You Want Me to Do What?! Last week I was chatting with Jane McGonigal, who speaks on using games to change the world. In the five years I’ve known Jane, she has become an excellent TED speaker. (You can see both of her talks on TED.com) I particularly enjoyed her 2012 talk and told her …
If you watched the Grammys you saw “Hamilton” creator and star, Lin Manuel Miranda thank his cast, band, and collaborators and family for his Best Musical Theater Album. Playing off the hip-hop infused musical he gave a hip-hop infused acceptance speech. Here are two excerpts from the 45-second verse: We write music, we write songs …
Which kind of speaker are you? The kind who develops your slides first or the speaker who develops your message first and then adds slides to illustrate it? Last night, at a networking event, I talked with an executive who shared that he had just finished the slide deck for his new presentation. I asked …
On the eve of 2015, in a burst of optimism while under the influence of champagne, I made six New Year’s resolutions. My last one was the resolution to add a video to my website in the coming year. The story below explains why Resolution #6 was worth keeping. The fairy tale version of this story is that …
So many people have asked about my story coaching process that I decided to demonstrate it in this article. In this post you will “sit in” on my initial coaching session with a client. During the session, I will share three of my “Ten Story Crafting Secrets”. Please join me! This particular speaker is coming for help with …