It’s not enough to say “I want to be better at public speaking.” What I’ve seen from training the staff at Fortune Magazine, and working with coaches & real estate agents across the country is that you need to get to your WHY. Doing hard things is….ahem hard. So in this minute marketing episode I offer some tips on how to find your motivation and then what to do next, so that you can be a better public speaker, more effective communicator and have more impact.

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In this 5 minute episode, you will learn:

• Why motivation is key
• Examples from real clients on what helped them get over their fears
• How to gain the important skills to be a better speaker
  

Ways to Grow Your Speaking Skills:

Kim’s 7-Day On Camera Challenge

Grab Kim’s Free Tips to Make Magical Videos That Make You Money

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Learn essential LinkedIn strategies with Rachel B. Lee, a renowned LinkedIn Top Voice and the co-owner of Standout Authority. She shares her top tips to grow your presence on LinkedIn, describes how to craft a great profile, how to build your network authentically, tools to use and the truth about video on LinkedIn.

Rachel's journey starts in corporate roles at Microsoft and Gartner. Rachel achieved over a billion impressions in 2017 as the social lead for Microsoft Inspire and won the speaker excellence award in 2018 for her session on modern selling and LinkedIn. We discuss the pressures of being in a large organization while feeling the need to express your true, unfiltered voice. Rachel's insights on leveraging corporate roles to build a personal brand really hit home for me. She shared her experiences hosting a podcast at Microsoft and connecting with high-level execs, showing how you can advance both your and your company's missions. It's all about finding that sweet spot where your personal and professional lives can align and thrive together.

My personal wheelhouse is our conversation on video and LinkedIn. Rachel highlighted the surge of video content on the platform and its importance in building a dynamic presence. We chatted about her top advice for enhancing LinkedIn visibility: attracting with a standout profile, engaging with value-driven content, and converting through active networking. I also loved her emphasis on storytelling that blends personal and professional elements—it's something we're both passionate about. If you're looking to make meaningful connections and elevate your personal brand while contributing to your company's success, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

In this episode you will learn:

• Rachel’s top tips to be better at LinkedIn - 2:23
• When to accept connections or reject them - 10:00
• What tools to use for lead generation - 11:20
• How to build your personal brand if you are at a company - 14:25
• Why Linkedin video gets 1.4x impressions and engagements than other platforms - 24:38
  

What does you’re making dinner have to do with Social Media Contant? No I’m not talking about food influencers.

Make sure to subscribe to hear every Friday 5-minute marketing master class! And Wednesdays are inspirational founders!

In this 5 minute episode, you will learn:

• What “batch creating” is
• Why producing several videos at once is the key to success
• How to make more videos easily

Ways to Grow Your Speaking Skills:

Kim’s 7-Day On Camera Challenge

Tips to Go From Camera Shy to Camera Shine
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