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The First Essential Step to Land Speaking Gigs

By Michelle Mazur > September 29, 2014
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Every week I get phone calls, emails, and tweets asking one question: How do I land speaking gigs? Heck, you probably ended up here because you’re dying to know the secret, right? I hate to answer a question with a question, but my reply is always the same: How’s your speaker marketing? The replies range…

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How to Write a Client Generating Speech (Hint: Start with Your Message)

By Michelle Mazur > September 15, 2014
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So you want to know how to write a speech that attracts clients. Let me start this blog post with a curious question for you. Question: What’s the hardest part of writing your speech? The results of this informal poll from LinkedIn revealed the biggest block to writing a speech is (drumroll please): Starting Apparently,…

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Why It's Awesome to Feel Like a Fraud

By Michelle Mazur > August 12, 2014
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My sophomore year of college, my roommate dragged me to a psychic fair. Now I’m a little woo – but a psychic fair was a bit too woo for me back in those days. Roomie was raving about this psychic she saw. “Life changing,” she said. “Must go,” she said. “Will rock my world,” she…

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7 Reasons to Jump-Start Your Speaking Career Today

By Michelle Mazur > August 5, 2014
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It’s your time. Your time to shine. Your time to stop lingering in the shadows and step onto a bigger stage with your message. No more watching your competition get the spotlight meanwhile you’re seething with frustration (and a dash of envy) wondering “Why isn’t it me?” Because it can be you. In fact, it…

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Speakers Stop Vomiting Info on Your Audience!

By Michelle Mazur > July 29, 2014
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Right before the start of World Domination Summit (still BEST conference name ever!) – I attended Jonathan Fields’ RevolutionU Academy. Jonathan Fields who is known for the Good Life Project is an amazing mind. His work on RevolutionU is truly revolutionary. Fields is taking knowledge from business, marketing, and advertising and combining it with academic…

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