Catherine Johns
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Your personal presence helps people decide whether to like you, trust you, and do business with you. When you show up fully present, you instantly become more magnetic and naturally attract more business. Without that strong Presence you can't connect with clients and customers. Your logo, your tagline, your website ... they're all just a bunch of blahblah if YOU don't make the impression you need
03/11/2026
You know how it is, looking for those silver linings? I have found a few, as I’ve been thinking about the Last Story Standing contest.
I’m on a quest for silver linings because (not to bury the lead) mine was not the last story standing in the contest sponsored by the National Speakers Association Illinois. And yes, that was disappointing.
Maybe you could relate to our exchange from a couple of weeks ago. I hate competition and I don’t like to be judged, remember? I heard from enough of you to know I’m not alone in that.
I went ahead and entered this competition anyway. It would be a great learning experience, I reasoned, a chance to challenge myself, and it might even be fun.
So, I competed. I was judged. And … now I’m trying to look on the bright side.
The Search for Silver Linings The Search for Silver Linings. You know how it is, looking for those silver linings? I have found a few, as I’ve been thinking about the Last Story Standing contest. I’m on a quest for silver linings because (not to bury the lead) mine was not the last story standing in the contest sponsored by ...
06/18/2025
“I’m not a speaker,” you say? Yeah, yeah, yeah, people tell me that all the time.
And then they tell me about doing a eulogy. Or a wedding toast. Or making the case for that playground project at their PTA meeting.
Not to mention job interviews, sales conversations, and supporting your opinion when your team gets together at work.
I heard from a lot of you the other day about all the kinds of speaking you do, even though you don’t think of yourself as “a speaker.”
In any of those situations and more, it’ll be to your advantage if you can command the room.
Here are a few ways to exhibit that command.
Can You Command a Room? Can you command a room? “I’m not a speaker,” you say? Yeah, yeah, yeah, people tell me that all the time. And then they tell me about doing a eulogy. Or a wedding toast. Or making the case for that playground project at their PTA meeting. Not to mention job interviews, sales conversations, and...
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