Talk Show Interview Guest(s)

10 MILLION HITS ON YOUTUBE: And People Still Hanging on Professor’s “Last Words”

Why are so many people so drawn to Randy Pausch? Just months ago, no one outside the classrooms at Carnegie Mellon University knew anything about this college professor. And now, we can’t get enough of him, as we all anticipate the Pausch family revealing Randy’s last words spoken with his final dying breath. Author and professor of psychology, Amy Hollingsworth, offers your audience—many of whom have likely sat in on Pausch’s last lecture on YouTube—an intriguing and inspiring explanation of why human beings are so enamored with other human beings’ “last things.” The Pausch phenomenon started when word spread that his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon, given when he knew that cancer would take his life in mere months, was available on YouTube. In that time, his last lecture... More Details...

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HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN IN A CHANGING WORLD

Should you take your Blackberry on vacation? Is an email an acceptable means of writing a thank-you note? When and where is it OK to use your cell phone or camera phone? While the tenets of gracious behavior never change, the situations a gentleman faces in today’s post-9/11 world certainly have. Conducting Talk Show interviews on the topic of proper etiquette in a changing world is John Bridges, author of the bestselling book on manners in America, How to Be a Gentleman (Thomas Nelson, April 2008). During your interview with John Bridges, he addresses 21st century issues such as airport security, smoking policy changes, Bluetooth and Blackberry usage, cell phones, e-mail and text messaging - as well as untucked shirts, low-hanging pants and baseball caps. Timeless... More Details...

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AMERICA NEEDS A PEP TALK!

Your audience will love you for introducing them to Kevin Elko, a human dynamo who makes a hefty seven-figure income giving pep talks. He addresses more than 200 audiences a year, ranging from professional sports teams to the biggest firms on Wall Street. Elko’s job is to fire up the troops—get them ready to go head on against the fiercest, strongest and smartest competition on the face of this planet. Just imagine how he might fire up your audience! They may just become your loyal listeners for life! Think about it. It takes a special kind of person to inspire a 300-pound NFL lineman who makes a seven- or eight-figure annual salary. Kevin Elko has been doing this on Sunday afternoons for the past ten years. He also motivates high-level Wall Street executives, who,... More Details...

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SOLITARY REFINEMENT: Alone at Last! What Now?

In the frantic pace of everyday demands, finding even a few moments of quality "alone-time" is nearly impossible. Not only do we crave and need time for ourselves, but we must know how to make the most of it – to benefit ourselves as well as others. Whether always on the go or lonely in the middle of it all, Dr. Robb Thompson shares with your audience how to embrace alone-time, using it productively to change their thoughts and their life for the best. Author of Solitary Refinement (Thomas Nelson Publishing, March 2008), Dr. Thompson gives valuable tips and insight not just on how to find precious time alone, but also how to use it to catapult to greater levels of health, happiness, and success. Once your audience understands the value of being alone, they can achieve... More Details...

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STOP PUSHING SO HARD FOR WHAT YOU WANT! Let Go of Your Dream and Grab Hold of God’s Dream for You

“Life just isn’t working out the way I planned!” How often have we all thought that? Every many and woman has likely suffered the disappointment that can come with deep desire and longing. Whether it’s having a child, finding a soul mate, or any other of a myriad of hopes and yearnings, no one is immune from broken dreams. Author/Coach Paula Rinehart is conducting Talk Show interviews to address the subject of expectations, disappointment, and discovering the real journey of lettering go of our own dreams and grabbing hold of God’s dreams and purposes He has for our lives. In Paula’s new book, Better Than my Dreams, Finding What You Long For Where You Might Not Think to Look (Thomas Nelson Publishers, October 2007), she reveals that, though God’s dream for each of us... More Details...

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