Posts by Misty Megia
3 Most Common PowerPoint Mistakes
In order to keep the mob from grabbing their pitchforks and roasting you in your post webinar or event survey you must avoid these three simple mistakes. If you do even one of these errors you could be turning away potential clients, major dollars, and or loosing your following. It’s pivitol that you take the…
Read More2017 Must Have Tech Tools for Small Businesses
There are a crazy amount of tech tools out in the world wide web:) As a small business owner having the time to run your business and have time to research tools to help is almost close to impossible. It’s hard to understand at a glance what’s going to work for you and who just has…
Read MoreThe Curvey Road to your Personal Brand
Curvy women have been left out of the fashion conversation for years. But is there real change underway? “Your style is your personal brand.” “First impressions matter.” “Feel comfortable in your own skin” These are all things that girls with curves hear on a daily basis even though clothing stores continue to display models in…
Read MoreUnexpected Gifts For Children
My first bra was a hand-me-down from my neighbors in the canyon where I grew up. (Sorry male co-workers, TMI.) Yet despite what you might be thinking, I know I have been blessed. We were not rich (as you likely guessed above), we didn’t have new things often, we didn’t live in huge houses. Often…
Read MoreHow I got over my fear of speaking
I stood there with everyone’s eyes glued to me, my hands were shaking so bad that I couldn’t pick up my prop for the demonstration. I wanted to be invisible, to hide where nobody could find me. I wanted to run but had to get through it. This was in 5th grade. I had…
Read MoreLessons from an Uber Driver
I climbed into the Uber ready for my Chicago adventure to the blues bar Buddy Guys. My boss and my friend Stacy climbed into the back waiting for the driver to check our destination on his phone. As we ventured towards our event I noticed that our driver had a beautiful accent. I asked him…
Read MoreProtecting Your Speaking Voice
Picture this. You are about to take the stage in front of hundreds of people only to realize you have no voice. Not my idea of fun, either. But if you prepare wisely, you will be able to find your voice and make it happen! I have taken the stage with solos to sing after…
Read MoreSpeaking Tips for Beginners
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by the Profit First team! A group of wildly fun incredible people, if you don’t know them you should! They are a team trying to make a positive difference one day at a time and we should all support that! Also doesn’t hurt that Mike Michalowicz is a…
Read MoreThe Critical Thing Our Society Has Lost
As I read through the feedback from a recent webinar, one comment caught my eye: “Her voice was annoying.” Before the webinar, I told my client that she should speak in a little bit deeper voice. According to research a deeper voice instills more trust with men. My client spoke with a calm practiced tone that wasn’t…
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