How does Culture affect communication? Last fall I was privileged to travel for clients to far-away lands: South Africa, Egypt, and the Philippines, with a travel layover in Paris thrown in as a bonus. As an infrequent international traveler (although that seems to be...
The word community has a new meaning in my life. I was in the audience of a presentation where the word community (for reasons of space on a PowerPoint slide) was hyphenated and split across lines, like this: comm- unity I made a mental note that the presenter had...
Turning Fifty may be the new Forty, but 2018 is here whether you like it or not! It’s a new year and I’m turning fifty! I love the fresh start of turning the calendar and contemplating what will be different in the next 365 days. In recent years, I adopted the...
Top 3 Mistakes Conference Speakers Make I’ve just come back from several conferences and watched many conference speakers in action. One of the benefits of speaking at a conference is usually a full pass to attend the entire conference. I like to get there early and...
Storytelling in Public Speaking: The number one characteristic that makes a speaker great. That’s my story (and I’m sticking to it) Storytelling in public speaking is the number one characteristic that makes a speaker great. I had an attendee at one of my speaking...
