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Oprah Show Veteran & Media Coach for Disruptive Women Nonfiction Authors | #1 Bestselling Parenting Author | Book Marketing | Former Post Producer, The Oprah Winfrey Show | Intersectional Feminist

One of the most effective and underutilized piece of media strategy is found in your Media Bios. Are you using that strategy? If not, read on… Let’s say you’re being quoted in The Washington Post, or for a magazine column. How would the columnist describe you? (In other words what would you provide to that writer as your “Mini Media Bio?” That’s what I call the bio that has just a few words. Here are examples that could be used for me if I was being quoted: ⭐️ Mary O’Donohue is a media coach for disruptive women nonfiction authors, and she says… ⭐️ #1 bestselling parenting author, Mary O’Donohue, advises… ⭐️ Oprah Show veteran, Mary O’Donohue, says… How about you? Can you describe yourself in 10 words (preferably less) using one of the examples above as your template? By the way, if you don’t provide this information to a media outlet they will come up with how to describe you on their own. And then your Media Bio is no longer strategic! As a media coach, I help you imbed highly effective media strategy in every aspect of your messaging starting with your bio. Want to get behind-the-scenes insights that put your head and shoulders above other authors when it comes to getting your message to millions? Then let’s talk: https://buff.ly/47AWDXR

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S. Lucia Kanter St. Amour

VP Emerita UN Women | Attorney Action Figure 🦸🏻♀️ | Arresting Author | Chief Negotiation Officer | Plucky Podcast Host | Irreverent Int'l Keynote | "What Box?" Bellwether

2mo

Being strategic extends to everything including the mic check, as Mary can teach you

Cara E. Houser ✨

The Burnout Lady ✴︎ Award-Winning Author of Burned Out to Lit Up: Ditch the Grind and Reclaim Your Life ✴︎ Workplace Engagement Coach Building Burnout-Free Leaders & Cultures ✴︎ Speaker ✴︎ Former RE Development Leader🎸

2mo

Great examples Mary O'Donohue! The Bunout Lady, Cara Houser, advises people to make conscious room for humor, joy, and fun every day to stave off burnout. 🌟🙌🏼🌟

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