Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker & Executive Presentation Coach - America's Marketing Motivator



Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker &
Executive Presentation Coach
Let's Talk. 860-371-8801 or Email me
Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker & Executive Presentation Coach - America's Marketing Motivator
Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker & Executive Presentation Coach - America's Marketing Motivator

Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker &
Executive Presentation Coach
Let's Talk. 860-371-8801 or Email me
Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker & Executive Presentation Coach - America's Marketing Motivator
Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker & Executive Presentation Coach
Kathy McAfee, Professional Speaker & Executive Presentation Coach
Let's Talk. 860-371-8801 or Email me


Go Analog When Planning Your Next Presentation

I just finished a series of one-on-one presentation coaching sessions with senior leaders at a technology company.  All eight leaders attended my signature program, The Motivated Presenter, where they learned how to reduce their dependence on PowerPoint slides in order to better communicate and engage with their audience. The President of the company was very [read more]

Take Time to Think

Summer is the perfect time to reflect, relax, recharge, and destress. It’s also a great time to THINK. I was reminded of the value of taking time to think while reading the book The Navigator’s Compass:  101 Steps Toward Leadership Excellence, written by my colleague and friend, David O’Brien. It’s the perfect companion to a [read more]

Networking Core Principle #6

Networking doesn’t have to be a business-only type of interaction. Anywhere people gather is an opportunity to connect, converse, and build rapport. In fact, if you are open to it, any event and any occasion can become a networking opportunity. Now, this doesn’t mean that you have to be constantly hustling or have some ulterior [read more]

Networking Core Principle #5

Follow Up is the fifth core principle of relationship-based networking. It is the secret sauce to maintaining strong, reliable, and productive professional relationships. Without effective follow up, your efforts to make new connections and to network amount to one-off transactions. Without effective follow up, your networking practice will become unsustainable. As a practitioner of networking, I believe that all [read more]

Networking Core Principle #4

Be authentic. Be fully present. This fourth core principle of relationship-based networking is easy to say, and very challenging to do on a consistent basis. I wanted to put myself to the test in a real life experiment and report back to you via this blog. I chose a travel day for my experiment in being [read more]

Networking Core Principle #3

This is the third article in a series on the six core principles of relationship-based networking. This week I focused on the concept of “Helping Others – Asking for Help.” I consider this to be the spirit of networking. You need to be able to do both (ask for help and give help) to be [read more]

Networking Core Principle #2

Last week, I sat down for coffee and networking with Rich Bradshaw, a senior executive of United Community Bank. I believe that this meeting never would have happened if it hadn’t been for the introduction made by our mutual friend Joanna. (See my prior blog post of why you should lend and borrow your social capital often.) [read more]

Networking Core Principle #1

I am embarking on a six-part blog series on effective networking. I will share stories, tips, mistakes, and insights that will hopefully get you thinking differently about networking. I believe that networking is not merely an event or activity, but a strategy for a successful life. Networking can help you advance your career (and that [read more]

The power of speaking from the heart

Perhaps you have heard the expression, Speak from the Heart?  There is great power in doing just that, yet most of us speak from our heads, and when we give presentations, we speak from the slides.  I’d like to share a recent example of a guest speaker who reminded me of why we should tell [read more]

What’s your WORD for the year?

For the past two years, I have had great success in getting big things done by focusing on a single word for the year. I got this idea while attending an annual professional conference hosted by Anne Garland held in January in beautiful Essex, Connecticut. She led us through an exercise to select one key [read more]


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