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Stuck on What to Speak About? How to Find a Speech Topic in 4 Steps.

By Michelle Mazur > March 8, 2018
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You’re an expert. You’ve got so much knowledge flowing through that your noggin that it’s hard to decide what to speak on. You make a decision then second guess yourself. You find yourself going back to the speaking drawing board time and time again. It’s time to stop struggling and get unstuck quickly. Follow this…

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Your Presentation Sucked. Now What?

By Michelle Mazur > March 1, 2018
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You blew it. Your presentation sucked and now during a dark night of the soul, you are wondering, “NOW WHAT?” So you did what any normal human being would do and you Googled it, which landed you here. First of all, welcome! Second, I want to tell you right off the bat – it’s okay.…

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Why Your Speech is Chasing Away Potential Clients

By Michelle Mazur > October 3, 2017
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Speech chasing away clients

Over the summer I’ve been working with speakers who want to use speaking to promote their business. They’ve been out there speaking. It’s been fun, the audience loves them, the organizers who booked them to speak loved them. It all goes really well, and then nothing happens. No leads, no sales, maybe a few new…

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4 Design Principles to Make Your Presentation Slides Sizzle with Adam Tratt of Haiku Deck

By Michelle Mazur > August 29, 2017
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the importance of having presentation slides

To have a slide deck or to not have a slide deck? That is the question, or at least it is for many of the clients that I work with and many of the speakers in The Rebel Speaker Facebook group. Speakers write this great signature talk, and then they start wondering, “Should I have…

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How NOT to be a Motivational Speaker

By Michelle Mazur > June 24, 2014
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I love watching speakers! I usually leave feeling inspired and ready to take on the world. Recently, I’ve not been so lucky. I’ve seen a lot of awful “motivational speakers”. Actually, I think there is de-motivational speaking industry a foot. However, there’s lesson to be learned from even the most agonizing of presentations. #1 –…

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