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The Banana & a Prophylactic: The Fine Art of Amplifying Aids in Public Speaking

When I was in college I was a member of the Peer Education Program (PEP.) We were just starting to realize the devastation that HIV and AIDS were likely to cause on campus if we didn’t get the word out about how the disease is spread (and how it is not spread.) So, my health-conscious…

Remarkable Speaking for Ordinary People Series – Type-style

I know that sometimes you just don’t want to watch a video. Maybe you’re at work and you don’t want others to hear that you are doing a little (educational!) blog-touring. Possibly you want to scan the info first, to see if it will be worth your time. So, I’ve asked the excellent David Merrick…

Remarkable Speaking for Ordinary People Series Intro & Overview

If you are NOT a professional public speaker – maybe you’re just starting out in your public-speaking adventure, or you are just really nervous or want a refresher on the fundamentals of great presentations (with some truly new and different angles on powerful speaking at any level of experience), this series is created precisely for…

Launch Party Fun – Join in, even from afar!

Thanks to my brilliant friend, Joan Dudley of The Sol Center, today is Launch Party Day (woo hoo!) for Vision Into Action & Your Hello Intro Self-Guided Workshop. (Without her, I don’t think I’d have thought to throw a party – but I’m sure glad we are!) We’re calling our event Launching Soul because both…

Public-speaking Video Post: Abolish Impostor Syndrome

In case the thought that you need more experience, more training, more perfection, more [fill in your belief here]… here’s how you can provide real value – and attract real clients to your business as a result – in a public speaking presentation on your area of expertise, even if you don’t know every single…

The Power of Story

It’s All Story – IgniteBend 2009 from Michelle Barry Franco on Vimeo. I think a lot about story. Do you? I wonder if other people (besides Chris Brogan and Donald Miller) think about story as much as I do. The way I see it, it’s all story. What I mean is, story is the essential…

Will you please do me a favor? I want to *really* understand soul-inspired business owners' needs.

I have been head-down focused on product creation a lot lately. I do love that kind of work, however intense and grueling it can feel at times. Now it’s time for me to get eye to eye with more of you all who are doing the soul-inspired work I always talk about and try to…

8 Ideas for Establishing Yourself as a Leading Authority in Your Field

My new (fabulous) SEO/tech person for The Brazen Soul says I need to get content out there that speaks to the pain of my “market” and is super-easy to digest. (Jeez, he sounds like a good marketing guy, too, doesn’t he… hmmm, even more fabulous.) He’s right. We’re out here on this web of connection…

A Sense of Home in Business

Nancy Jane Smith explored the concept of “home” in her Live Happier blog yesterday and it really got me thinking. This sense of “home” is so powerful, isn’t it? It’s that feeling that we are safe, comfortable, nurtured. There’s warmth, acceptance… for me, even a sense of empowerment. These are a big deal – these…

Marketing for Counselors, Social Workers & Therapists – Part 2

We’ve established that it is the right thing to do, letting your Right Clients know that you are ready and willing to help solve their problems and/or meet their desires. You know that marketing your practice is a gift to your Right Clients. This is a meaningful milestone – truly believing that marketing your practice…