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Peter Gabriel on how Communication can Change the World

By Michelle Mazur > October 10, 2012
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Peter Gabriel was on my bucket list of artists to see live. Like so many women of my age, I first fell in love with his music when John Cusack lifted a boom box over his head and played “In Your Eyes” to Ione Skye in Say Anything.  As my fiancé and I headed to Las Vegas…

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Organizing Killer Presentation Content

By Michelle Mazur > October 7, 2012
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The meat of any presentation is content. In order to get to your presentation destination, you need to have killer content. We have talked about how to assess your goals for speaking success and overcoming the barriers that hold us back. Now it is time to examine the C of the ABCs of your presentation…

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Putting the Fun Back Into Public Speaking

By Michelle Mazur > October 3, 2012
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Let’s play a word association game? If I say public speaking, what is the first word that pops into your head? Fear Anxiety Ugh Work Serious Profesional Terrifying Humiliating Please don’t make me do it…. How about FUN? I know only freaky people like me who blog about public speaking and seek out opportunities to…

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What Public Speaking Barriers Are Keeping You from Success?

By Michelle Mazur > September 30, 2012
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You are driving down the road to your presentation destination, and invariably there are barriers to public speaking success. In the ABC’s of your presentation destination, you’ve assessed your audience, your goals and your strengths. Now comes the hard part figuring out what holds you back from your ultimate goals in your career or business.…

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Assess for Speaking Success

By Michelle Mazur > September 23, 2012
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The first step in the ABC’s of your presentation destination is to Assess where you want to go in order to achieve speaking success. The goal of any presentation is NOT to get it over with it. Your goals as a presenter are bigger, loftier ones. To start your asssement, you need to examine three…

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