Jill Lublin “I realized how important moving up your dreams can be, so I did.”

Jill Lublin learned about guerilla publicity and gaining more visibility when she worked in the music… [more]

Jill Lublin “I realized how important moving up your dreams can be, so I did.” Jill Lublin “I realized how important moving up your dreams can be, so I did.”

Gina Schreck “You know, she was a lot smarter than she looked.”

Gina Schreck was a successful regional sales director of a personnel company, managing and training their… [more]

Gina Schreck “You know, she was a lot smarter than she looked.” Gina Schreck “You know, she was a lot smarter than she looked.”

Charles Phoenix – “I Love Americana”

Charles Phoenix doesn’t consider himself a speaker. Go to one of his Retro Slide Show performances… [more]

Charles Phoenix – “I Love Americana” Charles Phoenix – “I Love Americana”

Mark Sanborn “It is better to aspire to be fully human than partially perfect.”

Normally, people gravitate towards the things that they excel at. Mark Sanborn, on the other hand, became… [more]

Mark Sanborn “It is better to aspire to be fully human than partially perfect.” Mark Sanborn “It is better to aspire to be fully human than partially perfect.”

Dave Taylor – Featured in ‘Finding Speaking Success’

Dave Taylor is one of the 26 speakers featured in volume 1 of 'Finding Speaking Success'. If you ever… [more]

Dave Taylor – Featured in ‘Finding Speaking Success’ Dave Taylor – Featured in ‘Finding Speaking Success’

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE “For an ex-hairstylist, she did pretty well!”

Patricia is known for simplifying and demystifying the process of designing and delivering powerful keynote… [more]

Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE “For an ex-hairstylist, she did pretty well!” Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE “For an ex-hairstylist, she did pretty well!”

Carol Frank “Life is not a dress rehearsal”

This is a short excerpt from our  interview with Carol Frank. Her entire interview appears in Finding… [more]

Carol Frank “Life is not a dress rehearsal” Carol Frank “Life is not a dress rehearsal”

Chasing Your Dream – Jim Davidson

Speaking in front of an audience can be a frightening, heart-pounding adventure. Luckily for Jim Davidson,… [more]

Chasing Your Dream – Jim Davidson Chasing Your Dream – Jim Davidson

Barbara McVicker, one of my interviewees

I am excited to have a new guest post today.  Barbara McVicker is one of the many well-known national… [more]

Barbara McVicker, one of my interviewees Barbara McVicker, one of my interviewees

Gina Schreck “You know, she was a lot smarter than she looked.”

January 23, 2010

Gina Schreck was a successful regional sales director of a personnel company, managing and training their customer service reps and salespeople. But while she loved training people, she hated having to manage them. So, in 1995, Gina and her husband quit their day jobs and founded Pinnacle Achievement, a company that specialized in corporate training.
Training [...]

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Charles Phoenix – “I Love Americana”

January 23, 2010

Charles Phoenix doesn’t consider himself a speaker. Go to one of his Retro Slide Show performances and you’ll find out why. He’s an entertainer first and foremost. It all began in 1982, when Charles was working as a fashion designer in Los Angeles. He discovered old Kodachrome slides in a thrift shop, and was immediately [...]

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Mark Sanborn “It is better to aspire to be fully human than partially perfect.”

January 23, 2010

Normally, people gravitate towards the things that they excel at. Mark Sanborn, on the other hand, became a professional speaker because he completely botched his first attempt at public speaking – a short speech on safety that he gave at the age of 10 through his local 4-H Club. Humiliated but not defeated, young Mark [...]

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Dave Taylor – Featured in ‘Finding Speaking Success’

January 23, 2010

Dave Taylor is one of the 26 speakers featured in volume 1 of ‘Finding Speaking Success‘. If you ever do a Google search in the form of a question, especially if it is about something technical, chances are that you’ve probably found yourself on one of Dave’s sites. I haven’t done the official research, [...]

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Cheri Hill “Be brief, be brilliant, be gone!”

January 21, 2010

Q. What have been the most rewarding aspects of your speaking career?
A. First, I love interacting with the audience. I really feed off of them because they inspire me to keep going and continually push me to learn more.  The more I learn, the more I can teach and share.
Second, is all the great [...]

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Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE “For an ex-hairstylist, she did pretty well!”

January 16, 2010

Patricia is known for simplifying and demystifying the process of designing and delivering powerful keynote speeches and sales presentations. She provides customized presentation skills training for a variety of professionals in different industries. If you are searching for basic or advanced training and coaching in presentation skills, public speaking, business communication, speechwriting, and media training, [...]

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Carol Frank “Life is not a dress rehearsal”

January 2, 2010

This is a short excerpt from our  interview with Carol Frank. Her entire interview appears in Finding Speaking Success.
Carol Frank failed – and she’ll be the first to tell you all about it. Frank has learned from her business experience, which ranges from being the auditor of a major CPA firm to her current role as [...]

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Steve Jobs: Powerful insights from a great leader

January 1, 2010

People are often awe-struck by those who have achieved great results, and Steve Jobs often rises to the top of that list. Apple has long been admired, and when you combine the leadership mindset Steve brings, you no doubt have a powerful combination.

One of the keys to building and sustaining a successful company [...]

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Volume One is now shipping!

December 29, 2009

After months of interviews, transcribing, editing, cover and interior design, volume 1 (the first 25 interviews; 260 pages) of Finding Speaking Success : Mentoring Tips from the Masters is now shipping!

Brian Schwartz and I have spent the past six months interviewing some of thetop speakers in America, including Patricia Fripp, Mark Sanborn, Gina Schrek and Joe Sabah, four [...]

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Chasing Your Dream – Jim Davidson

December 6, 2009

Speaking in front of an audience can be a frightening, heart-pounding adventure. Luckily for Jim Davidson, he already knew a little something about heart-pounding adventure when he began his career as an inspirational speaker in 1990. As a climber, expedition leader, and endurance runner, Jim developed a willingness to persevere and take risks that has [...]

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