Almost all live in-person talks are terrible because the speaker is afraid, and the speaker is mistaken about what the talk is for; if you want to deliver information, write a book or memo instead, because live talks are performing, not delivering information, and the goal is to cause emotional change in the audience.

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Speaker

Seth Godin

Evidence Quote

almost all of them are terrible...If you're going to show up live...you are performing [47:34]

Source

Seth Godin: "Failure is Learning on Your Way to Mastery" and Other Advice for CreativityThe Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:26:08 PM

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