Ever given a speech? Stepping up to those lecterns, even those undaunted by stage fright think about whether anyone will remember anything they say.

Her message for women may not be popular, but Christian conference speaker Linda Rogers says it’s biblically sound.

Prior to one of his recent seminars on the methods and myths of college recruiting, Jack Renkens spoke with a man who felt his son was a hotshot basketball prospect.

In the national capital, denials of a rumored resignation are always strongest just before the actual resignation and, if that remains the case, Dennis Hastert’s tenure as House speaker may be nearing an end.

Brian Crosby visits area schools and emphasizes to students that they should never fail the “headline test.” Crosby, a wrestling coach at Dysart High School and motivational speaker, stresses to students the need to put themselves in good positions and not make poor choices when it comes to classroom work and behavior, bullying, health and wasteful spending, among other issues facing adolescent youths.

FLAGSTAFF — Authorities have charged motivational speaker James Arthur Ray with three counts of manslaughter for deaths that happened after a sweat lodge ceremony he led in northern Arizona last year.

Throw away your self-help books and lose your life coach. Donny Clay is just what you and your faltering new year’s resolutions need. Actor Jason Alexander brings his comically coiffed motivational-speaker character to town for a one-man spoof that takes audiences through a mock self-help seminar.

The death early this week of a beloved brother, motivational speaker, wisecracker and devoted church member has left family and friends reeling. Mesa police on Friday declared 30-year-old Travis Alexander a victim of homicide.

Sri Raniji , who heads the North American branch of The Oneness Movement, will give a “transformational seminar” 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 12 at Vision Quest Metaphysical Bookstore, 2225 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale.

Members of the Jesuit Alumni of Arizona are criticizing a representative of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix for getting the Arizona Ecumenical Council’s director to remove handout posters from a table at a meeting Wednesday because they promoted a Jesuit lecture series whose speakers have caused controversy in the Catholic Church.

A Catholic laywoman who lectures about the “feminine dimension of God” is holding her ground against a request by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix to videotape her talks during a weeklong retreat for Catholic nuns in Paradise Valley.

The Mesa Police Department’s first Spanish telethon sent a series of clear messages to Spanishspeaking residents Thursday night: Please call to report crimes and give tips. We’re here to protect you, not deport you. You’re an important part of Mesa’s fight against crime.

WASHINGTON - Jubilant Democrats on Thursday elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi as the first woman speaker of the House, the crowning celebration of newfound power the party won in the November electoral sweep.

WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi was unanimously named speaker-elect by House Democrats Thursday, the first woman to be ensured the post that constitutionally is second in line of succession to the presidency.

Chris Lineberry stood in front of hundreds of seventhgraders at Apache Junction’s Thunder Mountain Middle School, holding a long glass tube containing 39 grams of sugar.