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Aug 2, 2018 There’s Nothing Wrong with the Illusion of Control: (What Matters is What You Do With It) This past weekend, I had the extraordinary privilege of doing a 4-day workshop with one of my most gifted teachers, Alison Armstrong. The title of the course was “Core Partnership”… Read More
Jul 26, 2018 Can You Pull Out of a Shame Spiral? As you may be able to tell, the picture above is me on an airplane. What might not be immediately apparent is that I’m in a shame spiral. Why? Well… Read More
Jul 19, 2018 “I Feel Everything!” What to Do When Your Emotions Threaten to Derail Your Presentation (or Conversation) Last week I was working with a corporate client who asked, “What can I do about the nerves I feel when I present? Even in ‘informal’ meetings, my legs shake… Read More
Jul 12, 2018 Try…Try Less… Abandon all Effort As I mentioned a few weeks ago, during the summer months I have the luxury of teaching Ashtanga yoga fairly frequently. One of the things I talk to my students… Read More
Jul 2, 2018 It’s Auto-Reply, Not Auto Pilot: How to Ensure an Effective Out-of-Office Message As we head into the 4th of July holiday, I’m guessing many people will turn on their email “Auto-response” function. But just because vacation is so close—perhaps you’ve already begun… Read More
Jun 27, 2018 Pressure is Not (Necessarily) Pain As many of you know, in addition to media/presentation training, I am also a teacher of Ashtanga yoga.  This past Monday, I was working with a few new students who… Read More
Jun 21, 2018 “Instructions Received”: What’s Your Unlikely Source for Inspiration? Every now and then I am asked to do an interview by one entity or another. Recently, I had the pleasure of answering a few questions from the folks at… Read More
Jun 14, 2018 How to Avoid an Introduction Malfunction (Which also Works for Toasts and Eulogies) This past week I had the pleasure of being part of my 14th “ACE Awards”. (ACE stands for Accessories Council Excellence and the awards are given to designers who have… Read More
Jun 7, 2018 When You’re Ready for Your Close Up Greetings from Iowa! I write from America’s heartland where I’ve been doing a bit of Wow-presenting.  Everyone here has been wonderfully welcoming—and Iowa is b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. (See photo, above.) It’s been… Read More
May 31, 2018 Crate Train Your Brain As those of you know who have trained a dog, putting them in their crate – when done correctly—is a terrific tool for helping them feel safe. To quote the… Read More

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