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Say something that matters.
Welcome to my blog! Sometimes I’ll offer advice about public speaking. Maybe I’ll tell you a story. Or perhaps I’ll make you laugh, teach you something interesting, or help you think a bit differently on a topic. Please consider subscribing so you don’t miss any of my posts.
Children’s Books Published!
Lifted Up Blog
Is That a Ghost I Hear Singing?
If you enjoy listening to soundtracks of old musicals, these singing actresses are surely on your top ten list of sopranos: Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady Debra Kerr in The King and I Natalie Wood in West Side Story I hate to burst anyone’s bubble,...
How Do I Love Thee?
It seems as if some people I don’t even know love me. Maybe it’s happened to you too. Don’t get me wrong: I do believe I’m a fairly lovable person, and I’ll take all the love I can get. But the person saying it needs to really mean the words for it...
Lend Me A Hand, Please
Have you ever given much thought to how important your hands are? Last week I taught a class on the effective impact that body language has on a successful presentation. One aspect that novice speakers seem to have the most difficulty in managing...
Rise and Shine
Non-English speakers learning our language face a common hurdle: idioms. A strange word in and of itself, an idiom is defined as “a group of words...
Transformation Gameplan
Someone had posted this quotation without attribution on Facebook last week. Inspiration and information without personal application will never...
Who’s Afraid of the Dark?
Fictional character Jack Reacher said something like this when looking out into the dark: It’s what everyone fears, whether they realize it or...
Contemplative Thinking About Your Hands
My last post about our hands got me thinking deeper on the subject of hands. I made the point that often we forget about taking care of our hands,...
Let’s Give The Hands A Hand
A friend was recently lamenting that her hands look older than her face does. She’s in her late 50s. “How did THIS (holding up the backs of her...
As Authentic As A $32 T-shirt
How much would you pay for a Hanes brand tagless black t-shirt? On Hanes.com they run about five bucks each. But when the streetwear brand Supreme...
Sticking Out Your Neck (or Head) Isn’t The Best Idea
Sometimes when I’m driving, I suddenly realize that my head is sticking out in a forward position, almost as if there is something stuck on the...
The Last Bench in the Sun
I wrote a lot of poetry when I was (much) younger. The sadder I felt, the better my poetry was. So you might say that happiness eroded my ability to...