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Zig Ziglar is best known for his sales training programs and books. But I am loving this podcast of Inspiring Words of Encouragement from Zig Ziglar (iTunes).

I have listened to only 3 episodes so far, but they are full of practical wisdom and ideas you can implement right away. If you have read self-help books and heard other leaders, you will realize that not everything is new. Truth is that nobody can come up with something completely new on self-help anyway.

Here are some points that touched me.

• On dining table, talk only positive things from the day with your family
• Take small incremental steps regularly
• You are always in control of your life, your attitudes and your moods
• Smile when you meet someone, they will smile in return

If you listen to this podcast everyday, I can bet your confidence, relationships and performance will jump.

Update: I used Odeo to host this podcast, and it’s stopped hosting for free! Death of podcasts it seems..

I did a lightning talk on Public Speaking for Geeks at foss.in yesterday. I had great fun delivering the talk and listening to all the others. It’s a wonderful game!

What could I do after that? Well, convert the lightning talk into a podcast!

So here’s my first podcast – Public Speaking for Geeks! In this four and half minute podcast, I talk about public speaking. Compare it to free software and share secrets of succeeding at public speaking – or in my terms sharing your ideas and sharing your knowledge!

• Download .mp3 (4.1MB)
• Download .m4a (2.1MB)

And this one is dedicated to Atul Chitnis. For being the unstoppable army behind foss.in and inspiring me!

And here are some relevant past posts:

• Must reads for making better presentations
• Observations and tips for elocution
• Learning presentations from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
• Podcasts at Web Essentials 2005 conference
• Two years ago, I tried to do my first podcast. And it did not work out!

Feedback, comments.. most welcome!