Michelle Mazur
Extra, extra, read all about it: high school students call B.S. on motivational speaker. Kash Shaikh gave a speech to Austin high-school students (33% of which are economically disadvantaged) about following your passion without having a plan-B. And boy did those students called bull-shit on Kash and his message. Kash, who is swimming in cash,…
Read MoreOnce a week at Communication Rebel Headquarters, we get an email that goes a little like this: “Dear Michelle: Love your blog. I’m not looking for a speaker coach, but I need help landing speaking gigs. Can you help promote me as a speaker? You can check out my speaking here: www.iamthegreatestspeakerofalltime.com (not a real url)…
Read More“There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.” -Whiplash How much are you willing to push yourself to achieve remarkable? In the movie Whiplash, Terence Fletcher believes his duty as a teacher is to push people past what’s expected of them and into greatness. He’s on the hunt…
Read More“I’ve got a message I want to share.” Good for you, so does every other aspiring speaker! The truth is that there are hordes of people who want to be speakers in order to share their story or give their message. And that’s wonderful. The problem is that many of the people in that horde…
Read MoreDuring a nasty, tumultuous, heart-wrenching break-up, I was also teaching interpersonal communication. Every Tuesday and Thursday, I marched into class to explore topics like falling in love, how to maintain a relationship, and how to make relationships thrive. I’d walk out of class exhausted thinking “Can we just get to the dark side? Break ups, deception,…
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