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Back in September we had an idea. Could we give a compelling talk to an auditorium full of thirteen year olds? Our motivation ran a bit deeper. Our nephew was about to head to high school, and this might be the last chance for us to give a talk to him and his classmates before sports, girls, and schoolwork completely took over his life.  In this episode we discuss how the whole thing came together, from our brother's introduction to the school principal, to pitching him on the idea and trying to secure a budget for the speaking engagement. We also talk through exactly how we came up with the idea for the talk, and what we did in the final weeks to create one of the most engaging hour long talks we've done in a while.  If you're interested in learning about how to convince someone to give you a platform to speak, what goes into putting on an event like this, how to plan and structure a long talk, and what it takes to create additional value for yourself (like video assets, potential press, and other speaking opportunities) tune into this episode and share with a friend that mind find it valuable. Throughout this episode we let you listen in on some of the calls we had to make this happen, and include excerpts from the actual talk we delivered last week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.