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Do you have a message you know you need to share with the world? Or maybe you aren't completely clear on your message, and you need a little experience to craft how you deliver what God has given you to share. If the thought of sharing your message in front of a group seems paralyzing or is one of the significant components holding you back, this episode is for you! 

Top 3 reasons to listen to the full episode:

1. Questions to ask yourself now. 
2. Focusing on experience and not your message.
3. Action steps you can take now. 

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Mentioned Resources:

Launch Your Book on Tour

Toastmasters

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Are you thinking about writing a book? Or maybe you have already written and published one, but you have a stack sitting on your shelf that you don't know how to sell. If you feel like you need to haul them off to your local thrift shop or give them away, today's episode is for you! 

Top three reasons to listen to the full episode:

1. I created something for authors, and here's why
2. Using transformation to sell
3. Creating your tour

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Do you jump off the stage and run away after speaking to your audience? Do you leave them wondering if you're finished speaking or what they should do next? Today's episode is for you if you feel like you spit out your message and don't know how to wrap it and add a bow of impact!

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"Our confidence is in our calling, and if we show up every day, every morning, asking God to affirm our calling, He will do just that." - Mary R Snyder.

Highlights from today include:

• My not so captivating closing (1:50)
• Tying back for a captivating close (4:03)
• Summarizing your main points (6:15)
• Reminding your audience of their calling with your sticky statement (7:00)
• Giving action steps in your closing (9:23)
• Power closing for book authors (11:19)
• Crafting a new message for repeat speaking events (13:05)
• Moving forward with our speaking confidence (13:52)

Are you excited to deliver a message completed with the perfect close to impact and lead your audience to action? I hope this episode and the past three episodes have set you up to speak a message that will transform the lives of those who listen to you. I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group- Take the Stage Speakers and take a moment to share with us! If you aren't on Facebook, find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share it with me.

Mentioned Episodes:

Episode 83: Ten Tips to Master your Message on Stage

Episode 84: Elements of a Message that Moves your Audience to Action

Episode 85: Creating Transformation in your Message

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Do you feel like God is changing you daily? How are you using this change to encourage and minister to others? Today's episode is for you if you are right there in the messy middle! Jump right in because you belong here!

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"My confidence is in who God's called me to be that in him…and I don't need anyone else to tell me I'm good enough." - Mary R Snyder.

Highlights from today include:

• Transformation and the muddy middle (2:27)
• God entrusted you with your message (3:00)
• Sharing your message while in the thick of it (3:47)
• What did God teach you in this message (4:35)
• How your message can help her (5:40)
• How your story has changed you (7:01)
• Identifying the steps to moving forward with helping others (10:15)
• Recapping the four questions of your transformation (12:09)

Have your story and your transformation crafted your message? Have you sat down to think about how far you have come and how your audience needs your message? God has given you a testimonial to share, and withholding it can be a disservice to your audience. I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group- Take the Stage Speakers and take a moment to share your story with us! If you aren't on Facebook, find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share it with me.

Mentioned Episodes:

Episode 82: Why the World Needs your Message

Episode 83: Ten Tips to Master your Message on Stage

Episode 84: Elements of a Message that Moves your Audience to Action

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Does your message move people to action? What is the action you are moving them to do? Today's episode is for you if you are still trying to figure this out! I'll walk you through the elements of a message and what you can do to move your audience to action. You don't want to miss this!

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"Message development is something that takes time." - Mary R Snyder.

Highlights from today include: 

• What it means to move your audience to action (1:23)
• Understand who and why you're communicating with (3:03)
• Structure of your message (4:56)
• Create the connection with your audience (6:02)
• Find the teaching points - the transformational part (12:03)
• How to close, how to recap (13:06)
• Homework (14:48)

Does your message contain these essential elements? Is your audience going to be moved to take action? Have you done the homework yet? I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group-Take the Stage Speakers and share with us! If you aren't on Facebook, find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share it with me. 

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Are you ready to master your message on stage? Are you wondering if you are doing what you need to do to get your message to your audience? If so, you're in luck because the next four episodes will be about your message. Today we will dive into the ten tips to master your message on stage, and you don't want to miss this!

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"Share your message, knowing that God will do what he says he will do with your message." - Mary R Snyder.

I’m breaking down the following on today’s episode: 

• Practice, practice, practice (1:34)
• Breathe, pray, trust God's got this (3:49)
• Stand and start (4:20)
• Don't read it! (4:47)
• Posture is everything (5:35)
• Keep it simple (6:09)
• Slow down (6:33)
• Eye contact (7:32)
• Use your voice, your words, and your body to communicate (8:39)
• Trust that God put you here to share your message (11:45)

Have you mastered these ten tips? Or are you struggling with one in particular? I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group-Take the Stage Speakers and share with us! If you aren't on Facebook, find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share it with me. 

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​​Does the world need YOUR message? Do you ever get in your head about your message and think that someone else has said the very thing that you are saying? Maybe you have other hesitations about your speaking career. Let's talk about those today!

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​​​​Today, I will give you some tips on believing in your unique message, what to do if someone has already talked about it, and what to do to get booked.

​​"You are the only person that can deliver your message...the only one. " - Mary R Snyder.

​​​​Highlights from this episode include: 

• ​​Your unique slant on a message (2:48)
• ​​A speaker training, an email, and asking God what to do (3:57)
• ​​No one person can speak on a topic and serve every audience (4:45)
• ​​Complement - don't compete (5:41)
• ​​We are hungry to gather, sit, learn, and worship (9:52)
• ​​Why I push and challenge you (10:39)
• ​​What God reminded me about someone doing a course like mine (12:03)
• ​​Your message matters (13:04)

​​Is believing that your message matters something that you struggle with? Are you trying to find your unique slant on this message? I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group-Take the Stage Speakers and share with us! If you aren't on Facebook, find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share with me. 

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How do you engage your audience? Is having an engaged audience that important? Why is any of this essential for a speaker? If these questions have been creeping up in the back of your mind, you're in luck. Today, I'm talking all about engaging your audience and answering these questions, and more. 

Before we get started, I wanted to ask you something. Are you on the email list? Head on over to takethestagepodcast.com, scroll to the bottom and sign up. While you're there, check out some of my resources, they are free. 

Are you ready to dive into the power of engaging your audience and how this will work, and how you need to start messy? You won't want to miss this one!

"If your audience is not engaged, they're not going to hear your message." - Mary R. Snyder.

Highlights from today's episode include: 

• Why engagement is essential (1:24)
• Your story (2:23)
• My story, calling, and transformation (4:02)
• Fame has nothing to do with God's calling (8:00)
• He will provide for you (8:53)
• A season of wrestling (10:06)
• You don't have to be perfect (11:47)
• Speak up and engage with others (14:07)

How will you engage your audience? Do you have your 30-second opening message? Want to get feedback on it? I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group-Take the Stage Speakers and share with us! Not on Facebook? No worries, you can always find me on Instagram or text me! I would love for you to share with me. 

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Are you an aspiring author? Or maybe you are in the throes of writing your book? Perhaps you were wondering how and what happens with a publisher? You're in luck because today, we will dive into this and more with Athena Dean Holtz! 

Athena is the founder and publisher of Redemption Press, and She Writes for Him Writers' Conference. And I was recently fortunate to get to meet her at Proclaim Conference. We dive into what it's like publishing a book and how the industry has changed. You don't want to miss this one!

"The question is, do you have a story that is compelling and resonates with your audience? And if you do, then you can get whatever help you need to make it well written." - Athena Dean Holtz.

Highlights from my chat with Athena include: 

• When is the time to write a book (2:04)
• Where does the story start (3:27)
• Ink on paper doesn't translate body language (5:07)
• Different types of publishing (9:17)
• Combining traditional and true self-publishing models (15:15)
• Likelihood of being turned down (18:18)
• Resubmitting your manuscript (19:56)
• Examples of word count and costs (22:44)
• Importance of the brand (25:11)
• The cost to an author (28:18)
• Kickstarter option for authors (33:22)
• Athena tells you your next steps (36:36)

Are you ready to take your book to a publisher? Or are you in the beginning stages of writing? I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group-Take the Stage Speakers and share with us! If you aren't on Facebook, find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share with me. 

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Redemption Press

Full Circle: Coming Home to the Faithfulness of God - Signed

She Writes for Him Conference 

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Why is social media special for speakers? How do you use socials to connect with others? How many people have you met on social media in the past couple of years? I am pretty sure that your answer will be "a lot!" Don't miss what I'd like for you to do this week!

Before we get started, I wanted to ask you something. Are you on the email list? Head on over to takethestagepodcast.com, scroll to the bottom and sign up. While you're there, check out some of my resources, they are free. 

As a speaker, you need to build a community, but this can be overwhelming and possibly a bit scary. But it doesn't have to be! It can be a place where like-minded people come together and bounce ideas off each other, pray for each other, and build each other up! Let me help you with today's episode on building your community by showing you the tips and tricks I use on social media. You won't want to miss this one!

"As a speaker, you need a community." - Mary R. Snyder.

Highlights from today's episode include: 

• Connecting on social media (1:50)
• Building a community and being a Christian entrepreneur (5:08)
• Creating a prayer pod (8:51)
• Social media and your speaking career (9:33)
• Creating a Facebook group (12:40)
• Homework in the speaker group (13:50)

Have you done your homework yet? Or have you created your group on Facebook? I'd love it if y'all came to join the conversation in the Facebook group-Take the Stage Speakers and share with us! Not on Facebook? No worries, you can always find me on Instagram! I would love for you to share with me. 

Resources Mentioned 

The Encounter Tour 2022 

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Ep 57: How to Markey Yourself as a Speaker

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