The Mic is Mightier than the Sword | Bishop T.D. Jakes & Tony Robbins in candid conversation

Published: June 8, 2021, 8:31 p.m.

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Known as America\\u2019s Best Preacher, Bishop T.D. Jakes shares with Tony how you can become a great orator. Combining passion with power, instinct and intellect, Jakes creates a recipe that you can follow to have your message touch hearts and souls and change the world. This dynamic conversation with Tony and T.D. will touch your heart, make you laugh, and teach you wisdom you can use in your daily life. Interested in hearing more from Bishop T.D. Jakes? Listen to past episodes where he took part on the Tony Robbins podcast here.

Previous Episode featuring T.D. Jakes:

https://www.tonyrobbins.com/podcasts/a-historic-conversation-for-healing-and-unity/)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrzuEGCZlf4&ab_channel=TonyRobbins

Show Notes:

1:17\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Tony welcomes T.D. Jakes

2:17\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 TR: Why this book, why now, why Frank Thomas?

3:30\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Don\\u2019t drop the mic: the power of communication

4:13\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 TR: Tell us the story of you watching the news with your father

4:54 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0A man of color speaking on the TV was very, very rare

5:30 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Dr. King grabbed the mic

6:17 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Talk to people outside your bubble

7:20 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Dr. Thomas challenges me to explain how I do what I do

8:20 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cGreat communication isn\\u2019t just tangible\\u201d

9:38 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 TR: What part of Martin Luther King have you embodied or has become a part of you?

10:27 \\xa0\\xa0 Church was about more than just faith for the African American community

12:52 \\xa0\\xa0 What you don\\u2019t know can be expensive

14:11 \\xa0\\xa0 TR tells story about being abroad

15:20 \\xa0\\xa0 Different types of poor

16:20\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 If we can share blood, we can share conversation

17:31\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 TR: What do you see is the purpose of communication?

18:45 \\xa0\\xa0 Respect and communication

19:20 \\xa0\\xa0 Whatever we respect, we give time to

20:40\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The book is just as much about listening as it is about speaking

22:00 \\xa0\\xa0 Some of the greatest breakthroughs come from the bellman

23:00 \\xa0\\xa0 Aligned interests = trust, but not respect

24:05\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 TR: What is presence to you? \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

25:24\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 It\\u2019s difficult to trust people who want power without investment

27:45\\xa0 \\xa0 T.D. Jakes on his ancestors

30:14\\xa0 \\xa0 TR: What is the value of suffering?

32:30 \\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cWhen they march, they should sing\\u201d

33:50 \\xa0\\xa0 TR: The unification of suffering

35:30 \\xa0\\xa0 TR: Psychological immunity

37:16\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0TR: What\\u2019s a situation when you fell flat?

40:00 \\xa0\\xa0 TR: How have you had to adapt to be more effective without an audience there?

41:48\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The pandemic created a vortex, and so faith became tangible

44:30\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 On avoiding criticism

45:30\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 TR: How can you deal with the fear of public speaking?

46:48 \\xa0\\xa0 T.D. Jakes: Talk to yourself

48:20 \\xa0\\xa0 We label to file people away

51:35 \\xa0\\xa0 TR: Where is love in the magic of your power?

52:30 \\xa0\\xa0 Nike\\u2019s synergism

54:25 \\xa0\\xa0 Car wreck, do you want me to call the police or the ambulance?

59:22\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 When I don\\u2019t have the ability to articulate what I need, I can only be angry

1:01:55\\xa0 "We don\'t treat the successful because we believe success cures personal pain and it doesn\'t always do that."

1:04:38 TR: How important is drama for someone to be effective as a communicator?

1:06:10\\xa0 Example: Floyd cried out for his mother. Every woman identified

1:08:50\\xa0 Adornment \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\xa0

1:10:40\\xa0 Sweeping dirt floors

1:11:50\\xa0 TR: What makes someone a great storyteller?

1:12:30\\xa0 Bible story: Bartimaeus

1:15:30\\xa0 TR: How do you know when to go off script?

1:18:38\\xa0 \\u201cYou have to engage intellect and instinct\\u201d

1:24:30\\xa0 We were chosen to have this conversation while the clock is ticking

1:25:53\\xa0 TR: What are the most important things to guide someone to not drop the mic?

1:28:18 \\xa0"Diversity invites me to the party. Inclusion asks me to dance."

1:34:20\\xa0 "If I didn\'t change the world, I changed somebody\'s world. If I can change somebody\'s world, then to them, I changed the world."

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