by Norma Thatcher | Jan 7, 2017 | Inspirational, Public speaking, Spiritual, Thought provoking
Maybe you recall studying Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs from a Psych class. Summed up, Abraham Maslow put forth that people are wired to satisfy certain levels of needs before they can move up to eventually achieve their full potential. It’s set forth in a pyramid. The...
by Norma Thatcher | Jan 3, 2017 | Humor, Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking
Someone asked me recently to identify what separates me from others who teach public speaking. “What makes you different—why should I choose you?” This isn’t something I had to think long or hard about. Clearly, it’s my focus. My students learn that every lesson I...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 15, 2016 | Humor, Inspirational, Public speaking
I enjoy the moment when something pops up in new material I’m reading or listening to that ties in directly to a topic I’ve just taught. When it occurs, I act like my dog. I become alert and take notice, just like Riley when he senses there might be another half of a...
by Norma Thatcher | Nov 8, 2016 | Humor, Inspirational, Public speaking
When I trained people in my former field of credit management, I often said, “I’m not a cookie cutter type of credit manager.” That meant that, even though there were processes in place to help us get the job done, some of the decisions, especially the substantial or...
by Norma Thatcher | Oct 15, 2016 | Humor, Inspirational, Public speaking, Thought provoking
When we talk about fear of public speaking, some of my adult students tell me they’re afraid of the audience. I ask them what horrible behavior they’ve seen an audience exhibit toward a speaker. “Sleep. Have side conversations while the speaker is talking. Fool with...
