You can find me in meetings on many days in a busy week: long ones, short ones, good ones, and boring ones. Yesterday, I was at a pre-program meeting for a panel discussion on spirituality. There are... Read more >>

Recently, I attended TEDxSF, a communal, multidisciplinary event (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design) whose goal is to bring thinkers together to share ideas they’re passionate... Read more >>

Let me be frank: I have mixed feelings about getting up in public to speak before large groups. This should come as no surprise since the fear of public speaking tops almost everyone’s... Read more >>

Once upon a time, in the distant past, people did what they were trained to do: dancers danced, authors wrote, lawyers argued, doctors doctored, corporate heads led, and everyone lived happily ever... Read more >>

Self-talk and public speaking: what one reveals about the other. The stories we make up about ourselves will either support us or derail us. And most of us are masters of enabling our Cranky... Read more >>

Recently I stood there stammering because it was a question I’d never heard and certainly wasn’t prepared to answer. Now, I don’t want to leave you with the impression that someone... Read more >>

I come from a long line of savvy (and rather shameless) speechmakers. As far as my mic-hogging uncles are concerned, any given occasion is special enough to warrant a barrage of special introductions,... Read more >>

The day is cold and dreary. The sun has not come out, has not shone its brightness in a few days. And this is monumental in Arizona. I am preparing to go on a road trip with my two brothers and my... Read more >>

Not long ago an advertisement in our daily newspaper for a local CPA firm caught my attention, for the wrong reason. It was a photo of all the accountants at the firm. They were all men. During... Read more >>

A client of mine remembers not long ago she was asked to deliver some really tough news to an entire division of her company (Fortune 500). Let’s call her Fran because that’s not her real... Read more >>