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March 20, 2025 By Sonja Stetzler

How to Elevate Your Professional Influence Through Speaking

Delivering presentations can significantly elevate your professional influence

Delivering presentations can significantly elevate your professional influence. Considering the evolution occurring in the speaking industry, you may be asking, “is it worth it?” I say, Yes! Let’s say you’ve been invited to deliver a presentation. Whether your proposal was accepted at a conference, or you were recommended as an expert in your field, this […]

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February 20, 2025 By Sonja Stetzler

4 Take-Aways From My TEDx Talk Experience

Feb 1 2025 - The insights I gained from delivering my TEDx Talk can be applied to any speech you plan to present

The insights I gained from delivering my TEDx Talk can be applied to any speech you plan to present. Being chosen to deliver a TEDx talk is not only an honor, it is the culmination of a lot of work prior to getting on the speaking roster. 4 take-aways from my TEDx talk experience: 1. […]

Filed Under: Presentation Tips, Speaking Tips Tagged With: Advice for Speakers, preparation tips, presentation, presentation tips, public speaking, speaking, speaking coach, Speaking Tips, TEDx events, TEDx stage, TEDx talk

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.” […]

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July 18, 2024 By Sonja Stetzler

How AI Tools Can Increase Our Productivity As Speakers

AI tools can help us be more effective with our written and verbal communication

There are ways to leverage AI tools to help us be more effective with our written and verbal communication. With the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), we can learn to leverage this digital tool in several ways to enhance our work, improve our presentations, and engage our audiences more effectively. Here are ways where […]

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April 18, 2024 By Sonja Stetzler

How Vulnerability Can Make You a Better Speaker

Vulnerability can transform you into a more compelling, relatable, and impactful speaker

Transform into a more compelling, relatable speaker by being vulnerable. I recently worked with a client on crafting a presentation for her organization’s internal conference. She had a compelling story she wanted to share, yet wondered how much detail she should share. The question that arose was how vulnerable is too vulnerable? When does sharing […]

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March 21, 2024 By Sonja Stetzler

5 Tips to Make Your Presentation Memorable

Making your speech memorable will keep your audience engaged, make your presentation memorable

When you make your presentation memorable you keep your audience engaged. In a recent conversation with a meeting planner, she asked me about the ‘take-home’ message in my presentation. What will the audience remember when they leave my session? Quickly, I rattled off the phrase: ‘consciously connecting through communication’. I like alliteration, so I intentionally […]

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