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Join Alex Grabner Jarlung and Lucas Reuterstig as they deconstruct the science of public speaking. Having spent years working alongside David JP Phillips, they’ve mastered the art of voice, body language, and stage presence. No fluff, just the tactical skills you need to make people lean in when you speak. From expert guest interviews to deep dives into human behavior, we’re here to kill the communication barriers holding you back.
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What happens when a live stage experiment fails so hard that half your audience is gone?
In this raw and transparent episode of The Public Speaking Podcast, hosts Lucas Reuterstig and Alexander Grabner Jarlung explore the high-stakes world of stage risks, bombing, and resilience. Lucas opens up for the first time about his biggest presentation failure, where everything went disastrously wrong.
Lucas and Alex dissect the psychological recovery process after taking a massive hit on stage, and also explore why great speakers are like performers in a rock band, how failing with pride builds long-term authority, and the exact 3-step framework for analyzing risk versus reward before trying something radical in front of a live room.
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17 Oct 2026
4 Steps To Have The PERFECT Ending in Your Presentation
"So... any questions?"
In this episode of The Public Speaking Podcast, hosts Lucas Reuterstig and Alexander Grabner Jarlung unpack one of the most common, and dangerous, mistakes presenters make: handing the final impression of their entire talk over to an unpredictable room.
Just like landing an airplane, the final 60 seconds of your presentation require maximum precision. Lucas and Alex break down the psychological reasons why audiences remember the ending above all else, how to handle running out of time, and the exact 4-step strategy to close your speech with authority, impact, and a lasting emotional payoff.
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9 Oct 2026
Gone in 60 Seconds: How to Hook Any Audience
Did you know that most speakers lose their entire audience within the first 60 seconds of walking onto stage?
In this new episode of The Public Speaking Podcast, Lucas Reuterstig and Alexander Grabner Jarlung break down the silent killer of keynotes and corporate presentations: weak, forgettable openings.
Alex shares a recent real-world story where he put an entire audience through a 15-second "stress test" in the opening minute, proving why interactive hooks completely disrupt the room and demand instant attention. Together, they discuss the worst stage habits that you could do in real life.
Whether you're presenting quarterly financial reports or delivering a keynote, this episode gives you practical ways to make your opening personal, high-energy, and completely impossible to ignore.
Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:00 - Gone in 60 Seconds: How Speakers Lose the Room
03:34 - The 15-Second "Stress Test" Stage Opening
06:28 - Observations from the Amazon Nordic Event
08:32 - The Worst Ways to Start a Speech
10:11 - What Makes a Really Good Stage Hook?
12:00 - Entertaining the Brain While Delivering Facts
14:24 - How "Berta" Should Hook an Audience with Boring Numbers
16:00 - Shaping Audience Emotion from the First Impression
19:42 - Scanian Dialects & Authentic Persona on Stage
22:00 - What's the Worst That Can Happen? Taking Stage Risks
25:00 - How to Build Confidence in 14 Days
27:05 - Outro
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