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 This is sort of public speaking, preaching, teaching 101, but is often overlooked, in our circles as, as something that's critical. It's the idea that there's a reason why we give talks rather than sending emails. It's because a talk is an embodied message, both in our body language, which we may talk about more another time but primarily and first, it's this embodied message that comes through our voice.

And so today I wanna look at the ways in which we use our voice, and that there are four different levers that we can adjust that need to be considered each time we're handed a microphone.

As always, I would love to hear from you at ryanohara.org/betterpreach.

Links

For more information about the Better Preach Podcast visit: www.ryanohara.org/betterpreach

Better Preach Podcast is now on YouTube. Here’s a link to the channel.

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In this bonus episode Pete shares with Ryan about his new book, as well as the experience of giving a keynote to 20,000 people at SEEK 2026.

Link to his book: https://www.amazon.com/Man-Purpose-Rules-Faithful-Father/dp/1646804414

Link to SEEK Keynote: https://seekreplay.com/video/471

Hit me up on Instagram @betterpreach or on my website www.ryanohara.org/betterpreach - there’s a contact form there.

Also, if you want to connect with Pete online, check out www.renewalministries.net

Pete Burak is the vice president of Renewal Ministries, a ministry dedicated to Catholic renewal and evangelization around the world. He is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville and has a master’s degree in theology from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. Pete is a frequent speaker on discipleship and evangelization and the co-director of Pine Hills Boys’ Camp. He is a monthly columnist for Faith Magazine and the host of two podcasts: Spirit-filled Leadership and The Hour. Pete and his wife, Cait, have five children.

Links

For more information about the Better Preach Podcast visit: www.ryanohara.org/betterpreach

Better Preach Podcast is now on YouTube. Here’s a link to the channel.

Check out Ryan’s FREE course on “sharing your faith as a Catholic.”

Follow Ryan on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or Facebook

Join the Better Preach email list.

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It is an incredible honor to be invited to a Parish or a Conference or a Retreat Center to give a talk (or multiples talks) to a Catholic audience. Whether it is across town or across the country, it is a privilege that should never be taken for granted. And along the way - the more times you are entrusted with a microphone and a message - the more opportunities you have to level up, or better yet to be humbled, to learn, and to grow.

And today is an episode to celebrate some of those unusual, hard, and/or joyful milestones along the journey. Merit Badges for Catholic Speakers - the brain child of my guest today Pete Burak. He and I share our Top 5 Merit Badges for Catholic Speakers and stick around to the end for a couple doozy Honorable Mentions.

As Pete says in the episode - we are just making stuff up here, but all of it is “based on a true story”, if you know what I mean.

And we want to hear from you - What Merit Badges have you earned? Which obvious ones (or not so obvious ones) did we miss?

Hit me up on Instagram @betterpreach or on my website www.ryanohara.org/betterpreach - there’s a contact form there.

Also, if you want to connect with Pete online, check out www.renewalministries.net

Pete Burak is the vice president of Renewal Ministries, a ministry dedicated to Catholic renewal and evangelization around the world. He is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville and has a master’s degree in theology from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. Pete is a frequent speaker on discipleship and evangelization and the co-director of Pine Hills Boys’ Camp. He is a monthly columnist for Faith Magazine and the host of two podcasts: Spirit-filled Leadership and The Hour. Pete and his wife, Cait, have five children.

Links

For more information about the Better Preach Podcast visit: www.ryanohara.org/betterpreach

Better Preach Podcast is now on YouTube. Here’s a link to the channel.

Check out Ryan’s FREE course on “sharing your faith as a Catholic.”

Follow Ryan on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or Facebook

Join the Better Preach email list.