Leadership Topics

"Let the one who has My Word speak My Word faithfully," declares the Lord (Jer. 23:28b)

Preparing to Speak:

Understanding Your Audience

Do you want to touch the hearts of your audience with your message? Learn the emotional needs and expectations of your audience. Explore what types of information they seek. Bring your message for a brainstorming session (as time allows) and identify strategies for packaging your message to change lives.

When You Speak,

Make Your Message Memorable

Do you have a message burning in your heart? Whether your audience is a Bible class, women’s conference attendees, or even an editor, you can make your message memorable. Bring your message to this session and learn to present it so your audience remembers it. Using this simple concept, you can take your message from the page to the stage. Your audience cannot act upon your message if they can’t remember it.

When You Speak, Expect the Unexpected:

Coping with Challenging Circumstances

How do you respond to a challenging and difficult situation during your presentation?  You may have heard “That’s not true” or “I don’t believe that!” or “You don’t know what you are talking about.”  Ruth will share from her years of speaking experience to provide insights into possible situations that confront speakers. Whether you are a new speaker or a veteran, you will learn strategies for coping with challenging people and circumstances so you can ‘expect the unexpected’. 

Make Your Point:

Strategies for Beginning Speakers Parts 1 & 2

Does panic strike in your heart when faced with the prospect of giving a speech? Whether your audience is a secular group or a Christian one, you can learn to communicate what’s on your heart. Ruth will share practical ideas for preparing yourself and polishing your message to minimize your fear of public speaking. You will learn to make your point.

Speaking and Writing from

a Heart of Joy

Remember what joy felt like? What is the joy of your heart? Where do you find joy? David prayed, “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation.” You will leave this session refreshed and renewed to share the message of your heart as you speak and write for the Lord.

Strangle Your Writing Struggles:

Hope for Weary Writers

What causes a writer to struggle? Where do we find hope when we are weary? This workshop is designed for beginning writers who feel overwhelmed with their calling to write for the Lord. Participants will consider God’s perspective on their struggles and His purpose for their writing. Weary writers will discover God’s provision for coping with struggles that interfere with their writing.

Other available topics:

Wired Differently: Understanding Your Leadership Team

Wired Differently: Understanding Your Small Group

Preparing to Lead: Understanding Your Staff

Reach Others by Understanding Our Spiritual Differences

Email ruth@cumbytel.com to discuss other topics for your conference, retreat, training sessions, workshops, etc. She looks forward to developing a presentation that meets the needs of your organization.

Ruth Beeler Crow, founder of Excellence for Life, offers practical solutions for Christian communicators. She has over 25 years experience speaking for a variety of audiences, including Bible study leadership, women’s conferences, outreach team training, and college students.

Ruth graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas and Christian Leaders, Authors, and Speakers Seminar (CLASS). She is a certified Personality Specialist. Ruth writes a column for her local newspaper. In addition to contributing to six books, she wrote a Bible study for women, entitled Release What's Good: Embrace God's Best. Ruth also interviewed a renowned author on several occasions, wrote and posted her blog. Ruth's  writing experience includes press releases, ad copy, public service announcements, and grants.