Why is it so hard to write like we speak?
May 24, 2023
I just took the Miami Writing Institute class. It’s a 4-5 hour online “taste” of what Miami University has been teaching teachers about writing within
Group Presentations: To Do or Not to Do?
May 18, 2023
When a client tells me they want to do a group presentation, my first instinct is to say DON’T DO IT! They take a lot
Stop Using Filler Words in 3 Steps
April 30, 2023
For over a year or more as I walked the halls at a large executive speaking coach client organization, I’d been told about an executive
In your next presentation, seek the question
August 13, 2019
A while back a friend was invited to speak to the Board of Trustees at his institution. We discussed that while he knew the topic
To script or not to script.
July 3, 2016
I attended the TEDSummit 2016 conference in Banff, Alberta, Canada, listening to an array of provocative speakers for four days. The proliferation of compelling ideas, experiences,
Feedback without a License
January 16, 2016
Wow, what a way to start the year. I didn’t take my own advice. Mid way through a recent assignment (an event featuring 5 different
How Kit Kat led to TED, told ala Pecha Kucha.
May 15, 2013
So a few years ago I wrote this blog post on how I thought the Pecha Kucha (Japanese for Chit-Chat) was a fun format for an audience but a
The Keynote: One Pathway
January 19, 2012
While we have been involved in hundreds of keynote addresses over the years, I thought it was time to document the pathway of one from
Tools of the Trade
November 30, 2011
Rose Smith, during her highly provocative poetry performance at TEDxColumbus, challenged us all to betools. You know, as in a conduit for helping others, making change
Three times makes it a trend
October 15, 2011
They say once is an event, twice is a coincidence and three times is a trend. As we organize the third TEDxColumbus event, we’re definitely feeling the