Michelle Mazur
It’s a big week here at Rebel Headquarters. I released my second book, Speak for Impact: Write a Speech That’s Your Next Best-Selling Product. It quickly became a bestseller on Amazon but… …you might be thinking: “Michelle, there’s so many books on public speaking out there? Does the world really need another one?” My answer is:…
Read MoreSpeakers ask me all the time if “Do I need a book to be a successful speaker?” I get why they ask. Books are a lot of work, right? Hours locked in a room, toiling away at your computer to develop your SFD (shitty first draft…thanks Anne Lamott for that term). You feel like it…
Read MoreI have that little ’80s ditty “I Wanna be Rich” from one-hit-wonder Calloway playing in my head, “I want money; lots and lots of money,” because today we’re talking about money—one of my all-time favorite topics. If you want to make money by being a speaker, you will have to talk about it sooner or…
Read MoreDear Event Organizer, I get it. Running an event is complicated. You’re dealing with the venue, catering, scheduling, av team, budget, getting butts in seats, and pleasing the powers that be. But, my dear event organizer, we need to have a serious conversation about not paying the people who make your event worth attending. The…
Read MoreBelieve me. A speaker who has great delivery on stage can be mesmerizing (just ask me about my days in grad school judging debate tournaments). But if you rely on just your delivery as a speaker, you will fall flat on your face. Content and delivery are both important. If you want to get paid…
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