Do you have a speaking engagement on your calendar? Whether it’s a seminar, presentation, or meeting engaging your audience can make a huge difference. An engaged audience is more receptive, can help you decide what’s best to focus on, and will make your talk easier to do. 3 Easy Ways to Engage Your Audience Arrive [...]
Are you ready to conduct more productive meetings? Whether virtual or face-to-face, meetings can adversely drain your organization. Not only as a time waster but also as a culture deflator. Have you attended meetings that you thought were a waste of time? How did that make you feel about the organization and its leadership? It [...]
A couple of weeks ago, I was privileged to travel with my Friend Kim Harvey. Kim and her mother founded the Angels & Doves Anti-Bullying Program more than a decade ago. During that time, she's spoken with more than 25,000 students at 113 schools and over 100 youth organizations. Her message isn't only about calling out bullying. [...]
Okay, so, if you google preparing a killer presentation there’s like a million and one hits, so why one more post? Because I’m not going to tell you it’s all about your power point, the clothes you wear, or how you use a microphone. I won't help you chose between Zoom, Google Meetings, or Microsoft [...]
I wrote How to Add Action to Your Next Presentation in September of 2019. It was before COVID-19, before I and many others have self quarantined. Wednesday, I'll be presenting to a group of 12 managers on handling stress. I will not be in their office. They'll be seated at the conference table and I'll [...]
A few years ago, I was privileged to speak at TEDx Fort Wayne. My talk was about building community by engaging friends. It was about the brainstorming group I belong to – Friend Up. However, it was also about adding action to your words. I shared how Friend Up began and how to create a [...]
Last summer I presented to a group of approximately 30 members of the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development. Their mission is to guide the future of metropolitan Indianapolis by, “… creating affordable homeownership opportunities and supporting the growth of jobs and investment in our community. The Department of Metropolitan Development works in partnership with other [...]
