Last year when we launched ar.tic.u.la.tion in mid-summer, we had no idea that we’d get the overwhelming response that we did. Between individual style coaching, signature story development advising and some unique teaching opportunities, we feel very lucky. But we know we need to work hard for that luck, so here are the top 11 […]
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Here’s my list of bad to beautiful public speaking moments for 2010: 10. We’ll start with bad: I’m still amazed that this guy made it onto national news after the viral explosion of his supposed nomination speech at a political event in NE Ohio. Nonetheless, I’ll chalk it up to good acting as there’s no way someone sober
While executing a public speaking and presentation training for rising executive at a national manufacturer recently, we inadvertently found a deep breaking point. While she broke down weeping we knew that it meant one thing: we found her pain. Her boss had employed us for a day of evaluation and experimentation. She suspected that there
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If you were invited to share your story or idea at an event with 400 progressive minds in a contemporary art museum, how could you refuse, right? Welcome to Pecha Kucha. It means “chit chat” in Japanese and the concept started about 7 years ago and is now in over 350 cities worldwide. Around 10 talks
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Two weeks ago we produced the second TEDxColumbus. Huzzah!!! A wonderfully moving and inspiring afternoon of 13 different short talks and performances over 5 hours. I adored helping talented, articulate people find their inner voice to share their riveting ideas. And from our feedback and evaluations, we gave 400 enlightened audience members a moment (or
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In our Influential Storytelling class at ar.tic.u.la.tion, we apply critical thinking methodologies to help properly frame a story. So on our summer family vacation a week ago, I thought I’d test the logic with my 7 year old daughter. What better story to practice than “what I did this summer,” knowing she’d be quizzed upon returning to school
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A college professor commented that his students were giving him a wide range of feedback on his lectures. “Some students think I’m the second coming and others think I’m a train wreck. What gives?” Having heard him speak at a public forum and also having had many conversations with him, the answer was pretty simple.
Today I found a little black dress. There it was hanging on the clearance rack, all unassuming, half-dangling from the hanger, slotted in the wrong size, looking plain, simple and even a bit forlorn. In my desperation to get a dress -any dress- for an upcoming special occasion, I grabbed it, raced to the fitting
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On Wednesday this week, Jan and I attended the ‘final exam’ in Alaina Sheer’s presentation transformation. I hadn’t written about our style and delivery session that we had a few weeks ago as I knew there was some additional work to be done before she was really ready to present. Tuesday night we had a chance
A presentation transformation: part 2. Read More »
Every May and June for 15 years I’d tune into CSPAN and watch graduation speeches. Thank goodness I got married one June and now have a few better things to do with my leisure time. But hearing about graduation speakers the last few weeks brings back some of those memories and how I would look
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