• Raising an Entrepreneur: How to Help Your Children Achieve Their Dreams
    Sep 30 2024

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • Recurring themes Margot was able to discover.
    • Ways to shorten the learning curve for parents, and let children choose their passion and work.
    • Why it’s important to let children compete.
    • How Margot recommends we teach children about losing.
    • Why is it important to encourage children to be curious and think of new ways to solve problems.
    • What inspired Margot to write this book.

    To learn more about this guest:

    raisinganentrepreneur.com.

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    44 mins
  • Six Words That Calm Stage Freight
    Sep 25 2024
    One of the most frequently asked questions a professional speaker hears is this: “How do you keep from getting nervous in front of an audience?” In this quick, four-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk I'll share the one, simple thought running through my head that has always served me well. I'm quite sure it will help you the next time you step up in front of a room.
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    4 mins
  • The Comedy Connection To Keynoting
    Sep 23 2024

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • How Scott found his calling through comedy.
    • The son of a salesman, Scott shares some lessons he learned from his father.
    • Some of the differences between a professional speaker giving a keynote, and a comedian giving a keynote.
    • The reality of bombing in a comedy club, which is really part of the business, and bombing in a corporate keynote.
    • What Scott looks for when deciding to use members from the audience.
    • The difference between how he handles hecklers in a comedy club versus how he handles them in a corporate keynote, or emcee job.
    • A few funny stories of the strangest gigs Scott ever worked.

    To learn more about this guest:

    www.scottbloomconnects.com

    You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover

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    51 mins
  • Learning The Words Between The Words
    Sep 18 2024
    Think about the last time you had something very important you wanted to ask someone else. You obsessed and practiced what to say, but the opportunity never seemed quite right. You ended up never saying what you wanted to say. In this quick, five-minute, Pocket Sized Pep Talk I believe we can fix this because I’m guessing you practiced the wrong words. I'll teach you the right ones!
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    5 mins
  • Are You A Generous Leader?
    Sep 16 2024

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • We are in some tough times, and most of us are led to believe that “tough times require tough leaders.” Joe responds to that premise and reminds us, it's not quite that easy.
    • Why Joe wrote this book.
    • How a generous leader differs from a traditional, unilateral leader.
    • Joe discusses two of the seven traits of a generous leader.
    • Some innovative strategies to incorporate deeper communication and listening.
    • Joe talks about times he was faced with a vulnerable situation that allowed him to grow.
    • What do you hope readers will take away from this book?

    To learn more about this guest:

    Web site: https://www.joedavis.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joedavis1313/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joedavistgl/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joedavistgl

    Twitter: https://x.com/JoeDavisTGL?s=20.

    Email: davis.joe@bcg.com

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    37 mins
  • Finding Your Communication Rhythm
    Sep 11 2024
    Many years ago, I worked as an usher and I was paid to watch you while you were watching your movies. I found I learned a lot about audience behavior from that experience including how quickly attention could be gained or lost over the course of a movie. In this quick, five-minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk I'll tell you how many of those same lessons apply to how you communicate!
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    5 mins
  • The Science of Getting Things Done
    Sep 9 2024

    In this Pocket Sized Pep Talk, you'll learn:

    • Being busy is NOT the same as being productive, and how we can fool ourselves into losing sight of that message.
    • How you can claim two hours a day using key strategies from her Taskology® system.
    • How you can save time on the emails you are managing.
    • How executives can better prioritize their tasks to ensure they focus on the most impactful activities.
    • How C-level leaders can help their team members enhance efficiency while reducing stress.
    • How professionals can achieve a better work-life balance.

    To learn more about this guest:

    leslie@productiveday.com

    410-218-4896

    https://productiveday.com/

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    45 mins
  • Going All In On Decision Making
    Sep 4 2024
    There are lessons all around us, and it turns out, when it comes to decision making, one such lesson can come from a squirrel. That’s right - a squirrel! In this quick, eight minute Pocket Sized Pep Talk I’ll tell you what that lesson is, and how to avoid the consequences often suffered by that poor squirrel!
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    8 mins