I almost impaled a guy in the front row at my TEDx talk, and somebody's alarm went off during my big finish. Here are the eight things my second TEDx taught me, for anyone with a TEDx talk coming up, or any big presentation: the pitch, the sales call, the chamber intro.

This week on Businessing: what TEDx taught me (again). Plus Tom Gaumond from G2 Insurance on the question every owner using AI should be asking: if my AI makes a mistake, who pays? And one more thing on grace and engineering, the re-entry plan for the day after your big thing.

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In this episode:
00:00 - The card that almost impaled someone
00:24 - Welcome to the new Businessing
01:48 - The Big Story: what my second TEDx taught me
02:43 - Lesson 1: honor the moment
03:52 - Lesson 2: you choose how you experience it
05:34 - Lesson 3: say something that matters
07:14 - Lesson 4: practice, then edit
08:19 - Lesson 5: talk to one person (and skip the slides)
12:32 - Lesson 6: slow down
13:23 - Lesson 7: expect the unexpected (the emcee, the card, the alarm)
19:02 - Lesson 8: you're going to be nervous, because you care
21:47 - The Guest: Tom Gaumond on AI and your insurance
23:10 - Why AI liability isn't general liability
29:13 - The $2.3 million AI screening settlement
32:10 - The 90-day renewal notice, and the one question to ask your agent
33:51 - One More Thing: grace and engineering
41:49 - That's the show

Resources mentioned:
G2 Insurance Services: g2ins.com
The 2024 SafeRent Solutions tenant-screening settlement ($2.3 million)

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