Toot Your Own Horn
“What’s something you did well?” That’s the question I ask after any sort of presentation/role play situation. “Well, I didn’t throw up…”“I wasn’t as horrible as I thought I was going to be…” 9 times out of 10 those are…
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Practice Makes not Perfect, but Real
It’s been mentor mode over here the last few weeks. Lots of convos about showing up on video, presenting case studies…and the biggest question that keeps popping up–how do I prepare? Let’s start with how not to prepare: One way…
The one star review that we’re not talking about
Today’s newsletter is not about the one star I got on survey results the other day. Why would I write a newsletter about one, 1 star review when the other 30 results were 4s and 5s? I wouldn’t, because that…
How much is TOO much when presenting?
“How much is too much?” This question came up during a presentation coaching session this week. Now, it could be considered a read-the-room type scenario. But I think it’s more. She was referencing body language, gestures, changing up your voice,…
Elevating The Human Experienc
Do you ever wish you could take a break from the constant notifications, interruptions by bots, and trying to keep up with the latest and greatest technology? Have you had a moment when you said, “I wish I could just…
You’ll never Get Away…if you bring the feels
“When you make your ex sing your breakup song…” I mean if that’s not clickbait while you’re insta scrolling, I don’t know what is. I was baited. I clicked. And… 👀 👀 👀 👀 I would type the actual number…
Embrace Your Bold: We Need Your Voice
Location: Shrewsbury Boro School (asbestos laden) Auditorium.Year: 1988.Event: school talent show.Rewind 8 weeks prior, when the school announced there would be a talent show. I walked home from school with an announcement to share with my Mom. “Mom, I signed…
How Do You Know Wow You’re Landing? Awareness is Key.
Let’s drop into day two of a leadership development workshop. Location: LA. Company: Biotech firm. Agenda item: hearing lessons learned from a senior leader. He was a big name in the company. Big position. The team had been buzzing all…
The Experience of You
I came to the call partially fired up and partially…well, mostly hungry. What started in the fall last year had come together in the past few days. I was REAL fired up because earlier in the day a bunch of…
You Gotta Get the Reps
I’ve finished up work with three coaching clients. They all came to me for the same reason: they were getting video for a speaker reel. They were all shaking.Essentially 💩ing themselves.They didn’t really know what to say, although they had a…