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What is Art?
Excerpted from “Life on the Carousel” My father raised the camera, focused carefully and snapped the picture. My grandfather, the subject of the photo, smiles in obvious delight at his Christmas gift. It is a King Size paint-by-number oil set from Craftint. My...
Podcast Eps #35: Anyone Can Be Master of Creativity with Bob Stromberg Part 2
Do you consider yourself to be a creative person? Do you struggle with creating blog posts, material for talks, or even recipes for dinner? In this amazing episode, Communicator and author Bob Stromberg, joins hosts Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt and cheers listeners...
How to Get a Great Headshot
Excitement courses through my veins! This guest blog post will be the best Famous Person has ever published! My heart sinks. I can’t submit my amazing article with a photobombed home picture. I need a new headshot. My thoughts outpace my racing heart: How do I find a...
Podcast Eps #34: Anyone Can Be Master of Creativity with Bob Stromberg
Are you in a rut as a speaker or have a block as a writer? Creativity is the cure for that which often ails us as communicators. Hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp are joined by the incomparable Bob Stromberg. Bob is an author, teacher, speaker, comedian, and...
Leverage Times Two: What I Learned from my Second Leverage Conference
The first time I stepped into the opening session of Leverage I was filled with trepidation. The second time I stepped into the opening session of Leverage I was filled with calm. What was the difference? At the first I was an attendee; at the second I was the emcee....
Episode #33: The Desperate Platform-Builders Guide to Getting Noticed
You want to get noticed. You must do all the things to be getting noticed every chance you get.... Wait! No! STOP! In this fun, honest and especially snarky episode, hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp dive into some of the desperate attempts made by innumerable...
How to be Prepared for the Last-Minute Speaking Gig
Let's pretend: It's 30 minutes before bedtime, and you're winding down for the night. Suddenly, the phone rings. Who could possibly be calling this late? You wonder as you answer. "I am so sorry to be calling you at the last minute like this," says a voice trying...
Podcast Episode #32: Put Together a Presentation in a Fraction of the Time
Have you ever been called at the last minute to cover a presentation for another speaker? Do you wish the time you spend to prepare a message could be minimized? This episode was tailor-made for you! Hosts Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt, who have prepared hundreds of...
Resources for a Writer: The Books You Need to Read in 2017 (with Free Download)
Resources for a writer As writers, words are our medium. We line them up in sentences, debate word choice, use them to paint a sunset on the page. We are artists - the pen our oil pastels, the keyboard our watercolors. There’s nothing else we use for our craft - just...
Episode #31: Our Favorite Books On Writing
In this episode, hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp share some of their secrets (their favorite books on writing) with their listeners. Using their usual humorous and candid banter, the ladies do a delightful book report on some empowering resources for writers and...
How Overwhelmed Helped my Business
I met Kathi at Mount Hermon Writers Conference last year while attending the intensive, pre-conference Platform Clinic. At the end of the week, I left with aspirations as high as the redwood trees. In her printed materials for the clinic, she gave us pages to write...
Episode #30: A Step by Step Step Guide to Self Publishing with Mary DeMuth
Are you a writer that needs an encouraging shot in the arm? Wisdom from an experienced communicator? Some insight on self-publishing? This episode is for you! Established and popular author, Mary DeMuth (she has over 30 books!), joins hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi...
Susy Flory’s 5 Favorite Memoirs
Opening up a good memoir is starting a journey--like climbing into a waiting car for an road trip to an exotic, unknown destination while savoring every twist and turn in the road. Here's a list of my five favorite memoirs. What's your favorite memoir? Girl Meets God,...
Episode #129 When to Write a Memoir
Have you ever thought about writing your life's memoir? Do people tell you that your story would make a great book? In this episode, the popular topic of memoir is addressed by hosts Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp and are joined by New York Times bestseller, Susy...
Book Launches: A Beginner’s Guide to a Successful Launch
We talked about all kinds of things related to book launches on the Communicator Academy podcast, didn’t we? But now you’re probably wondering, “Why have a book launch?” Or “How does a book launch work?” Or maybe you’re thinking, “I wrote the book. Let my publisher...