This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Janet Horton, a writer, speaker, and teacher. Podcast Highlights Length: 6 minutes, 30 seconds Janet Horton slowly but surely honed her speaking craft starting from the tender age of 10 when she was in Junior Achievement. “I think that’s one of the […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Al Rubeling, an architect and professor at the University of Maryland College Park, where he teaches the business curriculum at the School of Architecture. Podcast Highlights Length: 15 minutes, 29 seconds Although he hasn’t had any formal training in public speaking, Al […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Carole A. Felton, who gives lectures, leads seminars and workshops, and performs other speaking engagements. Although she acknowledges that public speaking is one tool in the marketing toolbox, she says it is her favorite and most exciting tool. “I’ve always regarded public […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Tracy Houston, a consultant and motivational and inspirational speaker, as well as author of Leading by Belonging: A Pathway to Knowing Yourself. Podcast Highlights Length: 8 minutes, 31 seconds In this episode, Tracy Houston talks about creating a connection with your audience […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Avish Parashar, a self-proclaimed “motivational smart ass.” He uses improv comedy and humor to help teach people about better communication skills. Podcast Highlights Length: 9 minutes, 1 seconds Avish Parashar says he has found that improv comedy skills have really helped him […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Michael Soon Lee, a professional speaker since 1985 who focuses on the topic of diversity. He is also the author of Cross Cultural Selling for Dummies. Podcast Highlights Length: 18 minutes, 35 seconds “What I do is I change sales people’s behaviors […]

Lucky Episode 13! This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Catherine Bell, an expert on workplace protocol, etiquette, and professional image management. The author of Managing Your Image Potential: Creating Good Impressions in Business, she has appeared in the New York Times, The Globe and Mail, Canadian Business Magazine […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Brian Basilico, who has been running media and marketing businesses for about 40 years. Currently, he works with small businesses to create complete marketing campaigns, both on and offline. He also is a consultant for Fortune 500 corporations in marketing and electronic […]

In this Special Edition podcast, we’re going to do something a little different. Several of my featured speakers talked about the Power of Humor. But for many, getting humor right is a challenge — myself included. Enter Brad Schreiber, author of What Are You Laughing At? How to Write Humor for Screenplays, Stories and More. […]

This episode of the Public Speaking Super Powers Podcast features Carma’s interview with Diane Conklin, an internationally known marketing and business strategist who has shared the stage with the likes of Joan Rivers, Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer, Lee Milteer, Harry Dent, Lee Phillips, Fabienne Fredrickson, and many others. In 2009, she was voted runner-up for […]