Ep. 4: How Five Key Questions Created Darren’s Championship Speech “Ouch” (Part 1) Do you want to find your unique message, or the gold from your life’s story? The gold is there if you know where to look. Mining your own life starts with working with a skilled coach who can ask the right questions.…
Ep. 3: Description: The Story Behind Mark Brown’s World Championship winning speech What does it take to defeat more than 20,000 contestants and win the World Championship of Public Speaking? Listen in as three World Champions dissect one of their winning speeches. Find out how to get an audience to think, feel, laugh and reflect…
Ep. 2: The Story Behind Mike Rayburn’s Famous Hologram Keynote Have you ever seen a keynote speech where the audience jumped to their feet and erupted in a well-deserved standing ovation? It’s just magical and unforgettable. Well, how can you make that happen? You start by learning from presenters who have done it. Hall of…
Ep. 1: The Top 10 Presentation Mistakes Are you making any of the Top 10 Presentation Mistakes? The first step to being unforgettable is to be aware of the mistakes most presenters and public speakers make. In this first episode you’ll hear a decade’s worth of coaching experience distilled down to a powerful list of…
WOW! History was made this year at the World Championship of Public Speaking. For the first time since the contest began in 1938, three women took the top three spots. Nice! Ramona J. Smith is only the fifth woman to win, ever. Congrats to every person who competed! The biggest question is, did you grow…
If you looked back at your life, what would you say your number one life lesson was? That’s a deep one. Does it still serve you today? Do you see others who have not yet learned it and who will struggle? For me it was a life lesson and a business lesson. The most important…
When working on my movie script, I discovered a huge aha for myself in my relationship with God. I had heard of the concept before about making someone your savior. Whether it is a mentor, partner or pastor, being a savior would be a lot of pressure. When you go through a breakup, if you…
It was the summer of 2012. I was eager to meet with my mastermind group at BJ’s Restaurant in Las Vegas. Mike Rayburn, a mentor and part of the group, asked us a question, “What is your ridiculously crazy dream?” He wanted big and crazy. When it got to me, my turn to share, I…
Let’s face it, the basics can be boring. Mastery is not only a choice, it requires discipline. I heard T. Harv Eker say that the most dangerous words adult learners can say to themselves are, “I know that.” If that’s your reaction — especially when you’re listening to a master teacher — mastery isn’t possible. When…
Picture this, you are speaking at a big conference. You notice the agenda is way behind. There is no way they are going to start the program on time. You see the event planners scurrying around doing damage control. You are the next one up. What can you do? This is exactly where I found…