Hello, world. Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love, number 252.

I'm creator and host, Don Hutchison. Every day, I interview someone from around the world

who's discovered his talents to do work he loves to create a life of success, satisfaction,

and freedom. Steve Roar was standing on the red carpet on the morning of the Academy Awards,

having handled worldwide publicity for the global event with 900 million viewers,

a career-defining moment.

Most of the work was done.

Then he received an unexpected email

from a former student that changed everything.

Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, Steve Roar.

Welcome, Steve.

Thank you so much. Steve, are you using your talents doing work that you love?

Well, I think I am, and it is quite an extraordinary thing. I hear a lot of people daily who tell me, you know, I wish I could have done this or, boy, I really want to do this over here.

And I can honestly say I'm pretty happy.

All right.

Well, we want to hear the whole story.

Steve Roar, pronounced Roar, is a public relations expert, educator, and author.

He was the show publicist for this year's Academy Awards and taught public relations and communication at several colleges.

His first book is out this month.

It's called Scared Speechless, Nine Ways to Overcome Your Fears and Captivate Your Audience.

He's joining us today on our podcast from his home in Los Angeles.

So, Steve, that's a summary of your career. Tell our listeners

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