Stimulating conversation from author, speaker and thought leader, Michael Angelo Caruso and guests.
Episodes
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Former VP of Rotary, Dean Rohrs is interviewed by Michael Angelo Caruso on how the world is getting smaller and talks about what it was like to witness the first successful #heart transplant.
Time stamps below...
Dean left secondary education at age 15 and entered university and graduated at age 19 with a Bachelor or Science in bio-chemistry. She entered the field of nursing and eventually became a trustee for the Rotary Foundation, one of the world's best run organizations, according to Charity Navigator.
Dean says she likes to challenge herself every ten years with a big goal:
- At age 30, she married and raised a family
- At 40, Dean got a BA in fine arts with honors in sculpture
- At 50, she emigrated from Africa to Canada
- At 60, Dean earned a degree in Nature Conservation & Wildlife Mgt
Dean was working in South Africa at Groote Schuur Hospital in Capetown, South Africa when she was called in to assist in what turned out to be the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant performed by Dr, Christiaan Barnard.
Highlights: 3:00 Dean's bio and background 6:00 Carole King's doesn't have the only "Tapestry" 7:05 Her connection to Rotary (she joined in 1989) 10:30 How the world's injustice motivated Dean and others 13:00 Growing Rotary in Russia (they're not used to volunteering) 19:00 The Russians name for Dean is "baba yaga" (sp) 19:45 The first successful heart transplant w Dr. Christian Barnard 28:00 Sitting with Presidents of countries
Thanks for all you do, Dean!
Rotary International is the largest and best international service organization in the world. Its stated purpose is to bring together business and professional leaders in order to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political, non-religious organization open to all people regardless of race, color, religion, gender, or political preference.
There are 35,000+ member clubs worldwide and 1.2 million Rotarians. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Rotary to eradicate polio. We’re “this close” to getting the job done and it will mark only the second time in history that a disease has been kicked off planet Earth.
Rotary clubs usually gather weekly for breakfast, lunch, or dinner to fulfill their first guiding principle to develop friendships as an opportunity for service. The Rotarian's primary motto is "Service Above Self. Rotarians also believe that "One Profits Most Who Serves Best."
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Michael Angelo Caruso is a lifetime Rotarian. He currently belongs to the Troy Rotary Club of Michigan in District 6380. Michael’s first experience with Rotary was through a Group Study Exchange (GSE) to South Africa in 1995. The GSE program is now known as Vocational Training Teams (VTT).
He was club President in 2013-14 and served as District Governor in 2016-17 and Zone 29 Public Image Chair in 2019-21.
Michael Angelo Caruso teaches presentation skills that will help you command the room, get noticed and advance your career. The most important business skill for leaders and salespeople is the ability to effectively communicate with groups of people.
Look into leadership and sales training so you can keep teams interested, motivated and successful. Use Michael to pump up your next conference or industry event. He’s one of the top keynote speakers in America and he’s spoken on five continents and in 49 of the 50 states. And his reputation is expanding in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
Choose from the menu of popular keynote topics on his website which cover the important topics of communication, selling, leadership, motivation speaking skills and change.
Michael is the author of many books, including “Work Hacks: 300+ Cool Ideas to Speed Career Success,” which is available as a print book and as an e-book on Amazon. Also check out Michael’s booklet titled, “Hmmm…Little Ideas With BIG Results,” also on Amazon. He’s also the creator of the best-selling, ”Present Like a Pro” DVD, a masterclass in speaking.
All products are available on Amazon.
More on Michael at his website. Join his "Present Like a Pro Group" on Facebook for ongoing speaking tips. Michael’s online “Present Like a Pro” class is the best speaker training of its kind.
Learn how to be an elite speaker in only six weeks! Set up a free consult with Michael so you can crush your presentations and improve sales. More on Michael at www.MichaelAngeloCaruso.com.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Meet Brittney "Bert" Woodrum, who climbed all 58 14,000-foot mountains in Colorado within 75 days. She covered 540 miles on the #adventure. #TalkToMe #14er
This is Episode #60 of the "Talk to Me" podcast!
It's a fun conversation and they giggle about the pronunciation of certain words.
Watch the video version of this interview on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC22TJHB-1Y
"Bert" is Brittney's "trail name." This "professional walker" also through-hiked the Appalachian Trail. Talking points include: 3:00
Michael has also interviewed mountain climbers Andy Cave, Ong Hock Siew and Appalachian hiker, Herb Klotz. (Links below...)
5:00 Brittney's background (education, Myanmar, and almost becoming a monk!)
9:00 A humanitarian fighting injustice and promoting empowerment
11:30 Rotary and ShelterBox
12:00 Hiking the Camino Santiago in Spain (comparing to the Appalachian)
14:45 Coping with altitude (cerebral edema, vomiting) while climbing
18:30 58 summits within 75 days, wow!
20:45 An "Alpine start" (climbing in the dark)
22:00 Trailrunners (Solomons) and other climbing gear
24:00 Britteny's unusual (ShelterBox, "Boxanne") 14 lb. backpack
29:00 Media coverage (TheWeek, People, Washington Post)
33:00 Her fundraising goal was $83K ($1,400 for each of the 58 peak
34:00 She's raised $100,000 so far (much thx to local Rotary Clubs!)
35:30 Donate at www.ShelterBoxUSA.org/fourteeners
*Watch Michael's interview with other climbers and hikers...
Andy Cave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WXqaLrwL84
Ong Hock Siew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AUQAFoCgsY
Herb Klotz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08JHvASG5no
Brittney Zoomed in from Denver, Colorado. Michael participated from his home office in Detroit, Michigan.
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Michael Angelo Caruso teaches presentation skills that will help you command the room, get noticed and advance your career. If you’re a leader or salesperson, Michael will help you become a better presenter for the rest of your life. The most important business skill for leaders and salespeople is the ability to effectively communicate with groups of people. Look into leadership and sales training so you can keep teams interested, motivated and successful.
Use Michael to pump up your next conference or industry event. He’s one of the top keynote speakers in America and he’s spoken on five continents and in 49 of the 50 states. And his reputation is expanding in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Choose from the menu of popular keynote topics on his website which cover the important topics of communication, selling, leadership, motivation speaking skills and change.
Check out Michael’s blog for interesting educational articles about speaking, writing, leadership and marketing. He also shares writes about his unique experiences on the speaking circuit, so there are lots of great stories that take place all over the world. These posts are often rendered with humor and wit.
Information Products Michael is the author of many books, including “Work Hacks: 300+ Cool Ideas to Speed Career Success,” which is available as a print book and as an e-book. Also check out Michael’s booklet titled, “Hmmm…Little Ideas With BIG Results.” He’s also the creator of the best-selling, ”Present Like a Pro” DVD, a masterclass in speaking. All products are available on Amazon.
oin his "Present Like a Pro Group" on Facebook for ongoing speaking tips. Michael’s online “Present Like a Pro” class is the best speaker training of its kind. Learn how to be an elite speaker in only six weeks! Set up a free consult with Michael so you can crush your presentations and improve sales. More on Michael at MichaelAngeloCaruso dot com.
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
This is a touch time to be a politician. Michigan Congressman, Jim Ellison, talks about the politics of getting along in Episode 59 of the Talk To Me podcast.
Politics are fascinating. There's gridlock, infighting, power struggles and misrepresentation--and that's just the fun stuff.
Meet Jim Ellison, State Representative in the 26th House District in the State of #Michigan. He was Mayor of Royal Oak from 2003 to 2016. Ellison is a life-long public servant dedicated to protecting Michigan’s natural resources and communities from pollution and bad actors, fighting inequalities that hardworking families face, and empowering local #government to best serve their residents.
:30 Jim's secret to being undefeated in in 5 Mayoral elections
2:45 The "hard gavel"
5:15 Michigan House of Representatives explained
7:00 The difference between State politics and national politics in DC
10:30 How politics came to be about "fighting" (President Trump)
11:30 The Michigan State Capitol allows guns but not picket signs
16:00 When public health policy collides with private health decisions
19:00 The Michigan Governor learns the pandemic in real time
21:30 The downside of failed leadership (working against each other)
23:30 Better to focus on commonality or differences
24:15 "Gun control" is a dumb name (second amendment)
26:00 When politicians "over promise"
28:00 Why we need lobbyists and special interest groups
29:30 The challenge of term limits
31:30 Is special interest money a problem in politics?
34:00 Jim's quest for animal rights
36:45 George Washington and America's two-party system
37:30 "There are four sides to every issue"
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The team usually improves right after the leader does. Michael Angelo Caruso delivers a fantastic keynote on leadership that’s both educational and entertaining.
Learn what your leadership group needs to know about the best ways to educate, motivate, and reward team members. He’ll talk about ways to handle the four most challenging work personalities, giving special attention to handling negative people.
You’ll learn a simple, yet effective technique for confidence that few leaders use and the best way to offer criticism.
Unfortunately, most managers try to motivate employees using three tools that usually don’t motivate: job descriptions, performance reviews and evaluation forms that are linked to money. It turns out that money doesn’t motivate most employees anyway.
Michael uses the amazing power of story to motivate leaders who attend his presentations. He covers:
• Why money does not motivate most people
• Two things that motivate people almost every time
• 5 Cool Ideas for dealing with under-performers
• Why most job descriptions are de-motivating
• The #1 thing workers want (but don’t get) from managers
• Why performance reviews should be unpredictable
• Why you should never start a meeting late
• A secret for interviewing job applicants that’ll save your job
• How to deal with the 4 most challenging personalities
• Cool Ideas for dealing with negativity
• A fun way to guarantee feedback from your team
• Tips on how to instantly improve your presentation skills
• A simple technique for confidence
• How to read people better and faster
• The fastest way to show interest in someone
• Improve your vocabulary quickly and cheaply
• Find the Power Seat in any room
• The lost secret of how to give a compliment
• 5 Cool Ideas on how to be a better role model
• How to be less of a boss and more of a coach
• Never be the bad guy again
• The “Reward/Consequence” proposal; why it works so well
• The “LB/NT” technique; the best way to offer criticism
• The 15 most powerful words
Join his "Present Like a Pro Group" on Facebook for ongoing speaking tips. Michael Angelo Caruso teaches presentation skills that will help you command the room, get noticed and advance your career.
If you’re a leader or salesperson, Michael will help you become a better presenter for the rest of your life. The most important business skill for leaders and salespeople is the ability to effectively communicate with groups of people.
Look into leadership and sales training so you can keep teams interested, motivated and successful. Use Michael to pump up your next conference or industry event. He’s one of the top keynote speakers in America. And his reputation is expanding to Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
Set up a free consult with Michael so you can crush your presentations and improve sales. More at www.MichaelAngeloCaruso.com.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Sunday Sep 13, 2020
Walfredo Reyes, Jr., is the drummer for the legendary band, Chicago.
Watch the video version of this interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smZNaMcmJeY
Author and speaker, Michael Angelo Caruso interviews the music veteran on a wide range of topics, including life on the road with the Chicago band and stories about other famous acts.
1:32 Lessons from Walfredo Reyes, Sr.
5:00 Josephine Baker (in Havana, Cuba!)
7:00 Making it in music is part talent and part personality
9:15 The music BUSINESS
10:00 Famous rhythm sections (The Wrecking Crew, The Section, The Toto boys)
11:15 Making and maintaining connections
16:00 Chicago's relentless touring schedule
20:15 "Take the best and leave the rest"
22:00 All Cubans do not know each other, lol
23:15 Is it easier to make it in the music business now?
26:00 Close encounters with the cold business of music
28:30 Auto-tune, Pro-Tools, triggers, fix-it-in-the-mix philosophy
31:15 Working with Lindsey Buckingham
32:30 Chicago drums
33:30 Music as fashion
34:00 The many flavors of snare drums
38:00 All kinds of drum students
41:00 Staying in shape
44:30 Obsessed with drumming
49:00 Neal Peart
51:15 Danny Seraphine and Tris Imboden
53:30 Taking requests from the boss(es)
57:00 How Wally got started in Chicago (Robert Lamm story)
1:00:00 Abe Laboriel, Sr. and Jr. (Paul McCartney's drummer)
1:03:00 "I never want to worry where 'one' is" (Lee Loughnane story)
1:06:00 Drumming is 50% playing and 50% listening
1:08:00 The problem drum fills ("never disturb the dancers")
1:14:00 Beginnings, Introduction,
1:15:00 Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon, Old Days
1:17:00 Time signatures; "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?"
1:20:00 Wally's legendary "Graffiti" drum kit
*Sorry, not sure why the drums were muted when Wally played during this podcast.
Walfredo Reyes Jr. (born Walfredo de los Reyes Palau IV) December 18, 1955) is a Cuban American expert in drum set and auxiliary percussion, a music educator, and a clinician. He has performed with many jazz, Latin, World music, World fusion, Afro-Cuban, and rock bands as a touring, session recording, and full-time player.
Reyes is known for his fusion of many of the world's percussion techniques, including the ability to play a drum set with his hands in addition to the traditional use of drumsticks. It's said that he can "sound like a drummer and a percussionist at the same time".
He is well known as a long-term member of Santana, and a member of Chicago as the percussionist from 2012—2018 and the drummer since 2018.
Walfredo Reyes Jr. was born on December 18, 1955 in Havana, Cuba. He's a third generation musician in a prolific professional musical lineage on both sides of his family, including several globally notable percussion experts.
His father is percussionist Walfredo Reyes, Sr.; one brother is World music percussionist Daniel de los Reyes (also with Chicago); another brother is actor Kamar de los Reyes; and his grandfather is trumpeter and Cuban orchestral organizer, Walfredo de los Reyes II.
Reyes has had a lifelong interest in the music of Chicago Transit Authority, now known as Chicago. He says that the band's debut album, Chicago Transit Authority, is the first album that he had ever purchased as a youth with his own money.
The following passage is written by Rick Van Horn:
“Few drummers playing today can successfully combine the rich history of Latin, Afro-Cuban and World Percussion with the drum set.
For Walfredo Reyes, Jr., fusing the two disciplines has been his driving passion. In fact, by blazing this path, Reyes has challenged the technical levels of our instrument. Born in Cuba, raised in Puerto Rico, and culminating his musical style in the U.S., Wally (Walfredo Jr.) learned the traditions from the master, his father Walfredo Sr.
"He married those principles with his love of the drum set, coming up with his own truly global rhythmic style. Simply put, Wally is able to sound like a drummer and a percussionist at the same time. Add blistering chops and a penchant for playing unusual patterns to the mix, and you have only a small idea of what this man can do."
Not surprisingly, this one-man percussion show has gathered an impressive list of gigs over the years, including touring and/or recording with:
- Carlos Santana, Traffic
- Steve Winwood
- Jackson Browne
- Celia Cruz
- Gloria Estefan
- David Lindley
- Ricki Lee Jones
- Richard Marx
- Sergio Mendes
- Smokey Robinson
- Robbie Robertson
- Joe Sample
- Boz Scaggs
- Christina Aguilera
- Ricky Martin
- Johnny Hallyday
- Khaled
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Chicago
- And many others
Because of his versatility, Walfredo is one of the most in demand musicians in the world today. He continues to expand his talents to recording, producing, composing, education, live performance, and touring.
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Interview with Joshua Riehl, director of "The Russian Five" of the Detroit Red Wings and how they won the Stanley Cup.
Watch the video version of this interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oagm8CwUHW0
Author and speaker, Michael Angelo Caruso, interviewed Joshua Riehl, director of "The Russian Five," on the "Talk to Me" podcast.
The movie features five Russian hockey players: Viacheslav Fetisov, Igor Larionov, Vladimir Konstantinov, Sergei Federov and Vyacheslav Koslov and their remarkable story of espionage, defection, bribery and courage.
In the late 1980s, the Detroit Red Wings worked to finally break their decades long Stanley Cup drought by extracting players from the Soviet Union, and in the process, changed the way North American hockey is played.
It took Joshua seven years to direct this movie. Keith Gave, author of the book, "The Russian Five," also served as a co-producer of the movie, along with Jenny Feterovich and Steve Bannatyne. Wayne Kramer of the MC5 did the music score.
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Michael Angelo Caruso teaches presentation skills that will help you command the room, get noticed and advance your career. If you’re a leader or salesperson, Michael will help you become a better presenter for the rest of your life.
The most important business skill for leaders and salespeople is the ability to effectively communicate with groups of people. Look into leadership and sales training so you can keep teams interested, motivated and successful. Use Michael to pump up your next conference or industry event.
He’s one of the top keynote speakers in America and he’s spoken on five continents and in 49 of the 50 states. And his reputation is expanding in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and South America.
Choose from the menu of popular keynote topics on his website which cover the important topics of communication, selling, leadership, motivation speaking skills and change.
Check out Michael’s blog post (on his website) for interesting educational articles about speaking, writing, leadership and marketing.
He also shares writes about his unique experiences on the speaking circuit, so there are lots of great stories that take place all over the world. These posts are often rendered with humor and wit.
Michael is the author of many books, including “Work Hacks: 300+ Cool Ideas to Speed Career Success,” which is available as a print book and as an e-book. Also check out Michael’s booklet titled, “Hmmm…Little Ideas With BIG Results.”
He’s also the creator of the best-selling, ”Present Like a Pro” DVD, a masterclass in speaking. All products are available on Amazon.
More on Michael at his website. Join his "Present Like a Pro Group" on Facebook for ongoing speaking tips. Michael’s online “Present Like a Pro” class is the best speaker training of its kind. Learn how to be an elite speaker in only six weeks.
Set up a free consult with Michael so you can crush your presentations and improve sales. More on Michael at MichaelAngeloCaruso dot com.
Listen to Michael’s popular “Talk To Me” podcast on Podbean, iTunes and other platforms.
Watch (and subscribe to) Michael’s YouTube channel to learn how he can help your sales team. Just click that silver bell on the YT video page to be notified of new videos.
If you’re a fan of video, watch for Michael’s fun Facebook Live sessions. Mastering the art of presentation is the single most important goal for any leader or salesperson. Like/Comment as you prefer. Your informed opinion on this content is always welcome.
Being able to motivate others is very important, so there’s a direct relationship between your success and your ability to make effective presentations. Communication consultant, Michael Angelo Caruso has been helping business people be more successful for over three decades, primarily through presentation training.
“I help speakers and presenters stop working against themselves,” says Caruso. “It’s a careful balancing act to know what to include in a presentation and what to leave out."
Improve your presentation nearly overnight with Michael. Sharpening your effectiveness as a presenter is an iterative process because you are changing habits. But working with Michael, you’ll see important improvements almost immediately.
He’ll visit your company to deliver training seminars to your leadership or sales team or he can coach you online. Michael can speak at your industry convention on how to improve presentation skills
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020