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Get Your Speak On: Becoming a More Professional Speaker

Group document for taking notes and links:

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Handy links:

  1. Speaker sites
    1. Becky McCray
    2. Barry Moltz
    3. Tim Sanders
    4. Guy Kawasaki
    5. Steve Farber
    6. David Meerman Scott
    7. Nancy Duarte
  2. Cautionary tales
    1. Karen Vadino
    2. Kevin Honeycutt
  3. Resources
    1. How to Steal Killer Sales Copy Straight from Your Prospects’ Mouths
    2. How to land a speaking gig at the event of your dreams
  4. Who we trust to learn from
    1. Michelle Mazur (positioning)
    2. Lois Creamer (marketing)
    3. Nancy Duarte (content)
    4. @NSAChat for other speakers

 

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