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Public Speaking Preparation Guide

April 6, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: public speaking Tagged With: engagement, five steps, guide, preparation, preparation guide, prepare, presentation, public speaking, speaking engagements

Public Speaking in 2011

January 18, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: public speaking Tagged With: 2011, national events, public speaking, speaking engagements

Offline listening

November 30, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

There has been a great deal written about setting up online listing stations in recent years. I've set one up myself and have found interesting information about competitors and located prospective speaking engagements. You can listen offline as well it just takes a bit more effort and practice. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, sales Tagged With: linkedin, listen, listening, listening skills, offline, online and offline, social media, speaking engagements

Nothing just happens

November 21, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Here's a short list of things I don't do by accident. Get on and off airplanes as much as I do. Publish a blog post here each day and sometimes is other places as well. Seek out speaking engagements. Go to bed early so I can wake early and do important work when my mind is sharpest. Read … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: accidents, execution, happens, planning, short list, speaking engagements, success, Twitter

Success is Progress Towards Your Goal

June 27, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

Too often we view success as achievement of the goal. Isn't that really succeeded? Success should be defined as measurable progress towards your dream. With this definition you know when to say "I've succeeded" and it's time to set a new goal. Start with a goal. For example, I set one to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: conferences, education, goals, Marketer, new media, personal development, priorities, public speaking, sales Tagged With: achievements, goals, human interest, measure success, momentum, motivation, progress, speaking engagements, succeed, success

Ignite Speaking Engagement for MKELive

March 5, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Here is the video from my speaking engagement at the MKELive Ignite event. I'm in and out of the picture a little at the beginning but do me a favor and hang in there for a few minutes. I was the first speaker and Katie Felten and her team recovered quickly. I enjoyed the format of the event, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, personal development Tagged With: blog, communication, human communication, ignite, Katie Felten, MKELive, public speaking, social information processing, speaking engagements, technology

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