Posts by Carol Cox
Taking Your Speaking to the Next Level with Diane Diaz [Coaching]: Podcast Ep. 002
Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Diane Diaz is the founder of The Brand Teacher and a self-described brand geek. She worked in the corporate world for 15 years doing marketing and branding and now teaches branding classes at the same university where I teach, which is how I met Diane 8 years ago.…
Read MoreGetting Paid Speaking Gigs with Heather Ryan [Coaching]: Podcast Ep. 001
Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Heather Ryan looks like an elementary school teacher, but for 14 years she served as a Special Agent with NCIS (no wonder she was so effective under cover and as an interrogator!). Now, she teaches effective safety techniques for women and offers innovative prevention education for men, from…
Read MoreInterview with A Well-Designed Business 140: Today We Celebrate the 1st Birthday of A Well-Designed Business! Carol Cox of Speaking Your Brand Interviews LuAnn!
Today I have been invited to interview LuAnn Nigara, host of the podcast A Well-Designed Business, which is celebrating its one year birthday! LuAnn Nigara is an award-winning window treatment authority, author, host of one of the most popular podcasts for the design industry, and overall business dynamo. Find the show notes and listen to the…
Read MoreAre you a chameleon or a peacock?
Chameleons seem pretty cool. They’re brightly colored, adaptable, able to go with the flow and fit in regardless of the environment. I identify a lot with being a chameleon: I can jump from group to group and converse on any number of topics, from code and artificial intelligence to history and politics to business and…
Read MoreBig Changes + Announcement
I made a pretty big decision a couple of weeks ago about my business. (Tbh, I’m hesitant to write and send this email because I don’t want it to come across as self-indulgent. The reason I’m sharing this with you is because seeing behind the scenes in someone else’s business has proven useful to me,…
Read MoreTomorrow We March
A quick note for today, as the new administration takes over, which has been weighing heavily on my mind. We will not be silenced Our voices will be heard. We will not be violated Our bodies are our own. We will not be alone Our sisters have our backs. #IWillMarch in Orlando for our voices,…
Read MoreThis will set you apart as a speaker
I’ve been listening to TEDx talks by women to find potential guests for my new podcast. Their talks are well done – good delivery on important topics in women and leadership. But most of them are missing that X factor that makes them intriguing and memorable. They haven’t moved beyond the WHAT into the WHY,…
Read MoreStepping Stones to Get You to a Keynote or TEDx Stage
If you’re reading this, I know you’re interested in upleveling your speaking. You imagine yourself as the keynote speaker at an important conference in your industry or you’re standing on a stage giving a TEDx talk that blows the audience away. I know you’re fully capable of doing this. But, here’s the thing: to get…
Read MoreMy Word for 2017, An Embarrassing Story, & 3 Stages We Go Through
Happy New Year! Do you come up with a “word of the year” to help focus you? My 2017 word is Intention. To me, Intention means reflecting and determining on a course of action with focus and purpose. Intention about the services I offer, the clients I attract to work with me, the projects I…
Read More3 Stages We Go Through as Entrepreneurs and Speakers
There are three stages we go through as entrepreneurs and even as speakers: Experimentation, Intention, and Growth. Because my business was still new in 2016, I was all about Stage 1 – Experimentation: trying different things to see what worked and what didn’t, what I liked doing and what I didn’t, which kinds of clients…
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