This week I’m sharing a special guest post from author and speaking coach, Judy Carter, that offers 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes. I hope you enjoy!! 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes CARTER’S SEVEN STEPS TO WRITING A KILLER SPEECH When preparing
I’ve been talking about it for years – your presentation being your #1 form of marketing. If every speech is leading to more business (there will be some exceptions), then the strategy of ‘be awesome’ marketing is at work. If people are talking about how other conferences “must book you as their speaker”, then ‘be
A few years ago, my very wise friend Brian Palmer of the National Speakers Bureau in Chicago said, “Clients seem to be steering away from hiring someone who describes themselves as a speaker… preferring, instead, to engage a smart person who happens to speak.” Every day more and more people are getting into the speaking
We always hear about picking the low hanging fruit. That is the business that is right in front of us. It might be a stack of business cards that you have not followed up on or leveraging your inner circle. Some of us can do a better job of picking that fruit and nurturing our
Last week I said to my husband “I have an idea of what we should do with our backyard.” I laid it all out to him (gazebo, conversation furniture, fire table, etc.) and he liked it. Then I told my friend Lydia about my idea. She laughed. I said, “why are you laughing? Was this
The 2015 Best Website Contest this year brought in dozens of nominated sites, hundreds of votes and loads of learning. Thank you, everybody, for participating! Not only do we appreciate you looking at the sites and voting, but those that threw their hat in the ring put themselves out there for “judgment”, and that is
Have you ever tried to explain your offering to a client and you weren’t totally clear? Or you’ve attempted to write out the copy for your website, and it didn’t come easily? It might be that you were Firing, before getting Ready and taking Aim. Been there done that!! You are not alone. The
An idea that Wayne Dyer once wrote was around “detaching from the outcome”. I interpret it that you set your sights on what you want, you put things in motion, and then you detach from the outcome. Being too attached or “controlling” of how things go down can sometimes work against us. My husband and
Being famous will get you the booking the first time, but to get asked back, you’ve got to surprise them. Decision makers who are looking to put bums in seats by hiring someone famous, love it when you go out of your way to: Know who the group is and what they do Know how
Because our best website contest is on right now (feel free to enter if you think you have a website that ROCKS!), I wanted to share some key elements of strong websites with you and show you some examples. Note, because these websites are from my clients, I’ll have you do the final voting on the best
One of the things that I’m acutely aware of, as I prepare to launch my own website, is SQUIRRELS. Squirrels are distractions. They are the shiny, colorful and pretty things that grab your attention, distract you, and entice you away from your course of action. When you place a trail of “nuts” on your website,
My client Nicole Darling hates sales! So much so that she decided to put herself through a 30 day immersion course in sales in order to move past this hurdle in her business. Brilliant! When something in business scares you, the best way to move past it is to embrace it. For those of you who
This week I’m sharing a special guest post from author and speaking coach, Judy Carter, that offers 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes. I hope you enjoy!! 7 Tips on How to Write Your TED Talk in 20 Minutes CARTER’S SEVEN STEPS TO WRITING A KILLER SPEECH When preparing
I’ve been talking about it for years – your presentation being your #1 form of marketing. If every speech is leading to more business (there will be some exceptions), then the strategy of ‘be awesome’ marketing is at work. If people are talking about how other conferences “must book you as their speaker”, then ‘be
A few years ago, my very wise friend Brian Palmer of the National Speakers Bureau in Chicago said, “Clients seem to be steering away from hiring someone who describes themselves as a speaker… preferring, instead, to engage a smart person who happens to speak.” Every day more and more people are getting into the speaking
We always hear about picking the low hanging fruit. That is the business that is right in front of us. It might be a stack of business cards that you have not followed up on or leveraging your inner circle. Some of us can do a better job of picking that fruit and nurturing our
Last week I said to my husband “I have an idea of what we should do with our backyard.” I laid it all out to him (gazebo, conversation furniture, fire table, etc.) and he liked it. Then I told my friend Lydia about my idea. She laughed. I said, “why are you laughing? Was this
The 2015 Best Website Contest this year brought in dozens of nominated sites, hundreds of votes and loads of learning. Thank you, everybody, for participating! Not only do we appreciate you looking at the sites and voting, but those that threw their hat in the ring put themselves out there for “judgment”, and that is
Have you ever tried to explain your offering to a client and you weren’t totally clear? Or you’ve attempted to write out the copy for your website, and it didn’t come easily? It might be that you were Firing, before getting Ready and taking Aim. Been there done that!! You are not alone. The
An idea that Wayne Dyer once wrote was around “detaching from the outcome”. I interpret it that you set your sights on what you want, you put things in motion, and then you detach from the outcome. Being too attached or “controlling” of how things go down can sometimes work against us. My husband and
Being famous will get you the booking the first time, but to get asked back, you’ve got to surprise them. Decision makers who are looking to put bums in seats by hiring someone famous, love it when you go out of your way to: Know who the group is and what they do Know how
Because our best website contest is on right now (feel free to enter if you think you have a website that ROCKS!), I wanted to share some key elements of strong websites with you and show you some examples. Note, because these websites are from my clients, I’ll have you do the final voting on the best
One of the things that I’m acutely aware of, as I prepare to launch my own website, is SQUIRRELS. Squirrels are distractions. They are the shiny, colorful and pretty things that grab your attention, distract you, and entice you away from your course of action. When you place a trail of “nuts” on your website,
My client Nicole Darling hates sales! So much so that she decided to put herself through a 30 day immersion course in sales in order to move past this hurdle in her business. Brilliant! When something in business scares you, the best way to move past it is to embrace it. For those of you who
Relationships still run the speaking business (yes, even now). Jane has laid out three of the reasons to help you get more bookings!