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Tell Me What We’re Talking About

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! Do you ever have the experience of being sure you told someone an important something, but they ... Continue Reading

Spock and Preparation

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” Spock, the rational ... Continue Reading

Take Off Like a Rocketship

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! When you’re starting a presentation, challenge yourself to engage the audience from your very first words. The ... Continue Reading

You Can Make Webinars Less Terrible

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! Y’all. I have been in webinar hell. Without naming any names, I’ll share that I’ve been grinding ... Continue Reading

The Double-Edged Sword of Jargon

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! Groups of people who spend a lot of time together develop their own ways of speaking. They ... Continue Reading

Let’s Talk a Little Bit About Rehearsal.

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! You know those actors you really love? The ones who make you cry. Who inhabit their characters ... Continue Reading

Pick It Up.

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! There’s an important tenet in theatre that I want to share with you. It’s this: if a ... Continue Reading

“There is no ‘try’.”

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! An oft-quoted line from the great thinker, Yoda: Do, or do not. There is no try. When ... Continue Reading

Getting Back on the Horse

I’m taking a sabbatical from writing new blog posts. You’ll be seeing some re-runs and old favorites for the next little while. You can always write me back with suggestions or ideas just by responding to this email! It could happen. You’ve prepared, you’ve planned your talk using a strong intention,  you know just how ... Continue Reading