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Episode #013: Lisa B. Marshall, author of Smart Talk: The Public Speaker’s Guide to Success in Every Situation

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Lisa B. MarshallToday’s guest, Lisa B. Marshall, is probably best known as the host of the award-winning The Public Speaker’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Improving Your Communication Skills, a podcast that has seen over 10 million downloads since it’s debut in 2008.

She is a coach and consultant helping organizations build stronger teams, manage conflict, create stronger, more effective messages, and deliver better presentations. She’s been a keynote speaker and workshop leader for well over a dozen years.

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And she’s the author of Smart Talk: The Public Speaker’s Guide to Success in Every Situation, a book considered the swiss-army knife of communication.

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Episode #011: Erik J. Fisher, author of Beyond the To-Do List Vol 1: Goals

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Erik_J_FisherIf you’re anything like me, you know how important it is to not only set goals, but to actually make a habit of writing them down and tracking your progress. Otherwise, what’s the point, right?

Yet, despite what we know we should do, more often than not we end up falling off the wagon like a good-intentioned New Years resolution.

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In today’s episode of the Read to Lead Podcast we’ll chat with Erik Fisher, author of Beyond The To-Do List Volume 1: Goals, as he provides some much needed help toward turning our elusive goal-setting efforts into a bonafide habit.

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Episode #009: Ken Segall, Author of Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success

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Ken Segall Head ShotEven if you don’t consider yourself a fan of all things Apple, it’s impossible to deny that the company has improved virtually every category they’ve chosen to enter.

From products and packaging, to marketing and advertising, the hits seem to far outweigh the misses. But what is it about Apple that has them firing on all cylinders more often that not?

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When Ken Segall, author of the book Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success, asked himself that question, he found a common thread in all the data, feedback and meeting notes.

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Episode #008: Richard Shell, author of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success

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g-richard-shellWhat is success to you? Where do your ideas and opinions on success come from? Are they your own, or are you striving to achieve someone else’s idea of what success is for you?

In today’s episode, we chat with author G. Richard Shell from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

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Episode #002: Robert D. Smith, author of 20,000 Days and Counting

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555015_336639603114413_197272377_nHow many days have you been alive? Do you know? Have you ever thought about your life in anything other than years?

Robert D. Smith had an epiphany one day upon realizing that he was just about a month from reaching 20,000 days on this earth.

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This realization caused him to spend 2 days away from all the distractions of life in order to reflect on the next 20,000.  While Robert didn’t plan it this way, the book 20,000 Days and Counting: The Crash Course for Mastering Your Life Right Now came out of that time of reflection.

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