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What Speakers Don’t Know Can Hurt Them

What Speakers Don’t Know Can Hurt Them

Imagine this, someone contacted you and asked you to speak at their event. You are all excited and do the happy dance. You send them your topic, bio, and picture. You find out when you’re speaking, how long you are speaking, and you rush out to celebrate. However,...

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Traveling as a Speaker

Traveling as a Speaker

I’ve been blessed to see the world because of speaking. I’ve spoken on three continents traveling to international destinations like Rome, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Canada, The Yucatan, and Jamaica – for little or no cost. There are several ways to get...

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Infinite Impact

Infinite Impact

God said, “Let there be light” and there was light. He made us in his own image. If God made us in his own image, this means our words are just as powerful as His. They create worlds. Our words have created the world we live in today and the world for those around us....

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Give Your Audience HOPE

Give Your Audience HOPE

In your next speaker presentation, give your audience hope. Think about how you can integrate and add hope into your talk. Ask yourself, “How can I inspire my audience and give them hope?” Here are four ways using the acronym GIVE: G is for Grab You need to grab your...

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The Biggest Lie About Becoming a Paid Speaker

The Biggest Lie About Becoming a Paid Speaker

Like any profession, you must pay your dues before you can expect to get paid. --Arvee Robinson Attend one speech class and get paid thousands of dollars to speak. Lie, lie, lie. You will be lucky to even speak for free anywhere. No event coordinator wants a speaker...

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How Keep Your Story from Becoming Stale

How Keep Your Story from Becoming Stale

Sometimes an active speaker shares their story so often that they themselves become bored. They begin to share it without feeling, meaning, or connection. As a result, it doesn’t move on the audience. The purpose of your professional story is to build rapport with...

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The Imperfect Speaker

The Imperfect Speaker

This topic may seem different from what I normally write about which is how to become a better speaker. This article is all being you, the imperfect speaker. There will be many times when you will watch another speaker speak on stage and compare yourself to that...

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