Are your conversations as productive as you’d like them to be?
Recently, my colleague and I encountered an obstacle—disagreement—while discussing the direction...
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Category: Communication
Does an accent help or hurt your presentation?
I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. While it wasn’t exactly the holler, nearly everyone outside my...
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What Yoko Ono reminded me of
Art and communication share a vital trait—they are most impactful when the energy flows both ways,...
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Loose Ties Lead to Unexpected Benefits
If we are lucky, we’ve got a few besties and some close ties with family. I am discovering another...
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Are you impressionable?
When I was young, I would sometimes hear people describe me as...
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They never asked about me
Recently, a friend called me immediately after a first date with someone she had met online. Her...
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What’s your warm-up routine before a big presentation?
My “S.O.P.” (standard operating procedure) has three parts: 1) A minute to visualize...
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Who needs a little attention in your sphere of influence?
Leading with Influence is fundamentally about nurturing relationships. As Ken Blanchard wisely...
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What can Oscar acceptance speeches teach us?
If we are lucky, we will all have a moment or two in our lives when we are celebrated or...
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The Pentimento Factor – who have you painted over?
A portrait of a mystery woman lay hidden beneath a painting from Pablo Picasso’s famed Blue...
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Stage Presence: Call up your Most Social Self
Anyone who presents wants to command attention, engage the audience, and elicit interaction. ...
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Words of Wisdom for 2025
As we usher in a new year, I find immense value in the wisdom shared by others — thoughtful...
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