In 2003, Lisa was honored for her work with the nonprofit organization she founded, Body Electric, with the Louise Lowry Davis award, named for a local pioneer in women’s sports. The award is given annually by the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table to a person recognized as a player, coach or sponsor who excels in leadership and sportsmanship in the community.

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Lisa Braithwaite started performing at the tender age of three when, confronted by her mother about why there was Comet cleanser all over the bathroom, she responded, "Out, damn'd spot! Out, I say!" She's been traumatized by bathrooms ever since.

Her background also includes playing a groovy Santa in a 1977 elementary school Christmas play and making her mother cry as Emily in the 8th grade production of “Our Town.” She occasionally won high school speech tournaments with her award-winning topic of “Brown Bag Lunches.” More recent achievements include faking her way through an interview for a Chicago Tribune article about faking public speaking.

But what’s most important is Lisa’s philosophy of public speaking: That it’s fun, that it’s an awesome way to express yourself creatively, and that passion and enthusiasm are worth more than a thousand techniques.

Also, that public speaking makes you richer, thinner, and better in bed, but you’ll have to read her blog to find out how! http://www.speakschmeak.com/

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Speak Up! 5 Daily Challenges to Build Your Confidence Muscles at Work, at Home, and in Front of an Audience

If the "comfort zone" is so comfortable, why would we ever want to leave it?

Participants are encouraged to get out of their comfort zone and take on five challenges that will help them build confidence in their personal lives, in their work lives and, ultimately, on the public speaking stage. Confidence is both mental and physical; it's the positive way you perceive yourself, and it's the way your body projects that positive self-image.

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Speak Up! 5 Daily Challenges to Build Your Confidence Muscles at Work, at Home and in Front of an Audience

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