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Jun 25, 2019
How To Tell A Compelling Story
Can You Taste It? In Shawn Callahan’s book, Putting Stories To Work, he talks about making your stories visceral. When you set the stage for your story, involve your listener or reader by hitting on as many senses as possible.…Jun 18, 2019
A Tale of Two Speakers
I tried. I really tried. I tried not to wear my presentation coaching hat when I attended a conference last week. Speaker after speaker got behind the lectern and challenged me to listen, laugh and learn. The opening speaker was…May 6, 2019
Are All Negative Events Equal?
“Of course not,” you say. Yet, we all know people who react to a broken nail with the same alarm as they do to an inferno. For instance, I went to a relaxed discussion of Solomon’s Song of Songs during…Dec 26, 2018
50 Shades of Green: Ireland and Rory D’Arcy
My synapses are still crackling from my 18 days in Ireland and Northern Ireland. (I didn’t know that they were two separate countries.) My tour group visited the sites of Bloody Sunday, the Titanic, Guinness and many other wonders. We…Sep 7, 2018
How To Reboot When You’re Stalled
I’m Back! How embarrassing! My last e-newsletter was in October of 2017. No need to explain. Besides life getting in the way, I just got out of the habit. I tried to write several times between then and now, but…Mar 1, 2018
Oprah For President: You Can Present Powerfully, Too!
Oprah Winfrey is a force of nature. You can’t deny her accomplishments. If you’ve read anything about her life, you know she came from poverty and rose above her raising to become a success in many areas. She recently received…Dec 29, 2016
Bu-Bye 2016. Make 2017 Your Best Year Yet!
Bu-bye 2016. May 2017 Be Your Best Year Yet For many, 2016 has been a year of losses. Whether politically, celebrity death-wise or personally. I, too, have had a year of losses. Yet, I’m grateful for so much. My children,…Nov 17, 2016
Grieving Tools Revisited
Early this AM, my wonderful sister-in-law, Patti, passed away. She was an inspiration to all who knew her even in death. I ran across this enewsletter edition from August 6, 2012. It still has relevance. Whatever losses you’re dealing …Sep 7, 2016
