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The Surprising Secret of How You Can Fascinate Every Time You Open Your Mouth

By Michelle Mazur > November 12, 2015
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Have you ever gotten lost in a conversation? Time flies by. No one exists but the person you’re talking to. You feel focused, present, and engaged. If you’re nodding yes, then you’ve experienced fascination. Fascination is intense focus. It is spellbinding. It’s as if you can’t take your eyes off that person and can’t get…

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Are You Making this Persuasion Mistake with Your Presentation?

By Michelle Mazur > October 22, 2015
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The worst date I ever went on started off really well. He was smart. He made me laugh. We had a ton in common. As I sipped my latte, I thought “Wow, this guy has potential.” Then the conversation took a turn for the weird. He started grilling me on my past relationships, whether I…

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3 Ways to Persuade in Your Presentation that are Not ICKY

By Michelle Mazur > October 15, 2015
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Here’s my dirty, little persuasion secret: I love high pressured sales situations. With a Ph.D. in communication and 7 years of teaching persuasion under my belt, I can spot a persuasive technique a mile away. When my hubby and I went to Cabo, I suggested demanded that we take the the timeshare tour. I wanted to…

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Your Signature Talk On Stage and Off

By Michelle Mazur > August 18, 2015
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I’m a firm believer that if you’re not awesome at a task in your business – copy-writing, graphic design, bookkeeping, scheduling, etc, – then you should outsource it immediately. But  there’s one thing in in your business that you absolutely, 100% cannot outsource and that is: How you communicate about your business No one can…

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Public Speaking Pet Peeves: Being a "me too" speaker

By Michelle Mazur > August 11, 2015
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Do you ever get the feeling of Deja Vu? The sense you’ve already experienced a situation before. I get that all the time when I watch a speech. All of the sudden I’m thrust into an example of how Apple is the most innovative company in the world or Steve Jobs is the speaker we…

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