NAOEM Success Summit Countdown

Heather Nelson, founder and owner of Champion Assistants, is excited for her trip to LA to speak at the NAOEM Success Summit on Thursday.
The Summit, which is put on by the National Association of Entrepreneurial Moms, will be a two day event designed to help “mompreneurs” find the tools and resources they need to help [...]

Polishing Your Presentations Series: Part III – How to Promote Yourself as a Speaker

Now that you’ve written the perfect speech and polished those presentation skills, it’s time to begin marketing yourself as a public speaker. We’re talking now about moving beyond the obvious presentations you might make to clients or industry peers to a whole new type of exposure for your business.
Here are five things you can do to jump-start your public speaking career:

Polishing Your Presentations Series: Part II – Key Elements of a Successful Speech

In my last post, I shared some great tips for presenting yourself well to an audience. To make your presentation memorable, though, you’ll need to start with a great speech.
There are six key elements that make up a successful speech, so let’s get right to the first one:

Speak About What You Know: If you don’t [...]

Polishing Your Presentations Series: Part I – Key Elements of a Successful Presentation

Today we’re going to talk about the basic elements that make a speaker either interesting or excruciating. It all boils down to your “presence” before your audience.
Presence is simply the combination of three main variables, completely within your control. You can give a powerful, interesting presentation on the driest of subjects if you learn to [...]

Polishing Your Presentations Series

Good news, faithful readers! I’ve just finished creating a series of blog posts designed to help you polish your presentation skills. I know, I know…I can hear some of you saying it now, “No way am I getting up and giving a speech! That’s why I work online!”
Here’s a reality check—the entrepreneur who learns to [...]