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070: How to Master the Art of Public Speaking

Do you get nervous when you need to speak in public? Whether you’re new to making presentations or a seasoned professional speaker, you’ll want to catch my interview with Michael Gelb. He’s known for his life-changing presentations on creative leadership, genius thinking and conscious business. Michael shares several strategies from his new book, Mastering the Art of Public Speaking: 8 Secrets to Transform Fear and Supercharge Your Career. He also tells remarkable client stories that will inspire you to tap into your own creativity.

You’ll discover:

What’s behind the fear most people have about public speaking
How you can transform fear and get the butterflies to fly in formation
2 simple ingredients for excellence
Why mindmaps are better than an outline for creating and remembering your presentation
The 5 elements for structuring your message so your audience will remember it

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034: Experience the Good, Bad and Ugly in Life and Stay Calm in the Process

by Rachel Langer

Do you have clients who get stuck and aren’t sure what to do? And do you sometimes have that feeling yourself? My guest Rachel Langer offers practical tips for handling many of life’s universal challenges. You’ll love her down-to-earth style and openness about situations in her own life. Rachel is a professional coach who works with individuals, couples, corporate teams and executives. She’s also the author of a wonderful book, Until Now, which we discuss in her interview.

You’ll discover:

How you can use fear to motivate you to take action
The difference between pain and suffering
Questions you can ask your clients – or yourself – to achieve greater insights
Why it’s better to be an owner instead of a victim…and when it’s okay to be a victim anyway
How to slow down and allow time and space for creativity

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008: Unleash Your Creativity by Challenging Beliefs and Thoughts

by Steve Chandler

In this special one-hour episode, Coach Extraordinaire Steve Chandler shares brilliant tips that can help you on two levels – with your own personal growth and in your work with clients. Steve is the author of more than 30 books, and Meredith has read 12 of them, each one outstanding in its own right. In this interview, Steve takes a deeper dive into the golden nuggets contained in his latest books, CREATOR and Right Now. You’ll want to listen more than once to capture all the valuable insights Steve shares here about future vs present, being playful vs serious, and other contrasting concepts.

You’ll discover:

Questions you can ask current and prospective clients to go deeper in your conversations
How to help clients remove the labels that limit their identify and actions
Why the concept of an “inner critic” is just plain wrong
How to help someone pull a future event that feels scary into the present moment so it becomes positive and exciting
The best script to bring with you into a sales conversation
How to slow down and see opportunities that are right in front of you rather than striving for the next big thing