Present Influence, hosted by professional coach, speaker, and trainer John Ball, is the podcast dedicated to helping business owners and C-suite professionals develop the personal and professional skills to inspire, influence, and make a lasting impact. With a passion for ethical persuasion, rhetoric, and personal presentation, John brings years of experience working with some of the world's largest personal development companies to the table.
Each week, John shares insights through solo episodes, interviews with influential guests, and in-depth book reviews. Whether you're looking to sharpen your presentation skills, master the art of persuasion, or enhance your leadership presence, Present Influence provides practical strategies and expert advice to help you lead with confidence and authenticity. Tune in and discover how to communicate your ideas in a way that resonates, persuades, and inspires lasting change.
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Welcome to Podfluence, the podcast for business coaches and speakers who
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want to build influence and authority through podcasting as an expert guest and
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who knows maybe even with your own show.
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My name is John Ball, or they, most people call me Johnny, either's fine.
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I'm a mid-life entrepreneur and podcaster who lives in the beautiful
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city of Valencia with my husband and was fortunate enough to discover
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a great passion for podcasting.
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I have made the move to working full-time in the podcast industry as
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I have a somewhat varied and interesting background as a former law student who
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decided in his final year at university that I did not want to be a lawyer
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anymore and began a string of jobs, mostly in the customer service sector,
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which led me to becoming cabin crew at British airways for almost 12 years.
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Yes, there are some stories about that.
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And no, we don't have time for them right now.
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I would describe myself as having been something of a
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drifter for the longest time.
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Not really knowing what I wanted to do and coasting through life,
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doing just barely enough to get by, until I discovered some things I was
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passionate about coaching, training, public speaking, and psychology.
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Had I not discovered these passions there's every chance I would still
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be flying the friendly skies and feeling somewhat unfulfilled.
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Luckily life took a different turn and along the way.
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I discovered podcasting and I've been very fortunate.
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I've been fortunate enough to be a lead coach and trainer with the T.
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With T Harv Eker is online courses and programs.
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I've been fortunate enough to speak at some of the world's biggest podcasting
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events and also to be pretty well paid for delivering talks and training to
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businesses and business networking organizations on topics like influence and
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persuasion and podcasting for business.
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I'm currently incredibly fortunate to be part of the sales team with
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Kevin Chemidlin at Grow The Show where I get to help podcasters grow
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and monetize their shows and work with an amazing team of people.
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If you've tuned into the show before you might remember it as Speaking
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Influence, which has been the name of the show for the last three years.
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And I was actually the second iteration of my idea to podcast, as I had tried
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way too hard to be clever with the name of the show when I first launched.
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So clever, that no one got it.
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Ooops!
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Speaking Influence has been about understanding how to build professional
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authority and develop our personal charisma through things like psychology,
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NLP, public speaking, rhetoric, online marketing, philosophy, and more besides.
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Whilst influence and persuasion skills will stay at the heart of this show,
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I have recognized that there is a need and a niche or niche, if you prefer.
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In developing and delivering personal and professional authority through the
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audio format of podcast interviews.
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As a guest, or even as a host, this can help you to maximize the impact of
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your appearances and build a following of people who will love what you do.
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And how you do it.
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You're also going to learn frameworks to enhance your charisma, prepare
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yourself for interviews and make you more persuasive, maximizing your ability to
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help more people with your expertise.
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I've been studying the psychology of influence and persuasion as well as the
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tools of public speaking for many years
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And when I first started my podcast, I wanted to bring those things together.
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And luckily for me, they are a perfect match.
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When I started my show, I had never even heard of the art of
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rhetoric in public speaking.
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And so we have gotten to discover those wonderful things together with
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the help of amazing guests, like my friend, Simon, Lancaster, who you'll
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be hearing from again very soon.
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My podcasting journey has been quite something.
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And if I'm honest, I'm still here doing it because I love it, not
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because it's made been loads of money or anything like that far from it.
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I'm still working on that side of things, but now I am getting it figured out.
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Thanks to people like Kevin Chemidlin.
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Like many podcasters I started my show without having a clue what I was doing.
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In fact it had been a project option for Toastmasters.
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I had a brief fling with podcasts back in 2012.
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And yes, those episodes are still around, if you want to sleuth
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around and find them I'm not sure I'd bother if I was here though.
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I actually started my show before Lewis Howes got into podcasting, and he was
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even going to be a guest of mine at one point, sadly, I packed it in, and
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yes, I'm still kicking myself for that.
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I've nearly quit podcasting a number of times, but I guess the truth is
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I really believe in podcasting as a platform for sharing great information.
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Entertaining intelligently and having amazing conversations.
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I'm pleased to see that podcast and keeps on growing and developing.
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And I now believe that any expert coach and speaker should be appearing on
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podcasts at the very least, if not also having that own As well, it's one of the
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best ways to build relationships and trust with the people you most want to serve.
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And it is all about service.
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I haven't always been the best person at sticking with things in my life, and yet,
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somehow with podcasting I have persisted, and have been regularly
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making shows for over three years.
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I feel deeply privileged to be known and connected to some of the biggest names
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in the podcasting world, as well as the magnificent community of indie podcasters
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I've been fortunate enough to encounter.
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My amazing network of friends has come about mostly through
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my commitment to podcasting.
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And it is only one of the reasons why I ended up it so much.
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One of the things that Kevin Chemidlin recommends podcasters to do is to
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get specific with their audience, and when we have a chat about my show, I
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realized I could get way more specific still and serve more people who are
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in and around the world of podcasting.
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I decided that rather than focusing on public speaking coaching, which
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I still do from time to time, I would focus instead on personal and
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professional presentation skills for business coaches and speakers who are
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recognizing that the medium of podcasts
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is one of the best ways currently to build authority and scale up that business.
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Going on a podcast is likely to help you but going on a podcast and
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showing up as an incredible guest, packed with value bombs and quotable
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clips and unmatched charisma will make you a bit of a celebrity.
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I'm not suggesting you show up like some zany hyped up kids, TV
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presenter with acute ADHD, but that you know how to turn up the dials
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on your personal energy and charisma
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And that you become someone who people will seek out because you fully understand
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that entertainment as well as education is key to growing your professional brand.
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I've been building up my Podfluence Pros framework for helping coaches and speakers
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become sought after podcast guests, avoid the pitfalls, charm the hosts and
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audiences alike and get invited back again and again, and see noticeable results
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from that investment in time and energy
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into being on the right podcasts with the right audience and
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the right call to action.
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Whilst I do have a Podfluence Accelerator program, this show will take you
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through the personal presentation and charisma tools that you need To
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rise above the crowd and become a highly valued voice in your sector.
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Join me for solo episodes and guest episodes that are all centered around
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helping you develop the clarity, confidence, and charisma to become a key
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person of influence and master the ethical skills of persuasion, making you able
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to serve your perfect future clients and customers In a bigger way than ever before
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and expanding your reach recognition and revenue as a coach or consultant.
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Podfluence is the show for business coaches and speakers who are aiming
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to grow their reach and recognition by mastering the methodologies to
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maximize their presentational impact.
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I hope you'll join me in this new direction for the show and the journey
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into becoming a Podfluencer through the opportunities podcasting provides.
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Please subscribe to, or follow the show and feel free to connect with
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me in the Podfluencers Facebook group and through the Podfluencer
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Weekly Newsletter both of which you can find links in the show notes.
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Well, let's enjoy this ride together and go and make great things happen.
