Hey you sophisticated speakers out there. Have you ever found a surprise during a speaking engagement? I did. And I thought I’d share it with you. “Wow…that was a long day,” hubby said when I told him how my Saturday was. “No, it wasn’t long,” I said. “It was lovely.”
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A knock at my hotel room startled me. "Room service," a voice said. I hurried to let her in. “Only need fresh towels,” I said. “I’ll be fine.” She brought them in and I smiled at her. “Thank you. What’s your name?” “Rachel.” We chatted about mundane stuff. But when I told her why I had visited her city, she was open to hear about my ministry. I reached for my suitcase. “Got something for you,” I said. I put a CD in her hands. “This is for me?” she asked, her voice gasping a bit. “Sure it is,” I…
Three Ways to Bring Color to Our Message
What happens when we get on that stage, ready to deliver a dynamic message, but way deep in our hearts issues of life weigh heavy? What can we do when inspiring others is our task, but we’re the ones who need inspiration? Recently, life was going fine, no glitches or major challenges. Then, without warning, no hint it would happen, it did.
Seven Tips for Great Travel
“No way,” I said to the lady across the counter at the airport, “that bag has my make-up. Isn’t that crazy? When I was told my bags took their own trip to a different location, I panicked. Not worried about my clothes, books or material for the presentation, I was fretting for my make-up. Why are we that way? Why do we allow our muscles to stiffen over silly things? We fret about the glitches that really don’t matter that much.
Seven Ways to Connect with Your Audience
“Eye contact with your audience is vital,” the presenter said at a seminar I attended. Eye contact? Gulp. Being blind, how in the world would I manage that? It was a crazy idea anyway for me to become a speaker. I’ll just share my stories and inspiration with groups of close friends. That became my plan. But God had a different one.
Tips from the Pros: Janet Perez Eckles
Happy New Year from Sarah Sundin in foggy California. Several years ago I had the joy of meeting Janet Perez Eckles at the Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference, and I was impressed by her humor, warmth, and strength. Today I have the honor of interviewing this accomplished author and speaker. Janet, how did you get into writing? Years ago I wrote my story – for my kids and grandchildren – and self-published it. Quite raw in the writing and also in the marketing arena, I was stunned with reactions from readers. I learned two things: readers don’t care about beginning…
Simply Salsa by Janet Perez Eckles
Simply Salsa teaches to celebrate life by weaving real-life stories—from the author, from women today and from women in the Bible—to illustrate the victory available to all. The riveting examples ignite in the reader a passion to overcome their own trials such as disabilities, tragedy, devastation and unfairness. Each chapter sings with a Latina flair, a bit of sass, a dash of humor and plenty of inspiration drawn from God’s Word to empower the reader to triumph, bring back joy by learning to conquer fear. Although blind, Janet Perez Eckles has been inspiring thousands to see the best in…
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