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West Coast Christian Writers Conference is Coming!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNU_ymWUScc&feature=youtu.be West Coast Christian Writers February will be here before you know it! And there is a great writiers conference coming to California in the new year! West Coast Christian Writers (WCCW) Conference offers...

Seven Simple Steps to Make the Most of a Booking

Seven Simple Steps to Make the Most of a Booking

When a speaker is given the opportunity to share their ministry with an audience, it is a gift. An event coordinator is entrusting their sheep, time, money and program to the speaker, and the speaker needs to do everything possible to make the most of a booking. Many...

Notice the Need With Your Name on It

Notice the Need With Your Name on It

As Christian writers and speakers, it's vital that we monitor our motives and notice the need of our audience. We must regularly ask ourselves: Why do I step up to a microphone in front of an audience to deliver a spoken message? Why do I spend hours at the keyboard...

Should You Wait or Go For It? The Right Time to Get Personal

Should You Wait or Go For It? The Right Time to Get Personal

"Share your story!" is a popular buzz phrase for communicators these days. This push for authenticity can leave us, as writers and speakers, uncertain about how much is too much, too little, or just right to share with our audiences. During her "Sharing Your Story"...

Podcast Episode #09: To Wait or to Write

To Wait or to Write In this insightful episode, Kathi Lipp and Michele Cushatt uncover the fine line between sharing one's story out of authenticity and desperation. They provide biblical insight and perspective on how to best discern when to tell your story, whether...

Podcast Episode #08- The Art of Writing Memoir

Podcast Episode #08- The Art of Writing Memoir

There is most certainly an art to writing memoir. Memoirs are one of our favorite genres at Communicator Academy but one of the most difficult to write (well). This week's guest, author and speaker Susy Flory, joins us and gives us her best tips and experiences...

7 Tips to Improve Facebook Engagement

7 Tips to Improve Facebook Engagement

  by Robin Smith As an author, speaker or coach, you want to be found. You want people to be able to search for you and find out more about you. You want them to desire to connect with you and become raving fans. You need to improve Facebook engagement. So often...

Episode #06: Dressing for the Platform

Episode #06: Dressing for the Platform

When it comes to dressing for the platform, most of us get a big dose of angst just thinking about it. Have you ever uttered the words, "I wish I had a personal stylist!"? Since most of us will never have our own stylist following us around to speaking engagements,...

Episode #05: Learning to Lead Yourself

Episode #05: Learning to Lead Yourself

Whether you're a speaker, a writer, or just in business for yourself, knowing how to lead yourself is a vital part of your success... and sanity. Michele Cushatt and Kathi Lipp discuss the key factors in knowing who you are, how to lead yourself and what to do with...

Weeding Out Criticism You Shouldn’t Pay Attention To

In my early years as a speaker, I passed out a simple speaker evaluation form to all audience members after each message, asking them to rate my content, preparedness, delivery, etc. Those evaluation forms almost caused me to quit my speaking ministry. Not the forms...

Podcast Episode 04: Facebook Fatigue with Guest Laura Christianson

Podcast Episode 04: Facebook Fatigue with Guest Laura Christianson

Facebook fatigue. Simply, it's the term used for the decision to leave Facebook either permanently or temporarily. The reason noted by many: boredom. As we build our platform, our goal is most definitely not boredom. Kathi hosts this week's guest, Laura Christianson...