That’s right: You’ve already got the strengths and skills you need to be a good, or even great, public speaker! That’s because “public speaking” is more—much more—than giving a formal presentation from a stage. You’ve been doing it your whole life. We Build Public Speaking Strengths and Skills Every Day It’s also “public speaking” when Read More
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Wake Up to Public Speaking
It’s spring-like in New York these days, and the entire world seems to be waking up. This past week, I hung out at a jazz club, had dinner in a fancy restaurant, and went to a birthday gathering with 18 people, many of them strangers. None of that would be worth noting if it was Read More
Feedback Can Be Upsetting. Here’s How to Handle It.
Feedback goes by many names—criticism, notes, advice, suggestions, to cite just a few. It can be positive or negative, expected or unexpected, formal and well-thought-out or… not. It can even be something that you pursue. Many years ago, my friend DK Dyson—an extraordinary blues, jazz, and rock singer who also teaches yoga and advocates for Read More
How to Communicate Love When It’s NOT Valentine’s Day
Nothing says “I love you” like Chocolate! Champagne! Roses! But let’s face it, unless you’re The Bachelor(ette), there are only so many days a year that you can spend handing out roses and murmuring sweet nothings to the one you (hope to) love. Life, in other words, is not all Valentine’s Day. Usually it’s work, Read More
Don’t Break the Streak (Because Little Steps Have a Big Impact)
Long ago, in another life, I took a writing class with author Heather Lewis. Heather was a brilliant novelist and teacher, but the most important thing she taught me wasn’t about literary technique. It was how to build a streak of successes. A Streak Can Be Positive or Negative Often—whether you’re writing a novel (as Read More