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Category: Stories, Creativity & Human Connection

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What is Your ONE Idea Worth Spreading?

Your message will stick-the-landing.

Jack Canfield Asks John Bates Why He Is So Passionate About His Work

This is a slightly embarrassing admission about who I was, and who I became once I realized service is joy.

Failure and Shame | TEDx Taiz

failure annd shame Yemen TEDX Talk

Being aware of and Ok with shame.

One of the Most Important Decisions You Make as a Speaker

One of the most important speaker decisions you'll make

One of the most important decisions you’ll make as a speaker.

Turbocharge Connection

Be vulnerable and tell your messes and successes

Find These Four Stories and Share Them!

How to Avoid the Number 1 Supervillain of Public Speaking

Don't be nervous the supervillain of speaking

Don’t be nervous, be at their service – best advice to overcome nervousness during your presentation.

The Board Presentation

Your Leadership and Presentation and YIPE

Here’s a million-dollar tip that took me many years to discover.

Your Experience is Valuable… Just Relax, and Share it Well

Share your experiences with the world with the tip

Here’s a million-dollar tip that took me many years to discover.

How I Blew my First TED Talk

How John Bates blew his TED Talk

Sometimes the lessons you need to learn are the hardest ones to take on.

Content is King. Context Is Emperor

your body language says more about you then your words

Let’s go back about five years to think about nonverbal communication.

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