If you can't see the video embedded above, please click here to view it on WordPress.tv. What if instead of looking for conferences that had open calls for speakers, you looked for conferences that folks in your personal network had some involvement in organizing? I'd classify this technique as … [Read more...]
Refining
It's easy to listen to all the positive praise you get after a presentation. It's even easier to brush off all the negative criticism as haters or jealous folks. What's hard is talking for seven hours on the drive home about how the negative criticism may have been correct and then figuring out ways … [Read more...]
Using social media as a brand evolves
This is another in our “She Said, He Said” blog post series. Unfortunately, there will be no #shehechat tonight at 8 p.m. CST this week because we are speaking at an event this evening. However, we will return to our normal time slot next week. It's been a wild ride so far with "She Said, He Said," … [Read more...]
Let's help each other out
I could use your help. Here's the thing: I'm not so great at asking for help so, before I even get to that, I want you to know that your offer to help comes with an immediate return on investment. If you can help me out, I'll find a way to return the favor. How I can help you 1. Meet for coffee or a … [Read more...]
How to speak more by hustling more
It's been a week since we returned form WordCamp Chicago where Shelby Sapusek and I launched the public speaking arm of the She Said, He Said project. In that week, people have begun reaching out to us for help with social media and offering opportunities to speak. So how did we get here? Landing … [Read more...]
How Public Speaking Helps Grow Your Business
No, this is not a post about making a living as a public speaker or even using your public speaking career as a lead generation machine. Instead, I'm going to share with you how public speaking experience prepared me become a better presenter in sales situations. This is about the ability to … [Read more...]
Public Speaking Preparation Guide
Preparation is everything when it comes to public speaking. As I look ahead at my April public speaking schedule it's clear I have plenty of preparing to do. I'll be presenting seven different programs (some of them multiple times). We've all seen that guy who reads the script or looks at and then … [Read more...]
Public Speaking in 2011
Tomorrow morning, I'll head out on a trip that includes my first public speaking event of the year. I'm reminded that I wrote a fair amount on the topic of public speaking last year. There was a good reason for that as I had set a goal (one I attained) to speak 12 times in 2010. For 2011, I have not … [Read more...]
The value of public speaking
Blogging and public speaking are closely related pursuits so it shouldn't surprise you to learn that the value derived from each is similar. When you write a blog post, over time you get to share your story with dozens, hundreds or even thousands of people who find their way to your post and read … [Read more...]
Your public speaking wardrobe
The short version: Be comfortable in your chosen public speaking wardrobe whatever that is. The closing session of BlogWorld this year included many speakers but as I think back the clothing of two stands out. Penn Jillette was dressed in jeans and a damn nice casual dress shirt. The clothes fit … [Read more...]