FINDING THE SPEAKER'S EDGE

By Michael D. Butler

"From giving 3,000 paid talks in 30 years in multiple industries I can tell you, the research states, the speaking industry is about to explode from an 8 billion dollar a year industry in 2020 to a 100 billion dollar a year industry by 2030! Pick your lane and make a difference!" Michael D. Butler

• Language: English
• Publisher: BEYOND PUBLISHING
• Release date: Oct 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781952884504

Michael D. Butler

As a single parent of 4 sons Michael takes the reader on a hilarious and emotionally charged journey of divorce, single parenting, avoiding the money traps, dating again and helps single dads everywhere navigate the choppy waters of divorce court, child support, custody, and creating emotional health for optimally well adjusted and whole kids to make your next remarriage a rocking success. The reader will uncover resources and find nuggets of gold to help during one of life's most treacherous transitions - the tragedy of divorce. Butler has authored a number of other Best-Selling Books as well including Best-Seller Status Becoming a Best-Selling Author in the Digital Age and published a number of authors through his publishing company BeyondPublishing.net

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Like you, Michael D. Butler has been speaking all his life.

But he didn’t find his voice until age 12, doing a speech for his English class on meteorology.

Butler stuttered as a child from age 5 to age 11, and although naturally outgoing and gregarious, he went into his shell and became imaginative and creative, in order to cope with the isolation the stuttering caused. Later, with the help of a speech therapist, he’d emerge from his cave and find great pleasure in being the class clown and the life of the party.

Butler did 3,000 paid speaking events in the 90s. He also spoke internationally through interpreters, and at the largest bilingual church in Miami, Alpha and Omega Church. He spoke primarily as a pastor in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, and also spoke on the road.

Finding Your Voice

When did you first find your voice? When did you realize your voice could get you what you wanted? A screaming baby makes 98 percent of adults take action: find a binkie, bring a diaper or a bottle, pick the baby up and rock the baby. Voices are designed to move us.

But at some point in our lives, we lose our voice. We’re told many times to be quiet, to not speak, told to listen and bite our tongue. Maybe it’s a parent, a teacher a sibling, classmates, a coach, or a pastor. Too many times we internalize be quiet and imply the meaning, My voice does not matter. We are told to color inside the lines and told to be quiet. Many children stop thinking logically at this point; we adopt group think, and we comply, so we’ll fit in and not be publicly