She was 4'9", she spoke 5 languages, and she was my grandma!

And she taught me two lessons that have shaped me both as a person and as a speaker.

These two lessons will show you, like they have for me, how to become a far more confident and compelling communicator and relationship-builder.

You will love these 2 hilarious stories (with a bit of heart thrown in there too)!

I hope you enjoy getting to know Edmay Henwood!

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What if you dreamed of speaking in front of people, but were terrified of public speaking?

What if you had a vision of impact, a powerful message to share and a business ready to scale, but you were blocked by your dread at facing an audience?

When I met Michele several years ago, she was courageously told me of the extent this fear was interfering with her career. 

Believe it or not, her voice shook so badly she struggled to speak up even in a Zoom meeting!

With that as our starting point, we could only go up!

After working with Michele and designing a plan for Michele to turn this key weakness into a key strength, she did the hard work and the results are truly astounding!

Michele is the founder of Cloud 9 Life Coaching. She is a Certified Intuitive Relationship Coach & Spiritual Mentor, and thanks to her hard work, she is now a confident, powerful and in-demand public speaker at conferences across the country.

Public speaking nervousness, fear of rejection, impostor syndrome, fear of failure... all aspiring speakers and leaders wrestle with these. Which is why I'm lucky to have Michele share with you exactly what she did to go from stage fright to stage fearless.

***We geek out on Michele's coaching work till minute 13, and that's where her incredible public speaking story starts!***

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As a leader, as an expert, telling a story about a mistake, a disaster, a glorious miscalculation on your part actually makes you seem more confident, not less.

Not only that, it's going to create trust in your team and audience that leads to greater interaction in the room and a safer and more creative atmosphere.

In other words, it will create the exact kind of open communication that so critical to leadership and conveying a message that gets results.

But ONLY if you use this one technique when you tell it…

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Joe Fingerhut is a friend, a fellow speaker, and a unicycle-riding Japanese-speaking juggling motivational speaking Renaissance man.

Joe shares:

What's it like speaking in front of 3,000 people.

What he tells himself the moment before he goes on stage.

The inspiration for, and evolution of, his popular and inspiring "How Can I?" message.

How all leaders and speakers can use their spotlight to shine it on others.

Learn more about Joe at JoeFingerhut.com

Here is an incredibly valuable communication lesson for content experts and leaders.... that I learned from my hilarious and sarcastic my mother-in-law!, her Alexa, and Kevin Costner.

"Most elevator pitches are designed to impress, and they fail to intrigue."

I made that one up on the spot and I'm proud of it!

When you let go of "saying the right things" and "what I should sound like" you open up all kinds of fun and interesting lanes to engage and hook your funder or listener in a whole new way.

Here is a surprising story I helped a client create to sell her brand in a totally unique way.

"Simon Sinek doesn’t make money selling his book. Simon makes money selling his ideas through his books and his speeches. It's his books that get him invited on stages. And those stages are where he makes all of his money." - Michael Delon

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Publisher and credibility marketing expert Michael Delon shares with you how to create your book, get get booked on more stages and gain more clients.

Michael Delon is the founder of Paperback Expert.

In this interview we talk about:

At the end of the day, Michael’s main message in this conversation is this: “Be yourself.” It’s the most simple and also the most difficult thing to do, and always a reminder we need to hear, especially from successful and genuine experts just like Michael.

You can find out more about Michael at: www.paperbackexpert.com

No one tells stories better than Pixar! Wall-E. Up. Toy Story. Ratatouille. Pixar's stories connect us with at every age, they move us to laughter, tears, and we can still picture them years later.

As a presenter, a leader, an educator, telling stories is an incredible way to create trust, connection, and have your message remembered. It's also a lot of fun, and a totally learnable skill!

I was inspired by this article "22 Rules of Storytelling Pixar Follows in their Movies" and so today I'm breaking down 11 actionable storytelling tips, using examples from some of the most memorable and meaningful movies Pixar has made.

Do you have a storytelling tip you'd love to share with our audience? Send it to [email protected] or leave it as a voicemail here.

In your next presentation, pitch, or meeting with prospective clients, do THIS and you'll know exactly what to say to earn your audience's trust and their business.

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After I gave a training on pitching your work to clients, a graphic designer named Todd came up to me.

"Here's my problem… When I'm presenting work concepts to clients, I get rattled. I feel like they're judging me, and they think graphic design isn't really that important. It's arts and crafts. I end up feeling like they're the adults in the room, and I'm the kid who needs to prove myself."

This is very relatable! Here's what I said to Todd, something that all of us need to be reminded of, in order to show up as authentically and effectively as possible....

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