In this week’s episode of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten talks with Erica Holthausen of Catchline Communications about writing for publications and the connection between writing and speaking. Find out why Erica says there is no neutral.

Our favorite moments:

• <01:29> All of us are writers
• <02:00> Publications need your content
• <03:07> Three things to do to be a thought leader
• <04:00> Writing isn’t about the ink; it’s about the think
• <09:09> How speaking supports writing
• <10:34> If you have a 10 minute talk, you have the shitty first draft of an article
• <12:02> Everything you put out will drive either towards your goal or will diminish it
• <14:41> Your goals set up filters for choosing the right publications
• <15:22> A high visibility publication isn’t high visibility if your audience isn’t reading it
• <17:29> Finding a practice that works for you helps with ongoing mastery
• <17:40> Start before you’re ready

If you enjoyed this conversation about the value of community for writers and speakers, check out Season 1, Episode 3: Interview: Bobbie Carlton on the Value of Speaker Friends. The link is in the show notes.

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For the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/4v5PGuqY2Ck

• Erica Holthausen’s profile on LinkedIn
• Catchline Communications – Home
• Stephen King’s Writing Routine
• ATD | The World’s Largest Talent Development Association
• Entrepreneur magazine
• Anne Lamotte, “Shitty First Drafts”
• Top 10 Unscripted Robin Williams Moments that Were Left in the Movie
• Erica Holthausen’s TEDx talk “The Power of Not Knowing”
• Nmadinobi Chloé Nwangwu”s article, “Why We Should Stop Saying “Underrepresented”
• Nmadinobi Chloé Nwangwu’s profile on LinkedIn
• Harvard Business Review – Ideas and Advice for Leaders
• Inc. Magazine
• S1 Ep3 Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking – Interview: Bobbie Carlton on the Value of Speaker Friends
• Home | Innovation Women

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Kirsten Rourke is the mouth and mind of Rourke Training, LLC. She is on a mission to create engaging communication in online and in-person presentation and speaking spaces. Kirsten is the creator of the Prep, Practice, & Pivot method for elevating presenting and speaking skills. She works with leaders to transform online educational, sales, and corporate events to meet business and learning goals. She has spoken, coached, trained, and facilitated for thousands of companies internationally since 2000. She speaks on and provides expert coaching on Public Speaking, Running Virtual Events, Instructional Design, Storytelling, and Creating Online Engagement. In addition to being a Certified Technical Trainer and Certified Online Training Professional, she also has a Master’s of Education in Instructional Design. She also runs a podcast and community, Ongoing Mastery: Presenting and Speaking, to support development and improvement in creating successful, targeted results in pitches, sales presentations, training, and high-stake events.