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Nick's ManagedWP Test SiteWhat Cops WatchThe Stuff We Liked Great inside look at being a cop Great stories – would have loved even more Great introductions Good quick transitions Great music Erik liked the “game” of guessing how much the movie made (once) I didn’t even look at my phone until we were two hours in The Items that Need to be Polished While you explained that some of the cops were authors, Dave thought the inclusion of content that leaned toward “Film school” was the weakest content. If you cut ut out the show would be amazing Use their names more often so...
2019-01-0154 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteCurious Goods 1 Today we look at Curious Goods a show that takes a deep dive in the Friday the 13th television series and looks at the storytelling aspects and other areas that made this a great show. Audio Player at the bottom of the page The Stuff We Liked We enjoyed the sarcasm and entertainment as you did the re-enactment of the episode The ads were well done and to the point The show is a very unique mix of story writing clinic and very old television series Nice production The female voiceover at the start...
2018-12-141h 18Nick's ManagedWP Test SiteWake Up Eager Workforce Wake Up Eager Workforce Description: Helping senior leaders build and sustain an energetic, committed and drama-free workforce, including tools and resources for hiring and promoting the right people. Information to reduce turnover and improve productivity. You’ll learn everything you need to know about building a high performing and successful Wake Up Eager Workforce: Insightful insider tips and best practices; Revealing employee selection and development expert resources; Helpful guidance and action steps for building energy, commitment and communication in organizations; Ongoing motivation, encouragement and support for all of your hiring and development efforts. ...
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2018-09-2603 min2018-09-2405 min2018-09-2405 min2018-09-2404 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteInvesting With The BuysideDescription Corporate access and investing insights for the value investor. Investing with the Buyside is a podcast that was founded on the idea that all investors should have the opportunity to hear management teams from public companies talk about their companies, industry outlook, capital allocation philosophy, and their perspective on the valuation of their company stock. The goal of the IwtB Podcast is to provide one management interview per week and our hope is that we can help investors achieve superior investment returns by highlighting interesting investment opportunities. What Was Working I like...
2018-09-031h 14Nick's ManagedWP Test SiteThe Rogue Ones Today we are joined by Leslie Eiler Thompson who is the host of The Rogue Ones podcast. Description Conversations with extraordinary individuals on their own unique “rogue” journeys. We explore the experiences and opportunities afforded these rogues as they share successes and failures they’ve encountered along the way. We then, in turn, learn ways to adopt this rogue attitude for ourselves. These are the rogue ones, and these are their stories. What Is Working One of the best intros ever. Leslie is awesome at talking to one person and soun...
2018-07-191h 01Nick's ManagedWP Test SiteRoute 66 Podcast The description of the Route 66 Podcast is “talks with people living and working along the Mother Road.” You can find it at http://www.route66podcast.com/The episode we reviewed is http://www.route66podcast.com/18-mojave-desert-route-66/ What We Thought Was Done Well The opening with Dennis’ voice was unique. The phone quality added to the nostalgia of the episode. Nice rustic opening music Nice plug of the earlier episode You do a good job of asking the questions and letting the guest talk Nice tease with the trivia answer to keep people listening W...
2018-07-1150 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteAmedium Midlife Traveler A Midlife Traveler Description: Travel vacation destinations come to life in your ears through the Amidlife Travler podcast. Discover countries, culture, history, tours, sightseeing advice and travel tips through the voices, humor and opinions of locals who live there or travelers who have been there… like hearing about Scotland from a Scotsman and Ireland from the Irish. Indulge your travel curiosities and find ideas for your next vacation. Helpful information for world travelers and those who want to travel. Season 1 explores Scotland through the voice, opinions and stories of a Scotsman named James. Topi...
2018-06-1839 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteAgless Hockey Ageless Hockey has a description of ” This is a podcast for hockey players over 50 years old.” The website is agelesshockey.com Things We Liked in This Episode There was some wise advice about not coming back from an injury early and how to NOT get your gear stolen He did a great job talking to a single person. There was no group speak. Shared some vulnerability which builds intimacy with his audience. The audio sounded fine The website is simple and easy to navigate. Great...
2018-06-1345 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteFinished the Competent Communicator? Toastmasters’ Next StepTHIS IS THE CONTENT ENCODED!!!! After about a year in Toastmasters as you complete your Competent Communicator manual, you might be wondering what’s next. Is the CC all that Toastmasters has to offer you? Moving Too Fast? You may hear some older Toastmasters say that you shouldn’t go too fast through the Competent Communicator manual. They have a valid point: the longer you’re in Toastmasters, the more speeches and more evaluations you’ll see and learn from. I strongly believe that you learn more about your speaking from the evaluations you give others....
2016-12-0409 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteGo Big and Inspire Your Audience! Project 10The Inspirational Speech, the last of the speech projects in the Competent Communicator manual, challenges you to pull together everything you’ve learned so far. Speech organization, presentation skills and the tricks of rhetoric to gain your audience’s attention and confidence all go together into a final speech project. This speech assignment suggests several techniques to emotionally connect with your audience. This is not the time to be subtle. Go big! Go dramatic! While you’re expected to inspire your audience, this is also a great speech to try something new. Did you see someone use...
2016-12-0408 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteTwo Keys to a Successful Persuasion SpeechPersuasion isn’t just about how long or how much you can speak and wear down your listeners to finally give in– it’s about moving your audience to do something. How does persuasion work? How do you persuade someone? We always expect something to come after the word “convince” or “persuade.” We want to convince someone to do something. We want to persuade someone to believe or act in a certain way. There you have it. That’s the difference between a public speaker and a two-year old’s public tantrum. Rhet...
2016-12-0409 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteVisual Aids: Make Your Speech Visually StimulatingEngaging the Senses What’s the point of visual aids? I think that it’s about engaging more of your audience’s senses than just hearing you speak. A visual aid adds a layer to your speech that your voice or body can’t add. It’s not just about handouts or PowerPoint images. Your goal is to bring your audience to a different place than they were before you began – and sometimes, an image or an object can do it faster and more effectively than words. Pictures are worth a thousand words? So then might a...
2016-12-0409 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteResearch Your CredibilityHow Your Audience Perceives You Research your audience before you get up to speak. I think most audiences can be classified as friendly, uninformed, or antagonistic. A Toastmasters meeting should be friendly and open to listening to your presentation. This kind of audience is the best kind for trying out new material and getting evaluations of your speech skills. Other friendly audiences are likely to be ones where your topic is perceived as valuable and maybe even worth paying to hear. The other end of the spectrum is the antagonistic audience. I’m recordi...
2016-12-0410 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteIs Mona Lisa Smiling? The Power of Vocal VarietyVocal Variety may be the easiest way to judge a public speaker – and the hardest skill to develop well. It’s all too easy to get overly dramatic with voices. We end up sounding like cartoon characters. Creating subtle characters using our voices demonstrates mastery of public speaking, which is why we have to struggle to work for it. Mona Lisa stands as possibly the greatest piece of art ever created by man. The portrait is known throughout the world, seen by millions every year. But the question is never settled – is she smiling? When we don’t use good voc...
2016-12-0410 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteDive into Body Language: Project 5The fifth project in the Competent Communicator Manual focuses on body language. What exactly is body language? In general, it’s the non-verbal messages from a speaker to the audience, including deliberate gestures and facial movements, and involuntary and spontaneous actions. Studies have shown that body language has great credibility with the audience than the words of the speaker’s message and sometimes, even more than the speaker’s facial expressions. That’s why it’s crucial to develop good effective stage presence with you stage space body and hands face to strengthen the impact of...
2016-12-0411 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteFind Your Audience: The Sweet SpotYour Audience Sets the Tone of Your Speech It’s a mistake to think that you alone as the speaker decide what you get to say and how you’re going to say it. Communication only happens when there are a speaker and an audience. You have to consider them first, even before your message. The audience will set the parameters of the words you choose and the techniques you use to convey your message. The audience is why you’re speaking. You’re there to serve the audience, not your message. I think that’s where speaker...
2016-12-0408 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteProject 3: What’s Your Purpose?What’s your Speech Purpose? There are 4 main reasons to give a speech: to inform to inspire to entertain to call to action. By knowing your speech purpose, you’ll be able to limit your topic and exclude material that’s not specific to your speech. Often, this will help you decide what to include and what to exclude from your presentation. No matter how funny the joke you heard last night was, you have to decide if it fits into your speech. As your audience is giving you the time (and time equals money) and attent...
2016-12-0407 minNick's ManagedWP Test SiteOrganize Your Speech… Backwards?However you felt about your first speech, don’t wait to do your second. You may feel like you bombed. You may have gone over time, under time, mumbled, wanted to vomit, couldn’t breathe, had the shakes… Stage fright. But don’t wait. Do your next speech as soon as you can get on the schedule. If you wait, you’re more likely to work up a worse case of nerves for the next speech. How to Organize Your Speech Start at the end. What do you want the audience to do? By start...
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