Tristan de Montebello

Co-Creator at Ultraspeaking

Tristan de Montebello is the co-creator of Ultraspeaking and the fastest competitor to reach the finals of the World Championship of Public Speaking in 2017, now teaching others to speak more naturally and confidently.

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Dimension Profile

Strategic Vision 35%

Execution & Craft 55%

Data & Experimentation 20%

Growth & Distribution 35%

Team & Leadership 50%

User Empathy & Research 70%

Key Themes

public speaking voice vs real voice speaking conversationally speaking on the spot overcoming public speaking anxiety speaking as career accelerant practical speaking exercises

Episode Summary

Tristan de Montebello, fastest finalist in the World Championship of Public Speaking, shares tactics for speaking more naturally and confidently. He explains why people adopt an artificial 'public speaking voice' that's less effective than their conversational voice, and demonstrates live exercises that help build comfort with speaking on the spot.

Leadership Principles

→ People enter a 'public speaking voice' that's less effective than their natural conversational voice
→ It's more freeing, powerful, connecting, and effective to speak conversationally
→ Becoming a better speaker is one of the biggest accelerants of professional life

Notable Quotes

"People get into a public speaking voice. They'll be chatting normally and then we say 'give a speech' and suddenly they enter a different, professional version of themselves. It's so much more effective to speak conversationally."
— On the most common speaking mistake that Ultraspeaking helps people overcome

"Becoming a better speaker is such an accelerant of your professional life."
— On why public speaking skills deserve more investment from product leaders

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