Last week I talked about how the only social media strategy that works is to think about your target audience and then post stuff that would interest them--rather than just posting stuff about you or that you find interesting. It has to start with the people that you are trying to reach. Today I want to talk about how specifically to use Continue Reading
The Only Social Media Strategy that Works
Let me tell you about a woman I know who is an aspiring speaker. She also is quite involved in ministry to teens and the hurting. I follow her on Twitter and Facebook, and occasionally look at her blog. And this professional woman, who is listed as "in a relationship" on Facebook, with no other information, spends 60% of her tweets replying to Continue Reading
Use Your Words: When Your Speaking Ministry Stresses You Out
Today on Use Your Words we talked stress. Usually I give you some pep talk about marketing, or planning a talk, but I thought it was important to touch on something all of us deal with, but rarely talk about: how draining ministry is. And speaking ministry has its own unique stresses! Every Tuesday I host a BlogTalkRadio show for 30 minutes, Continue Reading
How to Stop Nervousness When You Speak
Today on Use Your Words BlogTalkRadio, I talked about how to end nervousness! And you'll be happy to know I didn't say anything about picturing people in their underwear. Listen in to the show here for great tips! It's thirty minutes long, and well worth your time. But here are a few highlights: 1. Practice one talk really well You Continue Reading
Doing One Thing Well…
When we start speaking, we're desperate for work. We feel a little overwhelmed by the whole process--does God really want to use me? Do I really have something to say? And the more we get into speaking, the more excited we get. Maybe I really can do this! The problem is that that excitement often isn't blended with anything resembling a Continue Reading