Make Marketing Suck Less
Michelle Mazur
The day I received a my Ph.D. was a mixed bag of emotions. I was elated to get my doctorate and finish 10 years of education. But I was bit melancholy too because I was saying goodbye to my posse. That magical group of people were what made getting my Ph.D. an absolute blast. We…
Read MoreGet Out of Your Own Way :: Why You Are Your Biggest Issue in Speaking
Have you started planning for 2016? I know, I know, we’ve still got 3 ½ months of 2015 to go, but my mind keeps wandering to the promise of a New Year sparkling with new goals, full of new opportunities. Then my mind wanders back to all I said I would do in 2015 that…
Read MoreDon't believe the hype: Write a Speech Your Audience Actually Wants to Hear
I was tooling around in Facebook as one does when you’re procrastinating instead of writing a blog post. When I came across a post promoting a public speaking workshop. My jaw fell to the floor when I read: “She’s a regularly paid 7-figure speaker.” What a load of crap. Former president, Bill Clinton, doesn’t even…
Read MoreShine on You Crazy Rebel :: Your Message Matters
Today is my 42nd Birthday. If you’ve ever read Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, you know that my age is the answer to the meaning of life. I didn’t wake up this morning with that answer to the meaning of life, but I do have an observation. I have realized that for most…
Read MoreI’ve spent quite a bit of time on Google lately. Getting into the head of YOU – my audience – what you need, what you are looking for online to help you become a successful speaker. As I read blog post after blog post, article after article, what I noticed most was that all the…
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