Episode 068 -- Raise Your Energy and Meet Melanie Childers

2-Minute Talk Tips

2-Minute Tip: Raise Your Energy

One of the most powerful things you can do to conduct an effective presentation is to raise your energy and dominate your stage. There are a lot of ways you can do that. You can channel your inner Lady Gaga or try running in place. Regardless of how you do it, a high energy level will put you in a position to let your message burst through.

Post-Tip Discussion: Meet Melanie Childers

Melanie is a coach focused on helping progressive women run for political office or other wise change the world through advocacy. Her own experience surviving cancer helped her chart this new path to make her world a better place.

We have a wide-ranging discussion this week that covers topics like confidence, focusing on a message, the challenges women face in running for office that often men do not, the nature of neuroplasticity, depression, suicide, authenticity, and mindset to name a few.

I first encountered Melanie through Lyn Henderson's Inside Knowledge podcast. It was a great discussion so I had to invite her on 2-Minute Talk Tips.

As I spoke with Melanie this week, Mario Porreca 2 weeks ago, and next week's guest, one theme that comes through is the importance of controlling and choosing your mindset. To be successful, you first have to believe you can be successful. The other common theme is the importance of authenticity -- of sharing a message you can believe it. When speaking from the heart, the discussion is less about yourself, or, rather, your ego. It let's the audience more fully experience your story.

We mentioned a number of resources this week. Here is a collection of those links.

Melanie's website

http://theenlightenedbadass.com

Melanie on Twitter

https://twitter.com/enlightenbadass

Melanie on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/theenlightenedbadass/

The Underbelly Web Magazine

https://theunderbelly.org/

The Underbelly on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpvt7LJq1Ku_H2nAUfstODw

Wil Wheaton on Depression

http://strokecast.com/depressionlies

Inside Knowledge with Melanie

https://soundcloud.com/lyn-de-graaf/building-resilience-with-melanie-childers

Inside Knowledge with Bill

https://soundcloud.com/lyn-de-graaf/building-resilience-with-bill-monroe

Call To Action

• What are your thoughts on running for office or otherwise using public speaking to change the world? Let us know in the comments below.
• Check out Melanie's website and services at The Enlightened Bad-ass.
• Do you know someone who might benefit from this episode? Share this link with them: http://2minutetalktips.com/Melanie
• Raise your energy before your next talk.
• Don't get best...get better.