This Moved Me

Are you drowning in content-creation overwhelm?

Yeah, me too.

I'm gonna get vulnerable here -

I'm off my game.

Does that ever happen to you? As you are working on creating talks that move the world, do you ever get stuck, falter, get distracted from your purpose and goal?

Overwhelm is the new black... or something like that.

Sometimes the best way to get through the stuck and shift gears is to bring it to light, and share the plan so people can help hold you accountable and cheer you on. (Hi! I'm talking to you!)

So here's my plan - and perhaps these can also be helpful to you if you're feeling overwhelmed like I am.

Direct download: 162_FINAL_MMM_On_Getting_Over_Content_Creation_Overwhelm__mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:23pm EDT

Introducing: a super simple tool that can help jump-start writing a talk, especially when you're feeling stuck and staring at your computer.

I don't know about you, but

There’s so much I want to say!
The beginning is so important… 
I want to ‘wow’ my audience… 
And make the most of the moment… 
 
And yet - HOW?
 
 
The stakes can feel high - your own expectations can drown out the clarity of what you’re trying to say.
 
 
 
I have BEEN THERE!
 
 
 
But this tactic that I use with many of my speakers to pull us out of the mire of writing, and to think about things from a bigger, broader perspective. To establish the lay of the land a bit before we go on the journey.
 
Direct download: 160_MMM_On_a_Simple_Trick_to_Get_you_Started_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

Taylor Croonquist - Co-Founder of Nuts and Bolts Speed Training, a PowerPoint training website and "oooh" and "aaaaah" creator - joined me on the show to talk about presenting online. Taylor is a "hack trickery" kind of guy - always finding ways to short-cut and 'break' what's not working well enough and find a way to do it better. And he and his wife Camille - along with the awesome P-Spice from Spicy Presentations - have created an online hub with over a hundred  YouTube videos and online courses about ways to make PowerPoint work better for you, and faster.

Direct download: TMM_-_Taylor_Croonquist_Interview_Fina_Edit_mixdown1.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:30am EDT

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