Public Speaking
And the audience rose to their feet amid thunderous applause. . . What’s your vision when you walk off the stage? A standing “0?” Just gracefully exit without hyperventilating or falling off? To make a connection with someone who asks you to keynote another conference? Most of my clients didn’t wake up one day and…
Read MoreIf you’ve read last week’s post, you’ve taken the first step of becoming a sought-after speaker by proclaiming: I AM A SPEAKER. (say it loud and proud). You’ve started to make decisions like a speaker, writing a signature talk (or refining your talk) like a speaker, and knowing your conditions so that you’re successful on…
Read MoreRecently, I recorded an episode of the podcast, Power. Profit. Pursuit. hosted by Tara Gentile. (I’ll totally let you know when it’s out because it was an amazing conversation about how to use speaking to grow your business). At the end of the interview, she asked me what my advice is to speakers who been…
Read MoreIf you feel like you’re spinning your wheels a la Wile E. Coyote without any forward momentum on the road to being a paid speaker, I think it’s time for you to learn my little secret for speaking success. It’s the magic elixir to catapult you past the other speakers in your industry to…
Read MoreIt’s a big week here at Rebel Headquarters. I released my second book, Speak for Impact: Write a Speech That’s Your Next Best-Selling Product. It quickly became a bestseller on Amazon but… …you might be thinking: “Michelle, there’s so many books on public speaking out there? Does the world really need another one?” My answer is:…
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