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The Six-Step System That Can Make Anyone a More Persuasive Speaker

Most people believe that persuasive speaking is a natural talent. But retired Army Colonel Larry Tracy says it’s a skill that anyone can master. Drawing on decades of high-stakes experience briefing military leaders, defending U.S. policy before hostile audiences, and training professionals competing for multimillion-dollar government contracts, Larry developed an easy-to-follow 6-step system to help speakers communicate with confidence, clarity, and credibility in any setting.

Praised by President Ronald Reagan as “an extraordinarily effective speaker,” Larry demonstrates that persuasion isn’t about charisma—it’s about preparation. His battle-tested approach can help anyone influence audiences, overcome speaking anxiety, and deliver messages that truly change minds.

Larry’s proven system is featured in his book How to Bring Home the Bacon: Becoming a Persuasive Speaker.

Contact: Larry Tracy at (571) 336-0507; Ltracy@rtirguests.com

Chronic Disease Now Affects 6 in 10 U.S. Adults– What Is Their Pain Trying to Tell Them?Do a Show on The Hidden Meaning Behind Your Pain and Illness

Chronic illness is rising in America, and many patients leave medical appointments with prescriptions, but few answers about why their symptoms developed in the first place.

On this show, Marcel Vögeli explores how stress, emotional patterns, and long-term internal pressure may influence physical health. After eight years of intensive autoimmune treatments that managed symptoms but didn’t restore his life, Marcel began examining the deeper drivers behind his condition. He has been hospital-free since 2012.

This is not about rejecting medicine. It’s about asking a broader question: why do two people with the same diagnosis often recover at different rates? Marcel discusses how understanding recurring symptoms, personal stress history, and emotional triggers may complement conventional care.

SAMPLE QUESTIONS: You’re essentially asking people to make friends with their pain — is that a fair way to put it? If someone has recurring symptoms, where should they start looking beyond medication? How can people explore these connections without feeling blamed for their illness?

Marcel Vögeli is spokesperson for The Key to Self-Liberation by the late Christiane Beerlandt, an encyclopedic work on the psychological and emotional roots of more than 1,000 diseases and symptoms.

CONTACT: Marcel Vögeli at Mvogeli@rtirguests.com

Why You Keep Choosing the Wrong Partner—and How to Break the Cycle

Nearly half of American marriages end in divorce, and many people say their next relationship feels eerily similar to the last. Author and speaker Charisse Walker says it’s not a coincidence. Most people enter relationships without understanding the deeper beliefs, experiences, and patterns quietly shaping their decisions.

On your show, Walker introduces the powerful idea behind her book Flipping the Iceberg: every relationship has an iceberg. The small portion above the surface includes what we easily see—attraction, personality, and shared interests. But the much larger portion below the surface includes our beliefs about love, expectations, communication habits, past experiences, and values. Walker explains how these hidden influences shape who we trust, commit to, and ultimately marry. She shows audiences how greater self-awareness can help people stop repeating painful relationship patterns and make more intentional decisions about love and commitment.

Charisse Walker is an entrepreneur, author, and former host of the Emmy-nominated national television show The American Dream. She now speaks about the importance of self-awareness and understanding the deeper dynamics that shape healthy relationships.

Contact Charisse Walker at (801) 251-6965; cwalker@rtirguests.com

Let’s Unpack America’s Loneliness Epidemic: Why Life’s Hardest Moments Push Us Into Isolation

America is facing what the U.S. Surgeon General recently called an epidemic of loneliness. Nearly half of adults say they feel isolated at times, and that isolation often deepens during life’s hardest moments: serious illness, caregiving, grief, infertility, or financial uncertainty. Author and loneliness coach Karen Kay Smith asserts these “waiting room seasons” can quietly push people away from the very support they need most.

On your show, Smith explains why people often shift into “functioning versus feeling” during crises, how emotional suppression fuels loneliness, and why many struggle to communicate what they truly need. She offers practical, yet life-changing tools listeners can use immediately, including how a simple “breath prayer” can replace pressure-filled spiritual routines, why naming emotions out loud can be more healing than staying strong, and how her “3 C’s” framework—confidence, communication, and community—helps people rebuild connection step by step.

Drawing from 15 years caring for her husband during his battle with multiple sclerosis, along with years in women’s ministry and training as a transformational life coach, Smith brings a rare blend of lived experience and practical guidance to conversations about loneliness and connection. She is the author of Nearsighted: Choosing to See Eating Disorders Differently and the upcoming Hope Has a Seat in Every Waiting Room.

Contact Karen Kay Smith at (256) 812-5106; ksmith@rtirguests.com

What an Ancient Hawaiian Healing Practice Can Teach Us About Modern Forgiveness

Most of us think forgiveness means turning the other cheek, something that requires approval, forgetting, and making yourself passive. But what if it’s really about reclaiming your power? Taj Simrit spent 20 years backpacking across the globe, and the last eight years traveling solo full-time, immersing himself in spiritual traditions across cultures, searching for purpose.

Through Ho’oponopono, the ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and healing, Simrit uncovered four simple principles that can dissolve resentment, restore inner peace, break addictions, tame the ego, and ultimately shape your destiny. His memoir, Behold My Soul, became a #1 Amazon bestseller in both Religious Travel and Humanistic Psychology.

CONTACT Taj Simrit: tsimrit@rtirguests.com

Feeling Stuck? Why a Creative Shift Might Be the Breakthrough You Need

Nearly 60% of professionals report feeling stuck or disengaged, and many don’t realize the way forward may not be a big life change, but a small creative shift. Author and artist Edi Matsumoto shows how simple, low-pressure creativity can help people reset mentally and move forward.

On your show, Matsumoto shares practical ways listeners can reconnect with creativity like her “60-second joy reset,” where even looking at something that makes you smile can calm the nervous system, or simple, no-pressure creative practices that reduce stress and spark clarity. She explains why creativity isn’t about talent. It’s about giving the mind a break from constant pressure. She offers gentle, manageable ways to reconnect with creativity in everyday life—as a form of stress relief, a joyful diversion, or even the beginning of a more creative path later on.

Her book, Otter Therapy, reflects how small moments of joy can create real emotional impact. Through her work as both a healthcare professional and artist, Matsumoto brings a uniquely grounded perspective on how creativity can gently shift how we feel and how we move forward.

Contact Edi Matsumoto at (831) 290-6491; ematsumoto@rtirguests.com

Nearly 40% of Americans Under 40 Have No Religion—So Why Are They Still Searching?

A growing number of young Americans are walking away from religion—but not from deeper questions of meaning, purpose, and truth. Author Gary Meisner understands this shift firsthand. After more than two decades as a skeptical, materialist agnostic grounded in reason and evidence, an experience he couldn’t explain forced him to reconsider everything he believed.

Known worldwide for his work on patterns in nature, Gary now asks a deeper question: If there is design, is there meaning behind it? He speaks directly to skeptics, agnostics, and seekers—inviting them to consider whether their rejection of faith may be based on assumptions they’ve never fully examined. What if the God they’ve doubted is real—and wants to be known? Gary is the author of Life Through a New Lens—Finding God Where Reason and Faith Meet.

Contact him at (615) 703-3637; gmeisner@rtirguests.com

The Real Reason You’re Stuck Has Nothing to Do with Willpower

If willpower were enough, you’d already be free from negativity in your life. “What keeps people stuck isn’t a lack of motivation—it’s the nervous system holding unresolved survival responses from the past,” says Lisa Morgan. “Real change happens when we work with the body, not against it.” Lisa’s world fell apart when panic and anxiety brought her to her knees. This became the foundation of her life’s work. Lisa is a master coach, intuitive guide, and soul-level healer who helps people break free from hidden blocks and rediscover who they truly are. Through her signature framework, Free Your Soul to Soar™, she bridges neuroscience and energy psychology to help people transform to reclaim their joy, worth, and wings.

CONTACT: Lisa Morgan at (314) 265-3491; lmorgan@rtirguests.com

Forget Role Models: Leadership Lessons from Rebels, Pirates, and Outlaws

What if the most powerful leadership lessons didn’t come from heroes—but from history’s most notorious figures? Author and leadership coach Steve Williams reveals 20 bold, practical lessons drawn from rebels, outlaws, pirates, and power players you won’t find in a typical business book. From Attila the Hun to Al Capone, he strips away myth to uncover the strategies that made these figures astonishingly effective leaders. Steve shares examples of how these notorious people made great leaders, and comparisons between these and effective leaders of today? He is the author of six books including “Notorious: Leadership Lessons from History’s Most Notorious Leaders,” with a forward written by renowned author Jack Canfield, and a certified leadership coach and QMS expert.

Contact: Steve Williams at (920) 280-1068; swilliams@rtirguests.com

This Psychotherapist Shares How Psychedelic Medicine Changed Her Life

Psychotherapist and author Anjalia McGoldrick traversed an unexpected path that transformed her life and work: psychedelic medicine. After surviving severe childhood trauma, abuse, and decades of conventional therapy, she reached a breaking point that traditional approaches could not heal. Her carefully guided plant medicine experience opened a profound door to insight, forgiveness, and emotional freedom she had never experienced before. She reveals how this powerful journey reshaped her understanding of trauma, inner wounds, and lasting healing. She also shares the potential healing powers of psychedelics, and how these help people who are battling mental illness. Anjalia is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir “The Child I Left Behind: A Mother’s Journey To Healing and Forgiveness.”

Contact Anjalia McGoldrick at (540) 616-3200; amcgoldrick@rtirguests.com