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The Proper Care and Feeding of Speakers

By Michelle Mazur > December 16, 2014
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*GROOOOAAAAAN* It’s the noise that I make while trying to get up off the floor after watering the Christmas tree. “So that’s a new development” says my brain. In my heart, I know why I’m struggling to get off the darn floor (and now dread giving water to our beautiful Christmas tree), I haven’t been taking…

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Want to Improve Your Public Speaking? Read These 3 Books

By Michelle Mazur > December 10, 2014
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I’m a nerdy girl when I’m not busy being a rebel. I love (more than I love Duran Duran or my Fluevogs) to read. Fun fact: As a kid, I taught myself to read – the curse of an only child! On any given night, you’ll find my nose planted in a book or my…

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What are Your Speaking Goals for 2015?

By Michelle Mazur > December 2, 2014
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As 2015 planning ratchets up into high gear, I hear the battle cry of “I want to be speaking more” echoing through my small spot in this world. As I planned my 2015 in the haze of a post-turkey fest, speaking more was on my goals list too. But for me I needed to go…

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How to Write a Speech for the Tweets

By Michelle Mazur > November 24, 2014
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Is your speech good enough to tweet? Or is it easy to tweet? I didn’t think being the social media chair for a conference would be hard work. Go to a conference (on comedy, humor, and improv…fun) and live tweet. Take some pictures with my new sparkly iPhone. Post speaker quotes. Easy peasy. What a…

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Gone in 9 Seconds: Is Your Presentation Losing Your Audience?

By Michelle Mazur > November 10, 2014
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You only have 9 seconds to capture your audience’s attention. Is your jaw on the floor? Are you thinking “Michelle’s nuts where is she getting this information?” In Sally Hogshead’s new book “How the World Sees You“, I was astounded to learn that you have 9 seconds to fascinate your audience. Are you wasting the most…

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