Episode 005: Telling the Truth with Public Speaking Coach Eduardo Placer
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Summary
Public speaking coach Eduardo Placer fearlessly shares the truth about himself that he's struggled with the most and empowers us to heal by looking more deeply at the stories we believe about ourselves. We talk about the ways people tend to “perform power," and what’s possible for ourselves and our world if we can learn to present as who we really are instead.
Today’s Guest
Eduardo Placer is a story doula and founder of Fearless Communicators, a public speaking coaching agency that empowers leaders and change makers how to bring their whole BODY, MIND, HEART and SPIRIT to a moment and channel their message in service of an audience. As a global facilitator, Eduardo has led workshops and spoken with groups at HBO, Google, Bank of America- Merrill Lynch, Yale, The Juilliard School, and the Wharton School of Business. Private clients include Industry Leaders, CEO’s of start up companies, UN Diplomats and social activists. Prior to focusing all his energy on Fearless Communicators, he was a professional actor for 15 years, working all over the US in over 38 plays and musicals. Eduardo got his BA in English from the University of Pennsylvania and MFA in Acting from the University of California San Diego.
When he is not “story doulaing” or spontaneously breaking out into song and dance, he is probably bringing together diverse communities in a celebration of what is positive and possible. This includes leading workshops at the Muslim Jewish Conference, global work on inclusive masculinity, LGBTQIA activism & advocacy and events around a passion project called THE BIG SING ALONG. Other projects include Carnegie Hall’s The Somewhere Project, The Daedalus Project at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Fearless Futures Campaigns for the SCHAP Community School in rural SE Kenya.
Eduardo serves on the Board of THE OUT FOUNDATION and the Cuban American Alliance for Leadership and Education. He is also an avid Cross Fitter, and like most avid Cross Fitters will talk about Crossfit any time he’s asked.
Resources
Landmark Worldwide, the facilitated program that transformed Eduardo’s life
“People will forget what you said, they’ll forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou
“It’s not an exercise of perfection, it’s an exercise of connection. Connecting is about others, perfectionism is about you. It’s not about you. It’s through you.” - Eduardo Placer (a quote I thought worthy of writing here!)
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