Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. I'm creator and host,

Don Hutchison. Every day, I interview someone from around the world who has discovered his talents

to do work he loves to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.

Today, I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Bill Lapton.

Welcome, Bill.

Terrific to be with you, Don. I really appreciate the opportunity.

It's our pleasure. Bill, are you using

your talents doing work that you love? Yes. We want to hear the whole story. Dr. Bill Lapton,

president of championship communication, helps leaders speak confidently, clearly, and convincingly.

His interview coaching enables applicants to excel in job

searches. Bill's client list includes Gillette, Procter & Gamble, Duriselle, British Columbia Legal Management

System, Missouri Bar, and the Ritz Carlton, Cancun. Prior to establishing his company, he taught at the

University of Georgia,

then served as vice president of three colleges and a medical center. He's hosted many radio talk

shows. Bill, that's a pithy summary of your career today. Tell us what you're up to now that

has you engaged and, if you will, fired up. You hit the high spots in the description. Don, I very much enjoy helping leaders become

more effective speakers. I was in management for 22 years. I saw so many people who are at certain levels in management who really would not even seek

higher levels because they knew that the higher levels, they would have more speaking responsibilities

and to larger groups. So when I formed my company in 1997, I decided that I wanted

to help leaders become more effective speakers because certainly then they could become far more

effective managers. Well, you've had a long career doing that, and it sounds like you're really loving it,

so that's really what counts.

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