Serve Your Clients Better Using Your 4 H’s: Heart, Head, Hands and Habits
It’s not about you!” That was the first sentence of Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose Driven Life, which has since become one of the best-sell... »
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Be More YOU
I bombed. I thought I would never make it as a professional speaker. Heck, I didn’t think I ever wanted to get in the front of a room ... »
10 Cringe-Worthy Speaker Behaviors
We always hear about “best practices on the podium,” and what we should do as platform professionals; but what about the stuff that seems to... »
What’s Your Problem? 3 Steps to Find the Answer
Do you know what your problem is? You have no idea what your problem is; and that is your problem. As a speaker, when you don’t know what yo... »
4 Reasons Why Good Advice Won’t Work for You
Isn’t good advice always worth taking? And don’t we all want good advice from whoever can give it? The reality is that people sometime... »
Creativity & Innovation: Your Keys to a Successful Speaking Career
One way to get the attention of meeting planners is to talk about creativity and innovation in your speech. But that’s not enough if you’re ... »
Authenticity: The Key to Awakening Your Full Intelligence
Be yourself. Be real. These clichés are easily uttered, but far from easily lived. Many people include these clichés in their list of succes... »
The Value of Soft Skills in a Hard World
Not long ago, soft skills were viewed as unnecessary, a waste of time, and a dead end for marketing speaking engagements. Well, things have ... »
On the Contrary
My first several years as a speaker, consultant and entrepreneur were spent focusing on what everyone else was doing. I tried to figure out ... »
The 4-Step Formula for Seeing Humor in the World
One of the most common questions funny people get is, “How do you ever come up with that stuff?” As a professional humorist (as opposed to a... »
