Having an engaged audience is every speaker's desire. How do you engage your audience? In this sixth podcast in Season 3 of the KEY5 Podcast Sarah Jo Crawford and Robert Ferguson unpack interesting options speakers use to emotionally and physically engage their audience. Here is some of what is included: What props are useful and how do they work w…

Is a speaker website important? What needs to be included? Robert Ferguson and Sarah Jo Crawford talk about websites for speakers and explore this aspect of the speaking business. They cover naming your website, platforms to use for your website, finding someone to build your site, the important items to have on your website, best and worst practic…

In this 4th KEY5Podcast in the 3rd season, Sarah Jo Crawford and Robert Ferguson discuss: Will your presentation slides look good on the day you speak? the best aspect ratio for the slides, fonts that will cause issues and why, animations - what not to use and why, video files - how to be sure you have the video in your slides, best practices for s…

Robert Ferguson and Sarah Jo Crawford discuss the 8 "P"s of public speaking. Some call them rules and always follow them and others delight in breaking these 8 P's. And then there's the bonus "P". Do you follow the public speaking rules or break them? Robert interviews Alan Hoffler, the author of "Presentation Sin: The Practical Guide to Stop Offen…

Sarah Jo Crawford and Robert Ferguson discuss the ideas on how to develop content: mine social media for discussions dig deeper in specific areas use audience "magic moments" solve a problem or pain point trending topics and their impact on your area of expertise On developing content... should you plan all your content ahead of time? What do you t…

Welcome back to our 3rd season of the KEY5Podcast! This season we're raising the bar to include the delightful Sarah Jo Crawford as a co-host. The two co-hosts share relevant ideas surrounding the topic of the featured guest interview, and then you'll hear the interview. KEY5Podcast Season 3 will directly address Speakers' questions. In the first K…

Jay Izso motivates and inspires audiences by speaking on how to apply psychology to enhance both business and personal areas of life. He's known as the "Internet Doctor" and is the author of the book, "Got Social Mediology?: Using Psychology to Master Social Media for Your Business without Spending a Dime". Tips On stories: The demographics and psy…

Meridith Elliott Powell speaks to audiences about how to succeed in business no matter what the economy does. She's the author of three books, the most recent is "Own It: Redefining Responsibility". Tips Create and participate in a community. Community makes the difference in your speaking career and life. She goes on to expand this topic throughou…

Robert Kennedy III helps leaders communicate more effectively with confidence, clarity, and credibility. He's the author of the book, "7 Ways To Know You Were Meant To Lead". Tips Be Bold. That's one tip Robert wished he knew when he began speaking in front of audiences. Messing up happens because we're all human, he suggests you turn it into a jok…

Stephen Monaco is a forward-thinking marketing strategist who speaks on innovation, strategy, marketing, and entrepreneurship. He's an IBM Futurist and author of the book, "Insightful Knowledge: An Enlightened View of Social Media Strategy and Marketing" Tips Stephen continues to edit and tweak the message he's giving until he's able to provide the…

Becky McCrary is a fun and funny motivational keynote speaker and trainer who has been called the Carol Burnett of Conventions, the Energizer Bunny in High-Heeled Shoes, a redhead Amy Poehler and Southern Sass. You'll chuckle all through this podcast! Becky is the author of "Relationship Networking on Purpose." Tips At the beginning of her career B…

Jimmy F. Blackmon is a combat-experienced leader, speaker, author, and consultant, dedicated to motivating today's millennial generation. He speaks to audiences on how to maximize the leadership potential of individuals in every organization. Tips Transitions are key - make sure your transition from a mesmerizing story to the applicable point works…

Chip Eichelberger is a motivational sales expert who persuades and inspires audiences to take action on priorities in their personal or professional life. He brings a positive energy in highly interactive sessions with audiences. His approach to speaking is different from many speakers and on this podcast, he explains how he plans and executes his …

Diane Wolfe is a speaker, author and a founder of a publishing company. She speaks on publishing, marketing, websites and blogs, leadership and goal setting. She began speaking when working with a motivational company, and her career on the stage has developed as she's written books and created a business on publishing. Speaking to promote your boo…

Vincent Ivan Phipps is known as “The Attitude Amplifier” and specializes in presentations and training to improve communication and the motivation to sound more polished. "The best speakers prepare and know how to speak succinctly with a positive message and focus behind what they say." Tips Be genuine and clear and you'll be appreciated. Audiences…

"Audiences will respond when you have their best interest at heart." ~ Tim Moore Tim Moore speaks with audiences about generational differences - specifically as it pertains to North America. Tips Tim Moore's podcast was filled with so many relevant and valuable tips. You'll want to take notes - these are just the highlights! Sit with your audience…

Donna Cutting is a Keynote speaker in the area of customer service. She provides insight on how to engage your team members to create a red-carpet experience for customers. She leads a team of customer service experts in her company, Red Carpet Learning, and is the author of "501 Ways to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Your Customers". Donna's speaking…

Dr. Jack Singer is a Professional Keynote speaker, consultant, trainer and mentor to financial advisors and their organizations. He's also fun - and you'll be chuckling all through the podcast! He helps people recognize the psychological obstacles everyone encounters that stop them from being successful and then helps them overcome those obstacles.…

Karl Sakas speaks on agency management to those who lead, and as a consultant, helps digital agency owners and managers make their work fun and profitable. His parents got him on the track to being a speaker. Listen to the KEY5Podcast to learn where it went from there! Using Improv Using his improv comedy training on stage, Karl Sakas invites audie…

Dr. Ann Kulze has the uncanny ability break down down the science behind healthy living into an easily-digestible message. She is a physician but doesn't have a practice - rather, she's on a mission to inspire people to use diet and lifestyle to totally transform their health, happiness, and quality of life. Her speaking career grew from a calling …

Charlie Engle says, "I'm an addict who runs, and a runner who writes." He has run across deserts, summited ice-covered volcanoes, swam with crocodiles and served a stint in federal prison. But his greatest challenge is the one he takes on every single day—sobriety. He's the author of the book Running Man. He speaks to audiences about the idea that …

Chris Daltorio and his company New Velocity helps people become the superstar versions of themselves. He speaks to audiences on leadership and sales. In the podcast, Chris tells the story of how he moved from selling toys to starting a sales & leadership development company. Telling Stories Stories take your audience on a carefree ride. No one feel…

When speakers seek to take their content into the online world, many consider creating a course. That's the expertise this podcast speaker provides. Dr. Kelly Edmonds designs and builds online ready courses. What she provides is more than a simple online course - she provides learning journeys. She brings everything she has discovered in the last 2…

Cory Mosley is a Change Catalyst who speaks professionally about how to become more credible, likable and bankable in the marketplace. Know Before You Go Corey Mosley says that when you speak you should hone in on your cornerstone content. When you speak, learn about the group before you go - know the break-up and make-up of the room so you can mak…

Wayne Olson is an International keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant in the areas of Fundraising and Customer/Donor Relations. He's also the author of "The Disney Difference: The Complete Guide to Adding Disney-like Magic to Your Corporation or Organization". Show Vulnerability Audiences appreciate when you tell stories that demonstrate you, th…

Lois Creamer works with professional/public speakers who want to get more bookings and create alternate revenue streams with their intellectual property by repurposing their content. She's the author of the book, "Book More Business: MAKE MONEY SPEAKING". What do Event Planners want from speakers? Content. Event planners are looking for content. Lo…

Casey Cobb helps organizations thrive by keeping founders focused on delivering value. He has co-founded and invested in 13 different companies, including web development agency Project Ricochet, and speaks regularly at conferences, accelerators, and companies on topics ranging from co-founder selection to his popular “Avoiding Accidental Evil” key…

Katherine Fabrizio, the founder of Daughters Rising, helps adult daughters who had difficult mothers, empower themselves to parent their daughters in such a way their daughters receive what they never had themselves. Katherine is also a psychotherapist in practice for many years and author of "Daughters Rising". Learning from Mistakes Saying too mu…

Evan Carroll is a professional keynote speaker and workshop facilitator who inspires companies to leverage technology, data, and analytics to drive customer loyalty and advocacy. He's the author of two technology books, Your Digital Afterlife and Blue Goldfish. Learning Assuming your marketing materials will work (all on their own), Evan says is hi…

Wendy Gates Corbett is a Presentation Consultant who fixes boring presentations and presenters by providing presentation design and delivery consulting. She speaks nationally on the power of visuals and presenting powerfully with presence. Learning from Mistakes Make sure you're in sync with the theme, vibe or tone of the event at which you're goin…

Tim Toterhi provides executive coaching, HR consulting and message management services to help individuals and companies shape their success stories. Check out his business website, Plotline Leadership to see videos. Tim has a valuable way he looks at being a professional speaker... A speech is like a high-wire act with no net - you're out there an…

Stephanie Scotti has dedicated her entire career to preparing speakers for high-stakes events. Her expertise enables clients to consistently outperform the competition, gain recognition, win new business, shape policy, and influence decision-makers. At the beginning of the podcast, Stephanie explains the journey her career has taken from her first …

Graeme Newell is a researcher, speaker, and author who guides businesses in finding and implementing their authentic business purpose. He's the co-author of "Red Goldfish: Motivating Sales and Loyalty Through Shared Passion and Purpose" Graeme’s company, 602Communications, has consulted with some of the world’s most emotionally passionate brands, i…

Stephanie McDilda is a heart-based leadership expert who helps leaders reduce turnover and absenteeism while increasing engagement and employee satisfaction. She knows that the key to leading successfully is to come from your heart, communicating authentically, building rapport, providing real developmental experiences, enforcing tough decisions an…

Dr. Dave Minionis likes to say that he "unwraps" people - he helps them discover their gifts and their greatest areas of improvement with respect to presentation skills. He leads the training company, Humanetrics - making smart people... people smart! Learning from Mistakes Dr. Dave Minionis says the greatest hindrance to an effective presentation …

Karin Wiberg is an editor and publisher, and so much more. She works with thought-leaders to write and publish nonfiction books. Many of those thought-leaders speak on their topics. Writing and collaborating with speakers is a natural fit for Karin. Speakers Writing Books Firstly, Karin says don't worry about feeling qualified to write. You have to…

Stephen Scoggins began his public speaking telling his personal story, which led to sharing life lessons, and those life lessons morphed into transformational lessons and then into transformations for people. He's an entrepreneur, an author and founder of Journey Principles. Practice to Connect When asked about how we learn from mistakes, Stephen S…

Holly Buchanan is a speaker, researcher, author and consultant who focuses on two areas: the first is in the financial industry on the differences in how men and women buy differently and the second is on how professionals win and lose credibility. Learning from Mistakes One profound and painful lesson learned involved a conference running overtime…

Dr. Kevin C. Snyder is a speaker who inspires audiences with passion, purpose and a powerful call to action. He's also a speaker coach, author, and publisher. He began as a leadership "junkie" and it all grew from there. Signature Story A good story is engaging - but a signature story differentiates a speaker. His signature story is about The Price…

Carol Linden is a speaker, consultant, corporate trainer, a member of the National Speaker’s Association and author of "The Job Seekers Guide for Extraverts and Introverts". She says, My company is "Playing Well with People" because playing well with others is just good business!" On Speaker Associations We can't learn it all on our own. Be aware o…

Matt Drayton is a decorated combat veteran, corporate speaker, consultant, and leadership expert. He merges his military and corporate experiences to convey points on leadership, success, and productivity. He is quick to state, There are no shortcuts to a successful speaking business - time and practice are necessary. Preparation Precision Matt bel…

Marcey Rader, an author, and speaker who focuses on productivity and health wants to disrupt the status quo of ill health and reactive behaviors and inspire people to be and do what they think they can’t. Preparation Precision In addition to the obvious preparation, when a company wants to customize their presentation, Marcey sends a "score card" t…

Stan Phelps is a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator at PurpleGoldfish.com, an organization that inspires leaders to think differently about their most important stakeholders: customers and employees. He is the author of six books on customer experience and employee engagement. Stan Phelps went from marketing to writing about marketing and the…

Melissa West of Xtreme Results Coaching helps people think differently so they do differently. She inspires, energizes and empowers her clients to create the amazing life and business of their dreams and her speaking presentations do the same. The phrase she tells herself as she prepares for every speaking opportunity is, "Don't let what I want to …

Professional speaker - or business professional? It doesn't matter. Everyone is a communicator. Everyone is in the speaking business, whether they realize it or not. Alan Hoffler is the Executive Director and Principal Trainer at MillsWyck Communications. He believes that communication has the power to change a person, an organization, a community,…