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The Art of a Powerful Introduction: LIVE simulcast on BLAB

Check out The Art of Powerful Introduction: How to tell your story in 30 words or less This is the first EVER simulcast of one of my presentations on BLAB-a new communication platform that is revolutionizing the internet! Held on December 4th the the Networth Networking event put on by amazing Jessica Riverson and Sheri Harvey, I spoke […]

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Lions and Tigers and Bears: Oh My!: Transforming the fear of public speaking into a source of confidence and conviction

Bill was having one of those bad presentation days.  He was presenting the progress of his department to his superiors, standing in the dark next to a bright PPT monitor feeling his mouth going dry, his hands sweaty and his thoughts racing.   As a director of operations for a multinational company, he was in charge of […]

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Peeling an Onion–the art of an introduction

Recently I did a workshop on the Art of Networking, where I helped participants figure out the most effective ways to tell their story. After the event, Roger, one of the participants called me saying: “Thank you for the valuable information. Until today I always thought it was my job to tell someone my story […]

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Your Story is 30 words or less

Imagine you are at a networking event. There are many people milling around, all with name tags and some that might actually be the perfect connection to help you get the information you are looking for, the sale you are working on, or the job you are searching for. You approach a promising candidate introduce […]

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02/09/2013 Half Day Workshop

Leaders                    Managers                                               Job-seekers                                                                               Speakers   Do you want to learn how to speak with more power and share your knowledge more effectively with your audience?   Then you would not want to miss : SPEAK with Power –Get Results Workshop In this in-depth 4-hour workshop you will:  Identify and overcome two curses […]

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Story as a Therapy… on the Plane

Last Friday I met a woman who has spent a year in a maximum security prison and I let her play with my 7 month old son… Her name is Jennifer and don’t worry, since she got out from prison, she has become a gifted counselor for troubled teens at a small outpatient hospital program. […]

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Rotarians Need to Speak with Power Too

Rotarians Need to Speak with Power Too

I am often invited to speak to Rotary clubs around Seattle, and last Thursday I spoke to the Magnolia Rotary Club. It was a beautiful sunny day at the Seattle Yaht club and I think I was able to really help the members understand how to change the way they speak to their audience in […]

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Winning the Area 51 Table Topics Contest

Winning the Area 51 Table Topics Contest

The Question was: Given a choice, who would you like ot be Buggs Bunny or Popeye?” As I listened to the question, I was fludded by anxiety, which happens often when I am doing impromptu speaking, but I have found that it is not about not having butterflies in your stomach, its having them fly […]

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The Curse of Fear

For my next speech, I have been working on the best description of what I call the Curse of Fear–the emotion that makes us loose our head and with it our power to speak well. I stumbled on the blog by Sims Wyeth (www.simswyeth.com). I really like how he explains the Fear of Public Speaking. […]

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Speak with Power–Get Results

Speak with Power–Get Results

Performed earlier this year, here is a presentation of SPEAK with Power–Get Results. Filmed in front of Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, this presentation focuses on what business leaders need to do in order to speak with power.

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