Episode 33 – Speaking with Felicia Slattery

Felicia dropped additional nuggets of sales and marketing goodness in the EXTENDED Interview. Be sure to click here to access all of our great extended interviews, transcripts and more within our Insider's Club. You can try it for the entire month for only $1.00! A teacher and trainer for more than a decade at businesses, colleges, and universities all over Chicagoland, Felicia J. Slattery, is a published author, popular professional speaker, and communication consultant and coach to entrepreneurs around the world. She teaches teleseminars, is a keynote speaker, and offers private coaching, as well as various written and home-study programs to service-oriented entrepreneurs on improving their communication skills in order to present their best image and see increased cash flow to succeed at work and enjoy happy and fulfilled personal lives. Felicia J. Slattery holds two Master’s Degrees: one in Adult Education and Training and another in Communication. She knows the value of just one life and seeks to serve her clients as they serve others. Her enthusiastic passion for communication is contagious because she knows that one important message delivered with power can transform a life. Podcast Transcription Brian Basilico: Guys, I'm super excited today, because I have a guest who has really helped me grow myself and grow my business, and for that I am truly grateful. She is also somebody who has helped me in my career, in my speaking career, she's my coach, she's my friend and her name is Felicia Slattery. Felicia, when I think about speaking, you're the person that comes to mind. How did you get to share the stage with Zig Ziglar? That is fabulous. Felicia Slattery: Hi, Brian. Thanks for having me on. I know that was awesome, that was an awesome day. I've actually spoken around the world and I actually did share the stage with Zig Ziglar when I was at an event in Orlando several years ago. Of course now Zig has passed, but we were both speaking at an event and it was after his stroke. So, it was Zig and really his entourage. His wife was on stage with him, his son who has now carried on the mantle and I like to say that Zig opened for me because Zig was on right before lunch and I think I went on right after lunch. Anyway, I joke that Zig opened for me. But it was really, really an amazing opportunity and actually, he and I had a chance to sit down together and spend the few minutes just talking and he imparted some of his amazing wisdom. It was just a fantastic day. Side note, I totally forgot hairspray. I was having the worst hair day ever on stage and I was like, “Oh man, the one day I'm going to forget the thing. Oh my gosh.” But apparently it didn't matter because Zig didn't say, “You look like you're having a bad hair day.” So, it worked out. Brian: That's awesome. That's totally awesome. Isn't that always the case when you're at the peak of what you're doing, something happens. Felicia: Right. Brian: I know you got a handful of books, but the two that I know the best are Kill the Elevator Speech and 21 Ways to Make Money Speaking. So, just talk a little bit about those books.