Hello fellow speakers! It's been almost a year and a half since I launched this blog, and exactly a year ago since I started doing tele seminars and e-courses online. I've loved connecting with so many of you and I've been honored that you have appreciated the words and experience that I've had to share with you. More recently I've been Continue Reading
The Nagging Question
I love getting guest posts from some of the people who take my speaker training! Here's a really inspirational post from my friend LauraLee Shaw, whom I met on Facebook and Twitter, but who I've also gotten to know in our Facebook group. All speakers need to think long and hard about the question that nags LauraLee: I remember the following Continue Reading
How to Make People Realize They Need to Make a Change
Why do you speak? Think about that question deeply for a moment. Why do you get up in front of a bunch of women and speak? Perhaps some answers might be: I have a story I want to tell. I want to tell them about Jesus. I want to share what God has done. I want to bless others. These are all good answers. But I don't think they are Continue Reading
Sell the Problem Before the Solution
Remember the "Jesus is the Answer" bumper stickers? They weren't overly successful at spreading the gospel. People tended to laugh in derision instead. And I really don't blame them. Because you see you can't have an answer until you have a question. And that's so important to remember when we're speaking: don't give people the answer to Continue Reading
The Ten Qualities of a Gifted Women’s Speaker
If you're wondering whether or not God has called you to speaking, here are the ten qualities that I think best define a gifted women's speaker. I should note that several of these I struggle with--finding time for prayer, for instance. But making this list encourages me to aim higher and rely on God more, so even if you're not totally there yet, Continue Reading
Use Your Words: How Do I Know If I’m Called to Speak?
Today on Use Your Words we answered a question that many people have: how do I know if I'm called to speak or write? If you missed it, you can listen in Right here. But I'd like to summarize what I said in that show right now. Too often we torture ourselves wondering if God has called us to be a speaker. In my reading of Scripture, God calls Continue Reading