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Why you don't want to be an inspiring speaker

By Michelle Mazur > November 3, 2014
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Inspiration is everywhere these days. Login into Facebook (not right now) and you’ll see post after post of inspiring quotes. Head over to Pinterest and see dozens of beautiful pictures to inspire your creativity. You can waste hours on social media being inspired. Heck, I just got over cold and on the wrapper of my Hall’s cough drops…

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The Best Place to Find Speaking Gigs

By Michelle Mazur > October 22, 2014
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You’ve nailed the first essential step to landing speaking gigs. Your 3 T’s (title, topics, and takeaways) should have meeting planners drooling over the value you’d bring to their event. But the problem still remains. Where can you find speaking gigs? The answer is right under your nose or at the very least in your iPhone…

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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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Land Speaking Gigs through an Awesome Online Presence

By Michelle Mazur > May 6, 2014
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Note from Michelle: Today’s guest post is from Carl Friesen is Principal of Global Reach Communications Inc. Learn to rock your online presence. Let’s say that thanks to help from Michelle, you’re now an absolutely dazzling public speaker, looking for opportunities to share your wisdom with the world through conferences and other venues. So, a…

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How to Land More Speaking Gigs

By Michelle Mazur > September 25, 2013
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By far the #1 question I get at networking events when I mention that I’m a presentation strategist and speech coach is: “HOW DO I GET MORE SPEAKING GIGS???” There’s usually a wave of frustration tinged attached with a rant about how they are not getting traction at service clubs or anywhere else they are…

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