Speaker Prep
To Get Booked and Referred, You Need Signature Stage Segments with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 489
If you want more speaking invitations, it’s tempting to think the answer is more pitching, more social posts, and more cold outreach. But event organizers are receiving more speaker submissions than ever. Being one more qualified person in the pile isn’t enough. You need parts of your talk that people can remember, describe, and refer.…
Read MoreHow to Create Speaker-Reel Footage That Helps You Get Booked
Effective speaker-reel footage should help an event organizer picture you on her stage. It needs to demonstrate more than the fact that you can speak. Strong footage shows your message, delivery, personality, audience connection, and range through moments that were selected and filmed intentionally. This means your filming plan should begin before the camera starts…
Read MoreHow In-Person Speaking Practice Builds Confidence and Stage Presence
In-person speaking practice builds confidence by giving your mind and body repeated evidence that you can deliver the material, respond to an audience, recover when something changes, and improve through feedback. Confidence develops through action—not through waiting until you feel completely ready. You cannot think your way into speaking confidence. I say that with great…
Read MoreHow to Choose the Right Public Speaking Retreat for Women
The best public speaking retreat for women should give you more than presentation tips. Look for an experience that includes repeated stage practice, personalized coaching, feedback from a real audience, opportunities to make adjustments and try again, and professional assets that support your speaking goals. A room full of information can teach you what effective…
Read MoreThe Confidence Advice Women Get Backward About Public Speaking with Carol Cox: Podcast Ep. 487
Twenty years ago, I walked into a local TV studio for the first time as a political analyst. Around the table were the anchorwoman, a sitting member of Congress, two political reporters – and me. This a photo from that day. I look pretty calm and self-assured, but… My heart was beating so fast I thought…
Read MoreGet Hired, Get Referred, Get Clients: The Relationship Side of Speaking with Nikki Rausch: Podcast Ep. 485
What if the most important sales moments connected to your speaking engagement happen before you step on stage and in the first few minutes after you step off? My guest, sales strategist Nikki Rausch, has been my go-to coach for sales language, proposals, pricing, consultation calls, and follow-up for years. In this conversation, we…
Read MorePublic Speaking Workshop for Women in Orlando: Build Confidence, Calm Your Nerves, and Speak Without a Script
You know your material. You have valuable experience, strong ideas, and a message worth sharing. But when it is time to stand in front of a room, something changes. Your heart starts beating faster. You worry that you will forget what you planned to say. You grip your notes a little more tightly than you…
Read MoreWhy Leaders and Executives Need Strong Business Presentation & Storytelling Skills
What You’ll Learn In today’s workplace, leaders aren’t just expected to make decisions—they’re expected to communicate those decisions clearly, confidently, and persuasively. Whether you’re briefing your executive team, presenting a strategy to the board, or inspiring your employees, your ability to tell a compelling story directly impacts your effectiveness as a leader. In this guide,…
Read MoreWhy “Perfect” Speakers Don’t Connect: Stop Memorizing & Build Confidence Speaking Off the Cuff
Are you the kind of speaker who loves to have everything prepared in advance? Perhaps you even have your entire presentation scripted out nearly word for word and you have detailed notes for every slide that you rely on? Well, I have a challenge for you: getting more comfortable with impromptu speaking. As a speaker…
Read MoreMaster Your Message & the Stage: Attend Our 1-Day In-Person Speaking Accelerator
Our 1-Day Speaking Accelerator Workshop is coming up on October 30th in Downtown Orlando, Florida. You’ll go from having a rough idea (or no idea at all!) to building your talk using our Signature Talk Canvas® framework – and then practice delivering it with real-time feedback from us. And here’s the thing = you’ll create…
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