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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
What Language Are You Speaking?
Sometimes I’m yanked back to my Western Pennsylvania roots without warning. This occurred yesterday when I saw a Facebook post of a friend from my hometown and high school. This friend must be one of the nicest men on God’s earth. I don’t believe...
A Voice In The Night
Reading bedtime stories to my children was a favorite part of each day for me. I read aloud to both Laura and Tim long past the age when they could read for themselves. I wish I could remember the last book I read to each of them. It was a...
Hit The Pause Button, Would You?
My feedback to the student was a tad out of the ordinary. “That was an absolutely perfect use of a pause!” The adult student was part of a group who delivered their final presentations last Thursday in one of my public speaking classes. Weeks ago,...
Two’s Company, Three’s Powerful
In my role as a speech coach and presentation skills instructor, I’m on a never-ending hunt for new material and ideas. Not willing to rely...
Do You See What I See?
It cracks me up when one study comes out with a “finding” and suddenly various news outlets begin touting the new “evidence” as scientific gospel....
A Different Way of Seeing
The group discussion was on a paradigm-shifting topic. While I enjoy being challenged to think outside the perimeter of my entrenched attitudes and...
Less Can Be More
When I took my husband to his first Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert, he thought he would be hearing Russian symphonies. Uh, no. TSO is a rock...
Regrets Only? Please, No
For eight years Australian Bronnie Ware worked for a company that supplied people to provide personal care of the terminally ill. Her job...
Is There A Dog In The House?
Today was the best day yet in my volunteer role as a pet therapy representative at our local hospital. Of course, the dog Rosie gets 100% of the...
How May I Serve You Today?
With all the drive-through business available to us and the self-checkout lines we use, we may not consider customer service as much as we used to....
Whose Idea Was It To Think About This?
Raise your hand if you like to be wrong. OK, I didn’t think I’d see many hands in the air. We like to be right. We believe that OUR way of thinking...