The Art, Science, and Business of Speaking
Rarely do I talk to a speaker who is indifferent about having products in his or her business. Most speakers are either enthusiastic about the benefits products bring to their businesses, or they hate products and say, “I don’t want to sell anything!” It’s unfortunate that products have come to […]
Who wouldn’t like a #1 best-selling book? But with upwards of 300,000 books published on a yearly basis (in the United States alone), how do you make it happen? Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not as simple as “write a great book.” Also contrary to popular opinion, your publisher isn’t […]
Most professional communicators either see themselves as speakers first (who write to advance their speaking), or as authors first (who speak to advance their books). I’m just curious to see how the numbers break down… or maybe you see yourself in a different category all together! Let us know. How […]
There was a fascinating piece in the Tech section of Fortune.com a few days ago about how Conan O’Brien (former host of NBC’s The Tonight Show; currently host of Conan on TBS) found his life “disrupted by the digital world” and reinvented himself to become even more popular, reaching even […]
There’s a cool video going around that you may have seen — it shows a million-dollar plan on how you can start from scratch and become a highly-paid expert through books, speeches, coaching, and online marketing: Sign up to watch the video here The video is from Brendon Burchard, creator […]
Do you remember the old “Choose Your Own Ending” books? They were really popular — and lots of fun — when I was a kid. This little message is something like that. I’m going to present you with some raw materials, and then I’ll let you draw your own conclusions.
For starters, all I want you to do is listen to this 90-second clip of a concert pianist…