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Humanize Yourself By Talking About Your Mistakes: Audiences Will LOVE You For It! (PLUS Speak English or French FAST - FREE Downloads)









What would you do if as the invited speaker for an event, you make the mistake of travelling (by air) to the right city, but in the wrong state, less than 12 hours to the event? That’s what happened to Burt Dubin in 1983! As a mentor of world class speakers (for over 25 years), […]







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My DN Travel News
Use Persuasion to Save (or Make) MORE Money (3 Tips)









The core message in this week's issue of my newsletter is that you never know what you can get, until you try...or ask. If you always accept what you're told - be it price or options - you may end up shortchanging yourself in life. Virtually everything can be negotiated. And if your persuasion skills […]







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Public Speaking
Why 30 out of 31 Aspiring Speakers Do Not Succeed (2 Tips) – By Burt Dubin









According to Burt Dubin (who has mentored some of the highest paid International Speakers in the world – some becoming  CSPs i.e. Certified Speaking Professionals), it is a lack of the two qualities discussed in this issue that often makes 30 out of 31 wannabe speakers fail. What follows is my paraphrased version of Burt’s […]







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Public Speaking
How to Do the Impossible! (5 Tips You Can Use)









This is an ambitious topic. Question: What qualifies me to write on it? Answer: The fact that you’re reading THIS, right now - It's proof of the fact that I successfully persist in doing what others have said is impossible - in spite of repeated orchestrated attempts by some to “pull me down”, over the past […]







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Public Speaking
Success Is A Lousy Teacher - Bill Gates









The above title is a verbatim excerpt of the first of two phrases comprising an insightful quote credited to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. When I first read it, I instantly said to myself: “That’s TRUE!” And Mr. Gates should know – having enjoyed years of continuous successes prior to his anti-trust experiences. The quote reads […]







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Public Speaking
Get People Talking About YOU!









So, you have a limited budget to spend on promoting your speaking business? Well, the strategy described in this first issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter for 2013 is perfect for people who have that challenge. Read on to learn how to get yourself favourably noticed by potential buyers of your speaking services, without burning […]







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Public Speaking
Should You Market Something You Won't Deliver?









Preview: I want to tell you a story. A real-life experience that I had very, very recently. At the end, I simply ask YOU to be the judge as to what really happened. It was a Friday morning. I had gone out with my 3 year old daughter to make a few purchases at the […]







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