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September 19, 2024 By Sonja Stetzler

The 5-Step Process for Speaking at TEDx Events

When developing a TEDx talk, aim to share "ideas worth spreading", TEDx events

Speaking at TEDx events will showcase your idea and its impact. Landing a speaker’s spot to speak on a TEDx stage is an exciting opportunity, and it is helpful to understand the mission and format of a TEDx talk. TEDx events are independently organized under the TED brand and aim to share “ideas worth spreading.” […]

Filed Under: Presentation Tips, Speaking Goals Tagged With: Advice for Speakers, effective speaking, how to speak at TEDx events, presentation tips, public speaking, speaking coach, speaking goals, Speaking Tips, TEDx events, TEDx stage, TEDx talk

October 19, 2023 By Sonja Stetzler

How to Become a Well-Paid Speaker

When you leverage your skills and relationships, you can command and get the fee you are asking, become a well-paid speaker

You can create opportunities to become a well-paid speaker. One question that frequently comes up when I am working with professionals who speak (these may be coaches, entrepreneurs, or professionals who speak for additional income) is how can I get paid what I feel I am worth? The answer to this question is complex and […]

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March 25, 2021 By Sonja Stetzler

Clear Objective And Goal

Clear Objective and Goal

Define Your Objective And Goal Every day, I get to work with mid-to-senior level leaders to develop their presentation skills. Many have been tasked with delivering a presentation to senior leadership within their organization or initiate a change within their departments. When the opportunity to speak in front an audience occurs, the most common question […]

Filed Under: Communication Skills, Conference Speaker, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Speaking Coach, Speaking Goals, Speaking Tips, Speech Writing Tagged With: clear goals for presentation, clear objective, objective before content

December 24, 2020 By Sonja Stetzler

Reset For Success

Reset for 2021

What Can You Do To Reset for 2021 Looking back on 2020, this was a year in which many of us had to pause, pivot, and prepare to change the way we previously ran our businesses/practices. During this downtime in these last few weeks before the New Year arrives, it may be a good time […]

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June 18, 2020 By Sonja Stetzler

Pivoting For Change

Effective conversation for change

Change Starts With Conversation Having been certified as a Conversational Intelligence coach last year, one of the core beliefs promoted by its founder, Judith Glaser, is that changing anything starts with a conversation. The challenge becomes how to start and facilitate those conversations. The ability to effectively connect starts with being open to change. How […]

Filed Under: Communication Skills, Speaking Goals, Speaking Tips, Speaking Voice, Spoken Communication Tagged With: change starts with conversation, effective conversation skills

January 28, 2020 By Sonja Stetzler

Focus And Finish To Stay On Track With Speaking Goals

Consistent Focus to Finish Speaking Goals

Focus And Finish Your Resolutions   I decided that my theme for this year is “F2 -” which stands for Focus and Finish. I have a few projects that I have been working on for some time. They need to get off my desk so that I have room for the new projects which are coming […]

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