Do you fear meeting new people? Do you fear speaking to others? You are not alone. I am not sure why so many dread speaking in public, more than dying or paying their taxes. Some of the best professional speakers Im represented have admitted to feeling some anxiety before they speak to an audience. The [...]

Have you been watching some of the YouTube TED-style presentations?http://www.ted.com/ Catch some top notch speakers on interesting/timely topics. Many of the speakers use visuals to amplify meaning through simplification. A nice way to cut back on too many details. Most of us delineate our thoughts visually – we started in kindergarten with “show and tell.” [...]

Everyone is a story. When a speaker tells his/her story it helps us tap into our own wisdom because in some way these stories are about us, too. Our deepest lessons are learned through life experiences. We don’t take much time to hear each others stories anymore because we are busy texting and/or watching the [...]

This is a good time of year to do a “baggage check.” What do you own that is dated and useless? What do you hang on to that is hurtful and defeating? Do you worry about future events that have or may no happen? Do you agonize over losses? Do you keep reliving past hurts [...]