Michelle Mazur
My rant on How Not to Be a Motivational Speaker last week focused on poor form and delivery of motivational speakers. This week I am focusing on content specifically how these speakers can take their 9 (3 or 6) point plan for my success and shove it. 1. Don’t ASSume everyone is stuck Every plan…
Read MoreThe most powerful thing a speaker can do to connect with their audience is to ask for feedback. It shows you value the audience’s opinion. Recently, I posted a video blog with 3 keys to giving effective feedback. But why is feedback so darned important to speakers? Feedback Leads to Improvement The only way to grow as…
Read MoreThree public speaking lessons from Duran Duran? Have I lost my mind? Well, yes but that happened back in the 80s. I intend to persuade you, dear readers, that Duran Duran can teach speakers 3 valauble lessons about creating a speaking experience. Lesson #1 – The Music of Language When Simon LeBon joined Duran Duran,…
Read MoreLast week, I wrote Meetings Blow but Yours Doesn’t Have to and it instantly rose to the top of my most viewed posts. Apparently, I’m not alone in my hatred of sucky meetings that kill relationships and morale. In fact, I was recently on the website for my favorite data visualization software, Tableau Software, and on…
Read MoreOnce a week I sit in a meeting where I start mentally calculating the cost of the meeting to the company. Luckily, our friends at Sales Crunch calculated the cost of meetings for me. A weekly team check-in costs a company $1,340 per month or a whopping $16,080 per year. Yikes. Ineffective meetings are an…
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