Nov 28, 2022 | Audience, Podcast, Speaker Tips, Tell Your Story
Listen In As speakers, many of us start out by imitating others. Then we wonder, “Why doesn’t this work for me?” Today Kathi shares the first half of a workshop from her Leverage speaker conference. She is joined by her husband, Roger, and author Michele...
Jul 22, 2019 | Communicator Academy, Speaker Tips
Let’s pretend for a second that it’s 8:30 a.m. and you, my friend, just settled in with a fresh-brewed cup of coffee to check your email before the day gets busy. And there it is! You almost can’t believe your own eyes. The email you’d been hoping for, for so long....
Apr 24, 2019 | Communicator Academy, Live Video, Social Media, Video
A savvy communicator can connect with an audience on any platform. Whether you’re speaking on a stage or writing a blog article, you know how to deliver a message that feels like it was created specifically for the person receiving it. You make it look easy. Yet when...
Mar 27, 2019 | Communicator Academy, Platform, Speaker Tips
The scariest moment for an event planner is the instant she hands the mic over to the speaker. I was an event coordinator for years, so I’ve been there. When you feel deep responsibility for the content your group receives, it’s terrifying to give complete...
Mar 28, 2018 | Audience, Platform, Speaker Tips
I get so excited and feel honored whenever a group of women ask me to speak at one of their meetings. It might be a presentation at a Mothers of Preschoolers’ (MOPS) meeting or leading a conversation at a Junior League meeting. Both might ask me to share the same...