Tips, Truths & Lessons Learned, From Top Writers’ Unproduced Work. Novelists, screenwriters, authors, playwrights, journalists, writer-performers, columnists, poets… Every writer has a virtual bottom drawer where they keep the bits of writing they never finished, had rejected or can’t quite find a home for – the unfinished novel, the cut scene, the rejected script, sometimes even the childhood essay… In each episode of The Offcuts Drawer actors perform these pieces and the writer talks to ho ...
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Speakable Podcasts
A teacher podcast for busy educators—about 10 minutes, every week. Stay current on artificial intelligence in education (plain English), edtech, and what matters in the classroom: culture, instruction, assessment, digital health and wellness, and more. Simple ideas you can use right away. Hosted by AP Computer Science teacher Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher)—author and longtime edtech blogger—this teaching podcast features best-selling teachers, researchers, and in-the-classroom administrators ...
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Speaking, Storytelling, Sales, Marketing, Brand Awareness, Visibility: Be In Demand
Laurie-Ann Murabito, Public Speaking Coach & Visibility Strategist
From boardrooms to sales calls to stages and networking events—your ability to communicate is the fastest way to grow your business, elevate your brand, and open doors to opportunities you didn’t even know existed. If you want to get visible, attract premium opportunities and promotions, and turn speaking into your best marketing strategy, you’ve just found your new favorite podcast. Hosted by Laurie-Ann Murabito, professional keynote speaker, executive leadership coach, and communication st ...
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This podcast is designed to give you the listener a chance to interact with the contents of the previous weeks sermons. We pray that God's Word goes out and accomplishes all that it is purposed to do. Happy listening.
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When Your Topic Is Dying: How to Make It Speakable (and Bookable) [LIVE Coaching] | Ep 377
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28:32***Sign up for a FREE Speaker Breakthrough Session at: https://SpeakAndStandOut.com/SBS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During this live coaching session, our guest Abigail Dagostino from DieBetterBook.com has experience speaking, but her topic is heavy and she wants to branch out of hospice type audiences.. 17 Magic Phrases - DOWNLOAD your copy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Joi…
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How to Negotiate Speaker Fees and Value When Invited to Events [Audience QA] | Ep 383
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7:44If you’re looking for tips and ideas on how to leverage speaking opportunities, how to use speaking as your best for of visibility, or how to get booked to speak, you’re in the right place. This is the best public speaking podcast for coaches, consultants, and service providers. Today’s question comes from Brenda: She was asked to speak at a confer…
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AI as an Assistant: Rethinking Learning and the Future of School
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11:21Opening Paragraph In this episode, we tackle the challenges educators face as uncertainty around AI, demographic shifts, and evolving student futures continue to reshape schools. Teachers are feeling the pressure to personalize learning for every student, and we explore how AI might assist rather than overwhelm us in that work. Jennifer Womble, Con…
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AI and Your Personal Brand: Your Reputation is Your Resume | Ep 382
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9:47Your personal brand means being intentional about how you show up every day. You want to get noticed, not for what you know, but for how you make others feel, whether you’re in the office, on stage, or at your kid’s soccer game. Get ready to be seen as someone others want to work with. Stop letting others decide what you’re known for. It’s time to …
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How to use Humor in your Speech [Q&A] | Ep 381
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4:07If you’re looking for tips and ideas on how to leverage speaking opportunities, how to use speaking as your best for of visibility, or how to get booked to speak, you’re in the right place. This is the best public speaking podcast for coaches, consultants, and service providers. Today’s question comes from Jeremy Bergh: Is using self deprecating hu…
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Trust Will Matter More Than Reach in 2026 | Ep 380
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13:17Trust is becoming more valuable than reach, and it will become your greatest asset. Worried AI is making it harder to stand out? Many clients and audiences wonder if what they see online is real or just another fake AI creation. The game is changing, and now your human touch and brand trust matter even more. If you want to get ahead, you’ll need to…
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Networking To Build Your Business and Personal Brand [Q&A] | Ep 379
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7:30If you’re looking for tips and ideas on how to leverage speaking opportunities, how to use speaking as your best for of visibility, or how to get booked to speak, you’re in the right place. This is the best public speaking podcast for coaches, consultants, and service providers. Today’s question comes from Daniella: Do you have any tips for network…
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The Easy Marketing Plan to Get You In Front of Your Ideal Clients | Ep 378
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13:08It's time to leverage the power of public speaking for your business and career? In this episode, we're diving deep into why speaking events needs to be a major part of your marketing game plan for this year. There's no "badge of honor" for grinding it out with old-school hard sell tactics when you could be getting in front of your ideal crowd and …
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Getting Consistent Results from AI: What Teachers and Students Need to Know
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12:37Many teachers are frustrated when AI gives great results one day and confusing or unreliable responses the next. This episode explores why that happens and how it affects both teachers and students in real classrooms. I sit down with Rob the AI Guy to unpack a key concept that explains much of this inconsistency and helps educators use AI more wise…
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The Science of Attention: The Difference One Teacher Makes
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1:00:30The science of attention explains why learning cannot happen without focus—and why one teacher can make all the difference. Learn how to understand the science of attention and help students learn. This episode is an extended episode shared from my other podcast/radio/TV show: Cool Cat Teacher Talk. I'm sharing it because it is helpful, but also be…
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BONUS: Shortcuts and Templates to Excel Your Business in 2026
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20:04Go shop the Shortcut Suites now. This is time sensitive and will only be live to get in until Jan-15-2026. AND all the shortcuts will be available until Feb-15th, so BOOKMARK the suite when you get inside. You can grab my Pitch Templates, which normal you have to pay for but inside the suite it's FREE.…
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STOP Speaking for Free: Strategic Exchanges for Speakers That Boost Your Brand | Ep 376
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12:11Never speak for free. When you speak for no-fee, there is always an exchange of value There’s a world of opportunity waiting when you think beyond a paycheck. When you step in front of an audience, your expertise becomes your currency. Real exchange happens when both you and the event organizer benefit. Most people settle for zero when they could b…
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Charlie Higson Pt 2 - Screenwriter, Novelist & Actor
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54:15This is part 2 of my interview with Charlie and in this episode his offcuts include an episode of Dr Who, a horror version of a Disney cartoon classic and a black comedy film written for some of the regulars in the Fast Show. CAST: Nigel Pilkington, Kenny Blyth, Noni Lewis, Christopher Kent, Shash Hira, Keith Wickham, Beth Chalmers Charlie Higson h…
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Speaking: How to get booked for events while being a mom to a toddler [LIVE Coaching] | Ep 375
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22:08***Sign up for a FREE Speaker Breakthrough Session at: https://SpeakAndStandOut.com/SBS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During this live coaching session, our guest Jessica Britt, is looking to get started speaking and has to work around her 1 yr old's nap schedule. Ep 309 is mentioned in this episode, [SPEAKER CIRCLE] Using your podcast to promote you as a speaker …
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4 Essential Ways to Teach Reading with Jennifer Burns
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12:13Every child can become a reader — but only when we build strong foundational skills. In this episode, literacy consultant Jennifer Burns explains the "Fundamental Four" every student needs to read with confidence: seeing like a reader, hearing like a reader, thinking like a reader, and believing they are a reader. Whether you teach early learners, …
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Doing Hard Things Builds Confidence and Leadership Skills | Ep 374
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10:15Doing hard things on purpose is the fastest way to become unstoppable in any room you walk into. Some workouts make you sweat, but Spartacus makes you stronger from the inside out. Discover how tackling a brutal routine each week completely change the way I approach challenges and not only in fitness. When you push yourself past your limits, your b…
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Charlie Higson Pt 1 - Screenwriter, Novelist & Actor
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58:06Screenwriter, comedian, showrunner, actor, novelist, podcaster, musician, singer... Charlie shares so many projects from his long and varied career that we didn't have time to fit them all into 1 episode - so listen out for part 2 coming shortly. This episode's abandoned, unfinished and rejected writing projects include a film best described as A C…
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Hosting your own events in the New Year | Ep 373
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7:06If you’re looking for tips and ideas on how to leverage speaking opportunities, how to use speaking as your best for of visibility, or how to get booked to speak, you’re in the right place. This is the best public speaking podcast for coaches, consultants, and service providers. Today’s question is: Can I host my own speaking events and attract the…
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The Grief Advocate: Marie Alessi on Love, Loss & Speaking with Purpose | Ep 372
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36:43Grief is not just sadness. It’s a doorway to joy, connection, and even life-changing impact. Two women who know loss deeply pull back the curtain on what it means to heal, lead, and inspire after heartbreak. You’ll hear what it takes to find your voice while grieving, and how sharing your story can ignite hope in countless others. Their stories go …
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How to Get a Few Last Minute Bookings this Season [LIVE TRAINING] | ep 371
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44:41Join us for the next Speaker Circle Community Call at https://SpeakAndStandOut.com/Speaker-Circle Today's Speaker Circle Community Call: How to save the meeting or conference by reaching out to local events How to be that pattern interrupt, which gets your voicemails returned and emails replied to ********************** ***Join IN Demand, the Membe…
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Leadership Presence: Speak with Confidence to Your Next Promotion | Ep 370
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11:47How to get promoted: 3 steps to making it a reality. Most professionals overlook the power of upleveling their public speaking skills. It’s not enough to be the hardest worker or the most talented expert. If you want to stand out from the crowd and climb the corporate ladder, clear and compelling communication is the secret weapon you need. Unlock …
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Jonathan Lynn - Screenwriter, Director & Playwright
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55:44The creator of Yes Minister shares clips of his abandoned screenplays and theatre scripts along with tales of his work in Hollywood and beyond, as he prepares for the West End opening of the final instalment: Sorry Prime Minister. CAST: Keith Wickham, Beth Chalmers, Shash Hira, Christopher Kent, Kenny Blyth, Emma Clarke Jonathan Lynn is a multiface…
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Speaker Breakthrough Session with Julie Beckwith [LIVE Coaching] | Ep 369
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31:10***Sign up for a FREE Speaker Breakthrough Session at: https://SpeakAndStandOut.com/SBS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ During this live coaching session, our guest Julie Beckwith from LivingOnThePatio.com, has experience speaking, but is speaking to two topics and I nudge her to pick one and how to get booked to speak on her expertise. Ep 197 is mentioned in this e…
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Play, Curiosity, and the Joy of Math with Dan Finkel
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15:56What if math could feel like play? 🎲 In this inspiring episode, mathematician and educator Dan Finkel—founder of Math for Love—joins Vicki Davis, the Cool Cat Teacher, to explore how curiosity, productive struggle, and play can make math more meaningful and fun for every learner. Discover how to start math lessons with questions, why struggle build…
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Speaker Advantage: How to Get Booked (Locally) During Travel Disruptions | Ep 368
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10:03📌 EARLY EPISODE RELEASE When chaos hits the travel industry, opportunity is knocking at your door. Travel disruptions are making meeting planners scramble, desperate to fill last-minute gaps left by speakers who can’t make it. If you’re local or just a short drive away, you could be the hero every event organizer needs right now. Acting fast and be…
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Lead Gen: Speaking Where Your Clients Are In the Audience [LIVE Coaching] | Ep 367
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21:30***Sign up for a FREE Speaker Breakthrough Session at: https://SpeakAndStandOut.com/SBS Today's LIVE COACHING is with Amy Moeller, who is looking to get booked to speak at events her ideal client is already attending. Her goal is to use speaking as the ultimate lead generation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Join IN Demand, the Membership at: https://SpeakAndSta…
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Can AI Replace Teachers? Dr. Catlin Tucker on Smarter Lesson Design and UDL
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15:52Dr. Catlin Tucker, bestselling author and blended learning expert, joins Vicki Davis to talk about how teachers can design better lessons with AI—without losing their essential human touch. From universal design for learning (UDL) to creating meaningful student choice, Dr. Tucker explains how AI can elevate lesson planning when used with intentiona…
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