Madame Speaker Says
Madame Speaker Says is the podcast for women of colour ready to own the mic, drop that book and get paid like a legend.
Join Magogodi oaMphela Makhene - author, speaker and coach - for real talk, shortcuts and receipts to help you lead with confidence — on stage, on the page and way beyond the 9–5. No caucacity, no crusty old school leadership.
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Madame Speaker Says
How to Give a Keynote When You're an Expert — Not a Speaker
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You said yes to the keynote. The panic slammed into you, right after.
Because yes, you have the expertise. You have the receipts. What you don't have is a way to turn twenty years of knowledge into a keynote that lands. Because knowing your field and knowing how to give a keynote are two completely different skills — and nobody told you that until right now.
Your expertise won't give the keynote for you. Clarity will. Structure will. The right story will.
In this solo episode, host Magogodi gives you three concrete moves to build a keynote that sounds like you, commands the room, and travels long after you leave the stage.
You will walk away knowing how to:
- Name what you actually stand for, not your title, your argument
- Find the one story that makes your authority land and stick
- Build the 90-second spine that becomes your keynote and rewrites your bio
No speechwriter. No TED coach. Three public speaking moves. Doable before your keynote date.
Ready to build your whole talk?
The Whole Damn Talk is a 3-hour one-on-one intensive. We build your keynote from scratch — hook, spine, one-liner, business case. Five spots a month. madamespeakersays.com.
Chapters:
00:00 You're Not Being Rejected. You're Not Even on the List.
02:30 What You're Walking Away With — Stay for All Three Moves
04:00 Your Excellence Is Not Going to Save You. Here's What Will.
06:30 "I Don't Have a Talk Right Now" — And Why That Sentence Is the Problem 09:00 Lebo Mashile: She Built the Vision Before Anyone Co-Signed It
13:00 Wanuri Kahiu: She Named the Genre Before the Genre Existed
17:30 Dr. Kemi Doll: She Made Her Excellence Impossible to Ignore
21:30 Move 1 — Name It. Your Argument. Not Your Title.
25:00 Move 2 — Find the One Story That Proves You're Right
28:00 Move 3 — Build the 90-Second Talk That Gets You on the Shortlist
31:00 The Whole Damn Talk — What We Build Together in 3 Hours
34:30 Your Work Will Not Speak for Itself. That's Your Job.
Episodes Mentioned
🎙️ Dr. Kemi Doll: Your Excellence Is Not Enough. On Black Women's Health, Authority & Building in Public → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/madame-speaker-says/id1814213243?i=1000767012758
🎙️ Fear, Faith & Afro Bubblegum: Wanuri Kahiu on Following the Idea That Won't Let Go → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/madame-speaker-says/id1814213243?i=1000763653315
🎙️ Fame, Shame & The Freak Show Part II: Lebo Mashile on Turning Pain Into Power → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/madame-speaker-says/id1814213243?i=1000762218836
Work With Magogodi
The Whole Damn Talk — 3-hour private coaching intensives. Learn More → More madamespeakersays.com
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