Following up President’s Day 2015. Hope you had a great one yesterday! Although he was regarded as gangly and awkward physically, President Abraham Lincoln knew how to connect to audiences. Here are two more practices he...

 As a freshman at the University of Florida (Go Gators!), I experienced the final days of curfew for women students on campus in the spring of 1968. Before its demise, there were strange practices like “panty raids” in the...

What’s the difference between getting yawns and really nailing it? I am especially proud of a long-time client who has chosen to go where others in her field have never gone, as the newly departed and beloved Mr. Spock might...

The directions by the workshop leader seemed simple: “Share the story of how you started your business or why you chose the profession you did.”   To my surprise, the stunningly beautiful young lady I was paired with...

Part of why some of us dread meetings within our company or nonprofit organization is because they often force us to do “public speaking.” We are called upon – or expected – to say something of value.  I believe everyone who...