Reporter turned speechwriter turned university professor, author and life coach now honing communications skills for clients in DC & beyond
Joined May 2009
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30 Apr 2020
Coincidentally taken in #Knoxville a few weeks before we ever heard the word #coronavirus ... #lifecoach #pandemic
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Your inner critic isn't wise. It's a bully with your voice. Stop taking its advice. Fight back.
Watch & Follow: youtube.com/shorts/pHcg2SaHg…
#PublicSpeaking #Confidence #Leadership #Communication
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A buried secret. A collapsing career. A nation still divided by race and power. “Pretender” doesn’t pull punches. lideamagazine.com/pretender-…
#ThrillerBooks #PoliticalFiction #Books #WritersLife
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If you like suspense with emotional depth and real-world intrigue, BELLA deserves a spot in your summer reading stack.
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#SummerReads #MysteryBooks #ThrillerReads #BookTwitter
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Stop stacking ideas.
Instead, try landing one. Think about it. Then watch and follow.
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#publicspeaking #clarity #leadership #communication
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Jun 14
Your inner critic isn't trying to keep you safe. It's trying to keep you small. Time to revoke its speaking privileges. linkedin.com/pulse/heres-wha…
#PublicSpeaking #Leadership #Confidence #Communication
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Jun 12
If people are checking their phones while you talk, don't blame the phones.
Follow. Learn. Apply. Nothing to buy.
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#AudienceEngagement #CommunicationSkills #Leadership #PublicSpeaking
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Jun 12
Most careers aren't limited by expertise. They're limited by the ability to explain expertise.
Follow. Learn. Apply. Nothing to buy.
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#Leadership #Communication #PublicSpeaking #CareerSuccess
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Jun 12
Good speakers don’t memorize lines.
They prepare their thinking.
That, friends, is the skill this channel teaches.
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#publicspeaking #confidence #leadership #CommunicationForAll
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Jun 12
The interruption is coming. The only question is, are you ready for it?
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#PublicSpeaking #LeadershipSkills #ExecutivePresence #ProfessionalSpeaking
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Jun 11
The best political novels don’t tell you what to think. They force you to wrestle with uncomfortable truths. “Pretender” does exactly that.
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#BooksToRead #PoliticalFiction #AmReading #BookCommunity
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Jun 11
You don't need better ideas. You need fewer words.
Follow. Learn. Apply. Nothing to buy.
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#CommunicationSkills #Leadership #PresentationSkills #ProfessionalDevelopment
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Jun 11
The world is more connected than ever.
Yet many people still communicate as if everyone shares the same rules.
But they don’t.
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#GlobalBusiness #Leadership #CrossCultural #Communications
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Jun 11
If everything is important, nothing is.
That’s not strategy. On the contrary, that’s noise.
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#leadership #publicspeaking #communication #clarity
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Jun 10
What do you do when you’re rudely interrupted? One visible crack in your confidence and the whole room starts leaning the other way. youtube.com/shorts/BN3Kc4y4s… #Leadership #PublicSpeakingTips #Speaking #Confidence
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Jun 10
Think nobody notices when a 30-second answer takes three minutes? They notice.
Follow. Learn. Apply. Nothing to buy.
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#LeadershipCommunication #ExecutivePresence #PublicSpeaking #Communication
Jun 10
If your audience isn't connecting, don't adjust the volume.
Adjust the focus.
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#LeadershipCommunication #PresentationSkills #Communication #Leadership @KelbyOne @ScottKelby @ricksammon
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Jun 10
Your slides aren’t weak. They’re crowded.
Clutter doesn’t inform. Rather, it confuses.
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#publicspeaking #clarity #communication #leadership
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Jun 9
People don't stop listening because you're wrong. They stop listening because you're taking too long to get to the point.
Follow. Learn. Apply. Nothing to buy.
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#CommunicationSkills #PublicSpeaking #Leadership #CareerGrowth
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Jun 9
Most presenters focus on their expertise. The best presenters focus on their audience. That's the difference between a sharp image and a blurry one.
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#Leadership #Communication #PublicSpeaking #Storytelling
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Jun 9
The fastest way to lose an audience?
Start with your bio.
The fastest way to keep them?
Start with a mystery.
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#Storytelling #PublicSpeaking #LeadershipDevelopment #CommunicationSkills
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