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Episode 158: Your Book Launch Checklist with Michelle Ule
Join Kathi today with her friend and guest, Michelle Ule, as they talk about preparations for a successful book launch! The motto for today's podcast is be prepared. Michelle shares the tasks to be completed in advance in order to be prepared for a successful book...
How to Meet Your Business Goals by Using Nurturing Emails
Here at Communicator Academy, we are rooting for you to win, which is why we have created a go-to guide that will help you build a set of nurturing emails to help you meet your business goals.
Episode 157: How to be a Great Podcast Guest Part 2 with Cheri Gregory
Welcome Back to part two on how to be the best podcast guest you can be! Join Kathi today with guest, Cheri Gregory, as they continue their discussion on how to be a great podcast guest. Are you looking to become a better speaker on stage or on a podcast? Don't...
Anna and Kathi Chat About The Fastest Way to Have a Successful Book Launch
For so many writers today, whether new or veteran, all the noise and outside pressure to build a platform, grow an email list and launch their book to the masses can feel overwhelming. But it just took one observation from Kathi to author and book launching expert Anna LeBaron to take away all that pressure.
Episode 156: How to be a Great Podcast guest with Cheri Gregory
Be the best podcast guest you can be! Join Kathi today with guest, Cheri Gregory, as they discuss how to be a great guest. Today they will discuss the first five ways to make sure you walk away having the great interview that you want to have and serve the host....
Don’t Be Afraid to Fail, and Other Tips for Growing Your Business
A big part of having a business is setting SMART output based goals. You may have heard of SMART goals before. The acronym is sort of a recipe for goal-making: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Time Sensitive.
Episode 155: What I learned about Book Proposals at a Writing at the Red House Retreat
Ready to pursue writing a book proposal?Join Kathi and her guests (everyone at the actual writing retreat) as they discuss all they learned about the important aspects of proposals.From building chapter titles, to writing your story to marketing, hear from all The Red...
154 Turn Your Book into a Ministry
What helps turn your book into a ministry? Kathi and Michele talk today about a book that can go for the long haul and be turned into a ministry. Some may have the ministry first, some may have a book that is just for a season, how can you recognize the...
Avoiding Burnout: The Surprising Power of Slowing Down
So, what is a motivated writer to do? My humble suggestion? Plan in writing breaks. Take time to dream and to plan ahead. Just as you allow yourself to tap out a first draft without your editing cap on, give yourself a chance to dream without limits.
It’s true, most of the wisdom you see out there stresses the importance of creating a daily writing habit and planning regular writing retreats in order to tackle those larger projects. Most of us are writing in the margins of life, in the midst of working and running our families. So when, exactly, are we supposed to squeeze in time to dream and plan ahead? There are only so many hours in the day, after all!
Here’s the reality, though: Saying you’re too busy writing to stop and dream is like saying you’re too busy driving to stop for gas. Without a vision of where you want to go and a plan for how you’ll get there, your writing will inevitably hit a dead end. Then you’ll have no choice but to stop — and it won’t be on your terms and it will be far more costly. Ask me how I know…
153 Writing/Speaking Ministry Killers: Behaviors and Attitudes to Avoid As You Seek To Serve Part 2
Welcome back!We continue as Kathi and Michele share more on the eight habits, attitudes, and behaviors that can kill a ministry.Today we continue with the next six in the list of ministry killers. From victimization to the comparison trap, Michele and Kathi dive in...
152 Writing/Speaking Ministry Killers (Behaviors and Attitudes to Avoid As You Seek to Serve) Part 1
Welcome!Kathi and Michele share eight habits, attitudes, and behaviors that can kill a ministry.We all have done these at some point in time. Michele and Kathi share this list to help us stay on top of in order to avoid these pitfalls. In this first episode, learn how...
151 How to create more ROI on an event? part 2 with Amy Carroll
Welcome back to part two with Amy Carroll, author of Exhale, on how to maximize your return on investment for speaking at events. Kathi, Michele and Amy shares some "deal-breakers" for accepting speaking opportunities and how to know when it is okay say no. When you...
Two Hidden Ways to Serve Your Audience and Be a More Bookable Speaker
Two stand-out tips to help you better serve your audience and make you instantly more bookable.
150 Is There Enough ROI at a Speaking Event? w/ Amy Carroll part 1
Welcome to a two part series with Amy Carroll on how to maximize your return on investment for events. Kathi shares how when your work is determined by a dollar, it changes everything. As christian communicators, we need to have a higher price on our communication,...
How to Create an Impressive Speaker One Sheet
In order for you to stand out above the crowd, you will want your One Sheet to be true to who you are as a speaker and make a bold statement that reflects your brand and tagline.