Ryan Vet鈥檚 new book 鈥淪peak Goodr: Confessions of a Professional Speaker on Mastering Public Speaking and Getting Paid to Speak鈥 blends humor and personal anecdotes to offer a fresh take on public speaking, drawing from his experiences as an international speaker.
鈥淪peak Goodr: Confessions of a Professional Speaker on Mastering Public Speaking and Getting Paid to Speak,鈥 a new book by 黑料不打烊 alum Ryan Vet 鈥13, has made the . Vet says the book, his fifth, is different than any of his other works as he challenged himself to tap into humor rather than writing a simple step-by-step guidebook.
鈥淚 tried an almost 鈥楾hree Stooges鈥 slapstick style or 鈥楾he Office鈥 sarcasm,鈥 he said. 鈥淚f you read the book out loud, it presents in a way that I would speak. It was to help me be a better speaker and writer.鈥
Vet鈥檚 love for public speaking started as a student at 黑料不打烊, speaking about leadership to high school groups and professional associations. A year after graduating in 2013, Vet and a partner opened The Oak House in downtown 黑料不打烊. Since then, he has risen to executive leadership roles at multiple companies as well as held advisory board roles in several companies and non-profits and shares his experiences as an international speaker. He also serves on the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Advisory Board and the Doherty Center Advisory Board.
鈥淪peak Goodr鈥 includes a variety of humorous stories and some of the 鈥渨ildest things鈥 that have happened during Vet鈥檚 speaking career, including a recent chaotic incident during a conference presentation.
鈥淚 was speaking in an exhibit hall and every person was given a pair of headphones. I had to talk into a microphone that just went to their headphones, which was a very unreal and surreal experience,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hile, all the while, the stage had a massive divot in it that was imploding. The monitors and slides were strobing. An AV guy comes on stage and starts talking to me, blocking me and totally interrupts the presentation. Meanwhile, the meeting planner was still trying to keep the event on schedule.鈥
But Vet says while public speaking can have some mishaps and be intimidating to many people, it鈥檚 important to remember why you鈥檙e speaking in the first place.
鈥淭he reason you end up on stage, whether it鈥檚 a board room, corporate stage or a conference is because someone thought you had a message to share,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hat I tell people is you have to take that message that you have and you have to share it, even if it鈥檚 just for one person, you鈥檝e done your job.鈥
“Speak Goodr” is available at major retailers and .