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May 26, 2016 One Hour of Play = One Year of Conversation “You can discover more about a person in one hour of play than in a year of conversation,” is a quote attributed to Plato by some, although my good friend… Read More
May 19, 2016 Inspiration is Like a Cup of Coffee… This past week I was lucky enough to speak at a conference in New Orleans. (I loooooove New Orleans.) The industry to which I was speaking has been in flux… Read More
May 12, 2016 Poorly Placed Platitudes Make Others Peevish There are many quotes about effective public speaking/persuasion. One of my favorites comes from Winston Churchill, “Opening amenities are often opening inanities.”  His point—which I make to my clients ad… Read More
May 5, 2016 Please Stop Man-Bashing On April 20th, an op-ed titled “How to Explain Mansplaining” appeared in the New York Times, and I have to say I found it…well, my thoughts ranged from ‘unacceptable’ to… Read More
Apr 28, 2016 Hope Lives In 2008, I published my first book, “How to Wow.” Because of this, I had the opportunity to meet Mary Ann Wasil, a fellow speaker, at a luncheon in Connecticut.… Read More
Apr 21, 2016 Anything Mentionable is Manageable Like many of you, I keep a sticky note on my computer to remind me of movies I want to see. For longer than I can remember, my sticky note… Read More
Apr 14, 2016 The Importance of a Full-Fat Life Many of us spend time thinking about how much (or little) fat we put in our mouths—but how many of us spend time considering the amount of fat we have… Read More
Apr 7, 2016 Game of Tones: It Really Is about How You Say It This past week I watched a very funny video entitled, “If Couples’ Fights Were Honest”. The situation depicts a couple having a hideous fight – a fight during which they… Read More
Mar 31, 2016 (When Did it Become Unacceptable to) Show Your Work? This past week, I was working away on a yoga pose that I’ve been working away on for approximately 16 years(give or take the odd year or two…) and guess… Read More
Mar 25, 2016 The Blame Boomerang: How to Send Blame Back Where It Belongs I recently had the pleasure of watching Brene Brown’s hilarious video, “Hi, I’m Brene and I’m a Blamer,” on YouTube. With close to 840,000 views, it’s clear Brown has struck… Read More

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