Public Speaking
Carol Cox Featured in Forbes: How Thought Leadership Elevates Your Business
Carol Cox, founder and CEO of Speaking Your Brand, was featured in an article in Forbes by contributor Melissa Houston. Here’s an excerpt: Have you ever googled thought leadership only to get a list of men in this space? Where are the women? They must be out there. Meet Carol Cox the founder of #SpeakingYourBrand,…
Read MoreFinding the Emotional Heart of Your Message with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 263
Since we’re in the month of February, I figured it was a good time to talk about finding the emotional heart of your message. As speakers, we can get so focused on the information we want to share that we neglect emotions and feelings and making a heart-to-heart connection with the people in our audiences.…
Read MoreClosing the Gender Speaking Gap with Kristin Oakley: Podcast Ep. 261
You won’t want to miss the story I share in this episode that made me so mad at the time. About 5 years ago, I was attending an event run by a very prominent women’s organization and I couldn’t believe who they had on stage. Here’s a hint: It has to do with our topic…
Read MoreConnecting Your Business and Your Thought Leadership with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 259
How is your thought leadership message connected to your business? Should it be related? I look at it this way: Thought leadership is the personal WHY to the WHAT (vision) and HOW (mission) that you have for your business. Think of your thought leadership as a parallel track to your business; it’s WHY you do…
Read MoreYear In Review: What Worked, What Didn’t, What’s Next with Carol Cox and Diane Diaz: Podcast Ep. 255
We’re taking you behind the scenes to share what worked, what didn’t, and what’s next for us in the areas of speaking, visibility, and the business in general. Diane Diaz and I talk about: 🎉 10 things we’re celebrating that went well this year ❌ 3 things we tried that did not go as well…
Read MoreWhat Makes Public Speaking Unique as a Medium with Carol Cox and Diane Diaz [The Medium is the Message Series]: Podcast Ep. 251
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As entrepreneurs, speakers, and content creators, how can we make the most of the platforms / the mediums we choose to focus on, whether it’s podcasting, video, TV, writing, or public speaking? Each medium/platform wants different things, so what works on what medium doesn’t usually work as well on another. This is the second…
Read MoreThe Relationship Between Speaking and Performance with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 249
We’ve been doing a series on in-person speaking, as more conferences and events return to in-person. Today, I’m talking about the relationship between speaking and performance. This episode was prompted by one of our Thought Leader Academy calls from a few weeks ago. I asked each woman to tell us what she liked to…
Read MoreCreating Your Body of Work by Noticing Who’s Missing with Katrine Marçal: Podcast Ep. 247
When you think about your thought leadership, one of the questions to consider is: What is missing in your field/industry? For my guest Katrine Marçal, the question wasn’t only “what” is missing, but “who” is missing and what the consequences have been for all of us. Katrine is a bestselling author on women and innovation…
Read MoreAudience Engagement Strategies for In-Person Speaking with Ramona J. Smith: Podcast Ep. 246
We’re continuing our series on in-person speaking with this episode to talk about audience engagement strategies you can use and how you can give your audience an experience. My guest is Ramona J. Smith, who holds the prestigious title of the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking from Toastmasters, only the 2nd Black woman and…
Read MoreUsing One Story with Different Angles for Different Audiences with Chanta Wilkinson: Podcast Ep. 236
You know that including stories, especially personal stories, in your presentations is important to connect with and engage the audience. This is true whether you’re giving a keynote, a business presentation, or a training. Along with integrating various stories and examples throughout your presentations, you can also have one core story that illustrates your topic…
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