Reading a Children’s Book Can Improve Your Leadership!
Bringing your "Beginner's mind" to open yourself up to many possibilities.
Tell Your Stories and They’ll Tell You Theirs
Bringing your "Beginner's mind" to open yourself up to many possibilities.
Get Better at Impromptu Speaking
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Clarity in Your Presentations
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Use Your Poetic License in Service of Your Audience
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Creative Listening: Ask Questions, and Pause to “Get the Gold!”
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Interviews and Q&A’s: Take your Time
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People Like to Hear Meaningful Stories!
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The Art is in Hiding the Art
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Your Talk Begins The Moment They See You. Be Mindful of your Body Language!
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The Opening is Really Important!
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When You Relax in the Present Filler Words Will Disappear
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What Matters to the Audience
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Start EARLY and Practice More
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Connect Us to the Problem, We’ll Care about the Solution! 💥
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Take the Journey to Your “One Idea Worth Spreading,” and Make a Big Difference!
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An Attitude of Gratitude and What I Learned from my India Talk
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To Zoom Or Not To Zoom?
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We All Need Media Training Now! 📢
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The “Opening Your Laptop Story” ✨
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Charismatic Leaders, Groups Thrive on Truth-telling… 😐
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Be Clear About Your Origin Story
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Be Present and be Positive 💥
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This Is The Way to Turn Vulnerability Into Power! 💥
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Harness the Power of your Origin Story
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Right Topic For Your Talks 👈
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Identify the Right Origin Story
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YOU Have Inspiring Stories – Find and SHARE Them!
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Fork in the Road Moments
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Small Talk Has Been Misnamed!
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Gossip is Corrosive, Impedes Success
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Your Culture Underlies Your Strategy, Here’s How To Influence Culture!
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Making the Human Connection Is KEY As We Are Integrating And Reintegrating Our Teams
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Look at Your Scars and What You’ve Learned from Them
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Speak to Them Like They’re Great!
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Feeling Any Discomfort When Addressing an Audience?
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Voiceover Work Is Much More Than A Silky Smooth Voice…
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We Have Two Ears and One Mouth! And Our Ears Are Always Open! 🎁
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The Mass Delusion That Keeps Many Speakers From Soaring!
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Great Rhetoric Inspires Great Deeds! Are You Giving Your Rhetoric Its Due!
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A KEY Leadership Opportunity: Insightful Vulnerability™ 💪
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Happy Mother’s Day! And, the Crew 4 Launch!
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Resonate With Gratitude and Humility
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Becoming An Unbreakable Bundle
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Anxiety As We Return
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Top Leaders Understand the DEEP Value of Public Speaking
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Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
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Insightful Vulnerability™ Shows Why You’re a Leader
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Getting Your Message Out Is Always an Act of Courage and Generosity
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Being Succinct Is Worth The Effort
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Who is Your Audience? Be Sure to Tell Them The “Right” Origin Story
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Harness the Power of Your Origin Story: Looking at Your Scars
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Get Different!
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Deliver Your Most Powerful TED-Like Talk You Must Be Aligned
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Nice Vs. Kind
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Shoshin Means “Beginner’s Mind,” And It Saved Me From Myself
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The Value of Storytelling a la TED
One of the most essential pieces of communication is the Origin Story. Storytelling is fundamental to understanding and expressing our humanity.
The Most Important Things to Know
Don't make the mistake of underestimating this...
Here’s A New Way To Ask The Most Important Question
In this 59 second video, I challenge you to ask yourself a new question as we move into 2022. What is the meaning of your life?
From Our Family to Yours…
Merry Christmas from our family to yours with John Bates!
One of the Greatest Lessons of Leadership…
Speak to the greatness in everyone, yes, even that guy!
Insightful Vulnerability(TM) is the key to connecting
Insightful Vulnerability™, one of the biggest keys to success. Can be inspiring and over the years I've seen the inspiration, the connection, and the respect that Insightful Vulnerability™ can bring.
You Need to Get Clear With You!
As I in noticed the process I use in support of people creating their TED-like talks, presentations, or author speaking-tours, one thing stands out: to be successful you must be clear with yourself.
Practice the Gratitude Effect
This Thanksgiving practice the gratitude effect - take some time to be thankful and express gratitude.
Sharing Life Experiences With a Young Audience
Connecting with a younger audience, share your "pearls" of life with money management, importance of people and staying present.
If You Want to Connect Like a TED Speaker, Make It Personal
Share something personal and meaningful to help your audience connect with you.
It’s Only Funny (and Meaningful) if it’s Relevant
Don't throw humor into your presentation, unless it makes sense.
What is Your ONE Idea Worth Spreading?
Your message will stick-the-landing.
Jack Canfield Asks John Bates Why He Is So Passionate About His Work
This is a slightly embarrassing admission about who I was, and who I became once I realized service is joy.
Failure and Shame | TEDx Taiz
Being aware of and Ok with shame.
I Had A VERY Embarrassing Epiphany… And I’m So Glad
Sometimes it takes an embarrassing situation for you to see what you offer the world.
Dolph Lundgren on Healing and Forgiveness
Points to the inner work that is so important to a fulfilled life.
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