Posts by Carol Cox
What I’ve Learned about Being a Leader [Leadership Series]: Podcast Ep. 144
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We’re continuing our podcast series on Leadership: what does it mean to be a leader for your audience, your clients, your community, and yourself. In this episode, I share key lessons I’ve learned, including around a recent business decision. To me, being a leader means helping others navigate change, to move from initial resistance and…
Read MoreUncovering Your Leadership Blindspots with Rhonda Peterson [Leadership Series]: Podcast Ep. 143
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We all have blindspots. As leaders, entrepreneurs, and speakers, we should want to find out what they are and then work to minimize or improve in those areas. How do you know what your blindspots are? My guest is Rhonda Peterson, who works with business owners and executive teams on leadership and delegation, to help…
Read MorePositioning Your Brand for Business Growth with Lisa Princic [Leadership Series]: Podcast Ep. 142
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As we continue our series on Leadership, how can you position your brand, both as a speaker and as an entrepreneur, for growth? When you’re seen as a leader in your industry, you’re going to attract premium clients and speaking engagements. My guest is Lisa Princic, who was my first business coach in 2015 and…
Read MoreAdvocating for What You Want for Yourself and Others with Nicole Tisdale [Leadership Series]: Podcast Ep. 141
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We’re kicking off a new podcast series on Leadership: what does it mean to be a leader for your audience, your clients, your community, and yourself. You’re going to love the stories and strategies that my guest, Nicole Tisdale, shares. Her story of literally running down a Congressman to ask him for a job is…
Read MoreComparing Political Speeches from Michelle Obama, Elizabeth Warren, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [Storytelling Series]: Podcast Ep. 140
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What can we learn from political speeches to apply to our own presentations? Quite a bit! For this episode, we watched speeches given by former First Lady Michelle Obama, Senator and Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren, and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (known as AOC). I’m joined by one of our speaking coaches Diane Diaz as we talk…
Read MoreSelecting the Best Stories to Include in Your Signature Talk with Marie Fiebach [Storytelling Series]: Podcast Ep. 139 [Coaching]
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We’re continuing our series on storytelling with this on-air coaching call episode about what stories you should select to include in your signature talk, whether it’s a business presentation, a conference session, or, in this case, a keynote. My guest is Marie Fiebach, who is a speaker and a regular contributor on her local TV…
Read MoreCarol Cox on the What Works Podcast: Leveraging Your Special Sauce With Speaking Your Brand Founder Carol Cox (Ep. 236)
I had the pleasure of being on the What Works podcast with Tara McMullin – episode 236. In this episode, Tara and I talk about the time and energy I put into working with clients 1:1, paying attention to exactly how I worked my magic. We also chat about how I knew it was time…
Read MoreScientists Need to Tell Stories Too with Karen Corbin, PhD, RD [Storytelling Series]: Podcast Ep. 138
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If you’re sharing something personal in a presentation or a talk, you know that you should make it a story and include stories in your presentations in general. What about if you’re presenting on topics that are more data-driven or research-based? You should definitely include stories as well. My guest in this episode is Karen…
Read MoreThe Missing Ingredients in Your Stories [Storytelling Series]: Podcast Ep. 137
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We’ve all heard to use stories in our presentations. Stories make our content more interesting and memorable for the audience and can aid in learning. What I’ve seen is that we’re good at providing a *summary* of the story. But, what we’re not doing is *telling* a story. What’s the difference? 5 key ingredients that…
Read MoreHow to Make Money from Speaking [Podcast Series]
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Money and getting paid to speak – especially as women – is something we need to talk more about. This is why I’ve loved our 5-part podcast series on Money. To kick off the series, in episode 132, Diane Diaz and I talked about 7 reasons why you aren’t getting paid to speak – and…
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