Public Speaking, Confidence, Storytelling, Selling, Personal Brand, Career Advancement: Be In Demand

Ready to get client testimonials with ease and use that social proof in your social media and website? Asking for client testimonials can feel awkward and often overlooked. Think about all the times you’ve read reviews before hitting the buy button. Those reviews allow the buyer to feel more at ease when they’re buying your product, hiring you or joining your course. And what do you do with those...

Let’s get real, you’ve used an excuse or two throughout your entrepreneurial journey. You know those little lies we tell ourselves like, I’m not ready, I need more experience, After the kids go back to school, when the economy is better, after I lose 10 pounds….. And these little lies are so easy to believe. Let’s face it, those lies are just keeping you small, safe and not in the arena. As a Mast...

Ignore what mainstream has been telling you, they might actually be holding your business back.  When you’re in this online space, you see what’s working out for others and tend to follow what they say and do. I mean, if they look successful, they must know something we don;t know, right? If you’re building your business online you end up at the mercy of the algorithm and this makes standing...

Communicating with confidence is not only for stages and networking events. Speaking skills to communicate your thoughts, ideas and to inspire others are being used not only by speakers and online coaches. More than ever, great communication skills are needed for your personal and professional brand, whether you’re in a leadership position, working with a customer or interviewing for your next pos...

Google speaking tips and you’ll get pages and pages of results. Whether you’re on TikTok or Pinterest searching #SpeakingTips and you’ll find the common ones about pausing, eye contact and voice fluctuation. And while those are all great tips, today I’m sharing tips that have come from years of experience on the stage. These tips will surprise you from what not to eat to where to look. Listen to t...

What if your money sounded like you? Had your style and personality? Well it can and it should. Today we dive deep into money and how to put your voice into your money. Building that relationship with money is key for anyone at any age. Amanda Neely is a small business and financial professional. She founded and ran Overflow Coffee Bar, L3C from 2008 through 2018. Now, she shares her experiential...

Stuck on how to explain what you do without getting that glossed over look? People are going to ask and what you say in an "elevator pitch" or marketing on your website is how others will be raving, remembering, and referring you on repeat. If you’re wondering where your next client is coming from, don’t understand why everyone and their brother hasn’t hired you yet or you can’t remember the last...

Like it or not, you're speaking every day and therefore, you're already a speaker.  When you hear about being a speaker what comes first into mind? Right, a person on a stage speaking to a large audience.  In this episode of Be In Demand, we are going to redefine that. And why you as a business owner, as a salesperson, or even as a virtual assistant are already a speaker.  Check out...

Your words and the words you speak inward and outward matter. How do you talk to yourself each day? Are you kind, loving and encouraging? Or do you verbally beat yourself up, remind yourself of mistakes and why you should give up? On today’s episode I’m sharing my experience reading Don Miguel Ruiz’s book for the second time years later. This book should be required reading for everyone. Check out...

Being the best kept secret is hurting your business and killing your confidence. Let’s talk about the ABC’s of visibility and how to start using the ladder approach to getting known and seen by your ideal clients. Today I had a conversation with Lisa Simone Richards, a PR & Visibility Strategist for online coaches who want to get seen everywhere. Through her free workshops, masterclasses and m...

Watch the Speak and Stand Out (no matter what level your biz is at) workshop on YouTube. Learn more about IN Demand Signature Speech Links and resources mentioned in this episode: Grab the FREE resource Go from Unknown to Visible . Follow me on Instagram: @laurieann.murabito For more about me and what I do, check out my website . If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, get full...

If you’re like most people, you’ve got some beliefs that are actually conflicting each other.  Thoughts and beliefs swirl around in the mind like a whirlpool. Our beliefs conflict and often contradict one another. They trigger another, creating confusing situations where you don’t know what to say or do next.  Take for example what you think it takes to start leveraging speaking in your...

People hire EXPERTS. And there are 7,500 opportunities a day to highlight yourself as one. Yes, that’s the magic of being a speaker! When you’re booked for evenst (in person and virtually), you’re positioned as the expert and your audience are pre-qualified leads. What most entrepreneurs don’t know is this opportunity to speak happens 7,500 every single day and that’s just here in the US. Imagine...

Sandy started putting her story on paper as a means to heal from childhood trauma and in the end her story healed others. Today I share this episode with one of my long time clients and students. Sandy Thibault works with adults who desire to live more fully in the present, be more creative in dealing with life problems, and broaden their perspective about who they are and how they participate in...

Speaking is the most underutilized marketing tool. The common practice is to build relationships one person at a time. But what if you were able to build relationships with a group of people, who are pre-qualified leads, through a speaking event? Speaking is the most effective form of marketing that positions you as an expert and a person of authority in front of audiences who are pre-qualifi...

The best way to organically grow your email list with quality people vs random family members. What most entrepreneurs don’t know is they can grow it with the right people in a very short span–as quick as one afternoon. Your email list is your opportunity to cultivate a deep relationship with each person who subscribed to it which is why it is important to grow it with quality people. I grew my em...

Speaking is one of the most overlooked marketing strategies. Besides there being an abundance of opportunities to speak and share your story right in your backyard, it’s also one of the best and most efficient ways to speak to a group of pre-qualified leads.  When is the right time to start raising your hand to be the speaker at meetings, conferences and be interviewed on podcasts?   Che...

What’s your reason to breathe? Sarah Ross is a Burnout Recovery and Life Balance Coach and Consultant, Award-winning International Speaker and Bestselling Author, who uses her experiences with Burnout and Mental Health to help others avoid the dark place that she found herself in. She founded “Your Reason to Breathe” as a way to show those burning out at work that there are steps that can help tur...

It’s not what you say but how you say it that matters and drives home your message. In this short episode, I’m sharing some of the speaking tips I share with my clients and students to help them look and feel like they’ve been captivating audiences for years.   Check out what you’ll learn: Using your voice on camera and stage is more than just speaking. Learn the different things your audience and...

Impostor syndrome is a phenomenon that almost 84% of people have experienced at some point in their lives.  The feeling of being an impostor is when you're convinced that you've gotten where you are by tricking people into thinking that you're more capable than you actually are. It takes away the confidence that you should have, so it's important to know how to notice imposter syndrome, and what t...

You only have a few seconds to capture your audience’s attention and intrigue them to continue listening.   You may or may not already know, it’s getting harder and harder to grab your audience’s attention with all the demands on our attention these days.   That’s exactly why you need to start every presentation off on the right foot. Your opening must have the audience want to put down their phon...

If you want to stand out in any industry or company, learn to speak and communicate with confidence. Whether you’re a careerist, employed by an organization or working for yourself and building your own company, public speaking skills will have you standing out, being seen and the one that gets promoted and hired. From my executive coaching day, I know as you climb the corporate ladder, the more m...

Improving your health and growing your business have more in common than meets the eye. 3 weeks on a restricted diet to cleanse my body gave me invaluable lessons to growing my business. The recommendation for the diet came at an important time in my journey to remain healthy and vibrant. My health has always been a top priority of mine. I took a good look at how I prepared for this cleanse, had a...

Is LinkedIN one of the platforms you’re using to shine and get known? If not, you’re missing out on a stage to grow your audience.   Donna Serdula is the founder and president of Vision Board Media, a professional branding company that helps individuals and companies tell their unique story on LinkedIn and beyond.  Bringing dynamic brand storytelling to the masses and empowering people to dream bi...

Curious what’s inside In Demand Signature Speech? Keep reading… I’m taking you behind the scenes to learn more about what’s you’ll be learning inside In Demand Signature Speech (INDSS) and who it’s perfect for. Take a look for yourself at www. SpeakAndStandOut.com/SS Inside this program, you'll learn the exact process I take my clients through from ideas to finished stories and a call to action yo...