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INVEST IN YOU!
Are You Investing In Yourself? How much do you value yourself? Think about it. You value and invest in so many material things: clothes, car, home, etc. They are all a part of your overall budget and they are important. They make us comfortable, but in comparison to...
4 ROCK SOLID GOAL-SETTING RULES THAT ONLY 8% OF SPEAKERS WILL FOLLOW
Each year in January, thousands of speakers and entrepreneurs around the world make resolutions to help them reach their business goals. Common resolutions include goals to improve speaking skills, expanding profession reach, and ultimately filling the calendar with...
I MET THE #1 SPEAKER IN THE WORLD: 3 THINGS I LEARNED
by Latisha Carr I met the #1 Speaker in the World Blog Post I don't know about you all, but when I hear the name Eric Thomas aka ET The Hip Hop Preacher, the very first thing I think of is "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be...
7 DISTRACTING MANNERISMS: LEARNING WHAT NOT TO DO IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
“Fair or not, people make assumptions about your intelligence and education simply by the words you use.”  This line was made popular by Verbal Advantage, a company who produces audio vocabulary and communication improvement programs in its advertising. As a teacher...
THREE KEYS TO BEING AN EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT SPEAKER
As a powerful speaker, your emotional quotient is now just as vital to engaging your audience as your intelligence quotient. When I was a little girl, I remember guest speakers coming to pour into us the wonderful wisdom they had gleaned throughout their years in...
ARE YOU MAKING THE MOST OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS?
BY: KARIN YEARWOOD Whether your answer is yes or no, BSN’s first Master’s webinar is worth your time. This one-hour presentation, hosted by social media and business development expert, Tammira Lucas, will help guide you as you develop or further your business plan....
5 REASONS WHY EVERY SPEAKER SHOULD WRITE AT LEAST ONE BOOK
by Halona Black @ Digital Well Publisher REASON #1 BECOMING AN AUTHOR IS THE FASTEST ROAD TO EXPERT STATUS. One of the greatest symbols of intelligence and expertise in any part of the world is authoring a book. Whether the book was written by you, or you hired a...
CHOOSE YOUR SPEAKING TOPIC WISELY
What’s On Your Mind? Choose Your Speaking Topic Wisely by Aurora Gregory  If you’re a professional, an entrepreneur, someone with a vision and a message that you know the world needs to hear, public speaking immediately establishes you as an expert and thought-leader...
EMAIL MARKETING “REAL TALK” FOR ASPIRING SPEAKERS
If you missed this Black Speakers Network Masters Session in Baltimore you are in luck! We recorded just about the entire session below. Award winning entrepreneur, author, speaker and consultant Raevyn Jones, stopped by to drop some serious knowledge on us with her...