070: How to Master the Art of Public Speaking

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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069: The Power & Prestige of Being a Published Author

069: The Power & Prestige of Being a Published Author

Have you been wanting to write a book but keep putting it off because you find the task too daunting? If so, this episode is for you! My guest Mike Capuzzi is an expert at helping business owners become published authors of short, helpful books (shooks™). In his latest shook, The 100-Page Book, Mike shares his proven formula anybody can use to author, publish and leverage a shook to create a position of authority, differentiate one’s business and attract more ideal customers.

You’ll discover:

  • Why short, helpful books are one of the most powerful marketing tools you’ll ever create
  • The top 3 reasons for being a published author
  • Questions to answer before you begin writing your book
  • What you need to include in a shook to make it compelling and effective
  • Examples of Mike’s clients who’ve published a shook and how it helped their business

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068: Essential Skills You Must Have to Be a Human Centric Leader

068: Essential Skills You Must Have to Be a Human Centric Leader

Would you like to have greater influence with people at work? My guest Deb Coviello provides important insights for making subtle adjustments to your beliefs, words and actions that can increase your impact. Deb is the Founder of Illumination Partners and host of The Drop in CEO podcast. She applies her 20+ years of experience in Quality and Operational Excellence to help clients identify, assess and solve the issues that are preventing business growth. Our conversation is packed with practical tips you can apply in your business and at home.

You’ll discover:

  • The skill Deb helps leaders work on first to increase their effectiveness
  • How limiting beliefs about oneself affect the possibilities you can see and consider
  • The difference in weak and powerful language when your goal is to influence and get results
  • Why feedback is an essential skill for every leader…and how to do it right

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067: How to Lead in a Virtual Environment

067: How to Lead in a Virtual Environment

Are you involved with teams struggling to deliver the expected outcomes as they work remotely? Meet my guest George Brough George is a true thought leader on how to achieve fabulous results in a virtual environment. He’s been helping organizations do this for more than 15 years! He has facilitated the growth and success of thousands of companies across the globe by tapping into the underutilized potential of their teams. He’s the founder and CEO of Artha Leadership and is based in Brazil.

You’ll discover:

  • The difference between managing and leading, especially in a virtual environment
  • Why trust is even more essential when people are working remotely
  • How team transformations can happen even if everyone is in a different country
  • What NASDAQ did to change its culture to a healthier one where people could thrive
  • Why it’s critical to have diversity instead of just “experts”

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066: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People

066: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People

Have you thought of resilience as the ability to “bounce back” from adversity? My guest Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal provides a much more powerful definition with three elements that allow you to emerge from any challenge enhanced and actually bounce forward. Have pen and paper handy because you’ll want to capture the important insights and practical tips Dr. Taryn Marie shares for developing resilience. She founded Resilience Leadership, where she serves as the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), leveraging over a decade of research on resilience that gave birth to the empirically-based framework she uses with clients today. She’s a foremost international expert on this topic and is the former Head of Executive Leadership Development at Nike and Global Leadership Development at Cigna.

You’ll discover:

  • Why resiliency is not “bouncing back”
  • A definition that encourages you to flourish, no matter what adversity you face
  • The research that led to Dr. Taryn Marie’s evidence-based model
  • The 5 core practices that resilient people engage in regularly
  • 3 Quick Wins for building resilience

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