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Stop the Webinar Insanity :: You’re Undermining Your Persuasiveness

By Michelle Mazur > March 3, 2014
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I’m a webinar junkie. I love learning. I’m curious about everything. Write some compelling copy, and I’ll give you my email address – no problem. I’ll put your webinar on my calendar. I’ll even attend the webinar LIVE. That’s how I roll. If I believe in your cause, I’ll show up. Then I’ll hang up…

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5 Ways Public Speaking is Like Dating

By Michelle Mazur > February 10, 2014
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Ah Valentine’s Day! The holiday made up by greeting card companies to give happy couples something to look forward to between Christmas and the long slog to spring. Whether you’re happily coupled, celebrating Singles Awareness Day or boycotting the whole stupid mess, one thing is for sure we’ve all been on lousy dates. What was…

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Ditch PowerPoint: 4 Examples Why Prezi Delivers Your Message Better

By Michelle Mazur > January 30, 2014
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Note from Michelle: Today’s guest post is from my friends over at Puffingston. I’m not a Prezi expert (nor do I play one on TV), so thankfully Luke Goetting can walk you through this PowerPoint alternative. Dr. Mazur and her contributors have produced many helpful articles on the good, bad and ugly of PowerPoint. As…

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5 Horrible Pieces of Public Speaking Advice (and What to Do Instead)

By Michelle Mazur > January 27, 2014
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Have you ever gotten a piece of bad advice? Once I gave a speech about leaving a great job in paradise to pursue happiness in my personal life, and a piece of feedback I got was “You should wear a grass skirt and coconut bra when you give this speech.” There’s about a million reason…

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Create a Presentation SO Good Your Audience Takes Action

By Michelle Mazur > January 7, 2014
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Don’t you hate it when people don’t do what you want them to do? Your kids don’t go to sleep when you want them to. Your phone doesn’t ring at the exact moment you expect it to when you’re awaiting big news. Your cat refuses to move off your lap so you can write this…

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