Signature talks Signature style 🙄 What you see? Is not always what you get 🤭 I hated public speaking 30 years ago. From my leadership position, I occasionally had to speak in public. Watch my mouth 🫣 Waiting a lot 😬 Sweaty 😅 It was 2000. Amsterdam. Classic Theater, with sexy red velvet interior. After my talk, I wanted to get the fuck out. Cool off 💨 Smoke a cigarette. The host asked: Can you wait? Mmmm okay 🫨 I mumbled politely. After the show he said, do you want to be a speaker?? You should go for it. Nooo thanks, I said. I hate it, public shizzle.. I do not agree, he said. I will ask Speakers Academy to plan an intake! I said: But that’s Rotterdam! I live in Amsterdam 🤗 Long story short? They took me in. Nothing happened for weeks. I forgot about it. Then came the call ☎️ Are you available 24 May 2000? Austria, global tech summit, opening speech. Their budget is €10k ex travel etc, we keep 20%. It’s my birthday, I said. ♊️ hoping they would f...