, Wes, and Matt discuss what presenters can learn from this pivot.

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    42 mins
  • 129. Ebru Demirel On Being The New Kid In Town
    Oct 15 2025

    Guest Ebru Demirel discusses face-to-face meetings, the concerns of potential customers, and more things involved with growing a business in another country, even when you are already well-established in your own.

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    29 mins