This will set you apart as a speaker

Rumi quote

I’ve been listening to TEDx talks by women to find potential guests for my new podcast. Their talks are well done – good delivery on important topics in women and leadership. But most of them are missing that X factor that makes them intriguing and memorable. They haven’t moved beyond the WHAT into the WHY,…

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An (Embarrassing) Personal Story of People Pleasing

Carol Cox on Women Taking the Lead Podcast

I share this story (and more) in an interview on Jodi Flynn’s Women Taking the Lead podcast. Check it out here or directly on Apple Podcasts. “Despite the loss, I see you’re still smiling,” the male news anchor from CTV, Canada’s largest news network, said to me during an interview I did a few days after…

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The Danger of Piecemeal Work

With my calendar getting filled up week by week, I find myself trying to slot in 30 or 60 minutes here and there for the focused activities I wanted to do, like writing, researching, and thinking through ideas to grow Speaking Your Brand into a training and development company. But, this strategy of piecemeal work wasn’t…

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