When was that last time you received unsolicited feedback? Did it hurt? Did you dismiss it or take it personally? The way we process all of the feedback we acquire is critical to whether we, our presentations, and our skills grow or shrink. If you have been through some of my programs you know that…
Ouch. It’s frustrating and painful when you compete at anything and don’t win. It is more painful when you take the competition very seriously, work hard and fall short of your expectations. This pain is magnified when well-meaning, biased friends in an attempt to console you by saying, “You should have won!” That seemingly comforting…
What is it you do that you are really good at? You know, that area of your life or career where you have lots of confidence. You think, “I’ve got this!” Confidence is good. A few weeks ago, due to this craziness, I had an inspired thought, “You need to create a brand new 2-day…
What makes you feel presentation pressure? A big client? A big paycheck? Colleagues watching? Family in the audience? A speech contest? The pressure is real even though it is only in your head. For me, it is creating a new webinar or like last week, an entire new 2-Day Workshop. Yikes! I only gave myself…
Where would we be without mentors? We all need them to grow. Have you ever thought about what brings them joy? I’ve been both the mentee and the mentor many times over. This experience was a great reminder to me. The result: Not long ago I went back to my roots to perform stand-up comedy.…
Have you judged anyone lately? Um, like maybe this week? Me? Guilty. I am guessing I’m not alone. Where does this come from? I’m no psychologist, just my personal thoughts. For me, it may have been an insecurity belief created when I was young due to my being the youngest of 3 with super smart…
Who is funnier? Would you think it’s funnier if someone was naturally funny or someone who had courage and desire to be funny? OK, so you did not wake up pondering that question, but I used to think about that back in the 1990s. Back then, I had my own little skit comedy cable access…
First, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I don’t usually go as deep as I will in this article. Maybe I should do this more. You tell me. Also, what I’m about to say may lead people to opt out of my newsletter and choose never to read my blog articles again. I’m OK with that. Why?…
When you help others, do you ever take a moment to sit back and realize how much you learned along the way? Often some of us will work harder helping someone else than helping ourselves. Do you think that is true for you? As you may know, I’m passionate about helping to make it easier…
Stories. Hmmm. Exactly why are they so powerful? Why are they such a perfect tool for speakers, trainers, and presenters? We learn about the importance of the use of stories in presentations from great speaking coaches like Bill Gove, Craig Valentine, and Patricia Fripp. Have you ever asked yourself, “Why?” As children, we loved to…