professionalism

Book Cover Design: Judging a Book by Its Cover – Part 1

Nothing screams “amateur” like a poorly crafted book cover. The standards for book design aspired to by trade publishers are…

5 months ago

Diction

Diction refers to the choice of words and style of expression that a writer or speaker uses. The diction in…

5 months ago

You’re Always On-stage; Walk the Walk!

We all get so disappointed when our favorite movie gets embroiled in some tasteless scandal. We love them so much…

10 months ago

You Never Know Who’s in the Audience

Always, always, always give your pest performance! It doesn’t matter of there are only three people in the whole auditorium.…

10 months ago

Get to the Gig … and Have a Backup Plan!

True story: Gayle’s connecting flight from Atlanta was canceled and she had to be on the stage at a conference…

10 months ago

The One-Sided Phone Call

Sometimes you can get a lot of mileage on stage when you leave half the conversation to the audience’s imagination.…

10 months ago

Don’t Be a Prima Donna: A Lesson From Hank Jones

Back in my college days, I scraped together the money to hear the legendary jazz pianist Hank Jones play at…

11 months ago

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