by Tre Balchowsky - Speaker Coach | May 28, 2026 | method, process
The room was full before he walked on. He was at the bleeding edge of his field. People had rearranged their schedules to be there. The room was buzzing and no one was looking at their phones. He walked on stage, the audience erupted in applause and then… he...
by Tre Balchowsky - Speaker Coach | May 6, 2026 | method
Two years ago, my client sent me one word after her talk: survived. She had gotten on stage and made it to the other side without visible catastrophe. That was the full measure of success. She had not fallen over, had not forgotten everything, had not made a scene....
by Tre Balchowsky - Speaker Coach | May 5, 2026 | method, philosophy
I was on a podcast last month talking about how to build trust with your audience and the importance of storytelling. Before we signed off, the host asked me, “Is there a story you still struggle to tell?” Yes. Of course there is. The stories I still...
by Tre Balchowsky - Speaker Coach | May 5, 2026 | method, philosophy
This winter I worked with a cofounder team of serious people. Linear thinkers, developers by trade, now building a company and are out raising serious money. Every time we sat down together, I made them experiment. We tested new ideas. We took a creative approach to...
