Hello all, and welcome to the big revamp of my writing/speaking blog! For the last five years I've been mentoring women who want to become Christian women's speakers. I wrote a blog, created some training materials, and tried to stay on top of it all. But I got so busy with my own writing and speaking it's fallen to the wayside. This year Continue Reading
Don’t Be Afraid to Soar in 2014!
Happy New Year! Everyone says that. Does it ever drive you nuts? Sometimes the new year doesn't seem so happy. It prompts me towards so much introspection I dread it. Whenever the new year is upon us, it makes us look at our goals, and wonder, "did I meet them? Am I where I want to be?" There is often not a time that I want to give up as Continue Reading
When Do I Quit My Day-Job and Start Speaking Full-Time?
I received an email recently which asked, I feel the call of God to speak so strongly! I have a great message and I so want to share it. But I can't do all the training and planning and practicing that I want to do while I'm still working full-time at 10 hour days. I feel like I should be willing to step out in faith and quit my job, but is that Continue Reading
How to Practice Before Giving a Talk
You're going to be standing at that podium for 45 minutes, looking into the faces of all those people who have paid to come out to this event and hear you speak. You have to fill that time. You have to sound professional. And most of all, you want to be effective for God. But how do you practice so that the talk goes well? Yesterday we were Continue Reading
How to Prepare Well Before You Give a Talk
I asked recently on the Facebook Page: Speaking well is a combination of giftings, preparation, and practice. Which one is hardest for you to feel confident about? And the overwhelming response was preparation! So I thought it was time I wrote a post on how to prepare to speak. What's the difference between preparation and practice, though? Continue Reading
Are We Losing the Ability To Think?
I write a Christian marriage blog that mostly focuses on marriage and family, and I ran across this older post recently which asked, "Are we losing the ability to think?" I thought it would be of interest to those of you who speak as a ministry, and I'd love to know your take on this trend! Here you go: Last week I took four teenagers (two Continue Reading