Sam Katz – Founder, History Making Productions: Captivating Audiences & Interactive Communication

In today’s episode Sam Katz shares how he collaborates with creatives and community members to create legacy-worthy films that captivate audiences and tell stories of entire communities. Listen in as Laura and Sam discuss the communication strategies needed to work with creatives, bringing great ideas to life. They also explore the balancing between informing and entertaining, working harder to captivate an audience, and how to align verbal, vocal, and visual content for effective communication.

Sam Katz is the founder of History Making Productions. Sam is a team builder, a great recruiter of creative talent, and a producer who demands excellence. Sam has led a variety of civic and non-profit organizations in Philadelphia and beyond. History Making Productions is his lasting legacy, forging a richer and deeper understanding of Philadelphia and the world.

You can learn more about Sam and his company’s films here:

https://www.beethoveninbeijing.com/

https://www.bankruptcyofdetroit.com/

https://www.historymakingproductions.com/

To learn more about Dr. Laura Sicola and how mastering influence can impact your success go to https://www.speakingtoinfluence.com/quickstart and download the quick start guide for mastering the three C’s of influence.

You can connect with Laura in the following ways:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola

LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWri2F_hhGQpMcD97DctJwA

Facebook: Vocal Impact Productions

Twitter: @Laura Sicola 

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/vocalimpactproductions

Instagram: @VocalImpactProductions

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Laura Sicola Leadership Communication & Influence Expert, Speaker, Author, Podcaster

Dr. Laura Sicola is a leadership communication and influence expert, speaker, author of Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice, and host of the podcast, Speaking to Influence: Communication Secrets of the C-Suite. Her mission is to transform executives into confident, inspiring leaders whether live or virtually in order to get the results they want and turn their vision into their legacy. As the founder of Vocal Impact Productions, she has trained and coached executives at Comcast, IBM, the US Department of Commerce and Women Against Abuse along with politicians, business owners and non-profit leaders from around the world.

Laura’s TEDx talk, “Want to Sound Like a Leader? Start by Saying Your Name Right,” has nearly 7 million views, and she has been featured on programs such as Fox & Friends First, NBC10 @Issue and PHL 17. She has also spoken to thousands at conferences such as the Professional BusinessWomen of California Conference and the PA Conference for Women.

Laura received her PhD in educational linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania, where she also taught from 2001-2013.