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The Music Industry’s $50-Billion/Year Storytelling Fumble

  For decades, FM radio stations served as the primary outlet for major record labels to promote their artists. Radio…

2 weeks ago

Clever is the New Currency

Not so long ago, content was currency. Your ideas, experiences, opinions, eloquence, education, and advice established you as a thought…

3 months ago

‘Twas the Month Before Christmas

  Here's a little holiday fun. Thanks for reading my storytelling posts. Have a safe, happy, and prosperous season. ’Twas…

12 months ago

Never Play the Victim Card

Keep your poor me stories off the stage. My friend Tony showed me a video of a speaker who told…

1 year ago

Survive and Thrive in the Land of Clocks & Calendars

Is your digital calendar robbing you of the time you need to be productive? Maybe the problem isn't your calendar.…

1 year ago

Put a Price on Your Passion

How do you put a price on your passion? How can you charge a fair-but-high price for your services?  …

2 years ago

Confirmation Bias: Storytelling at Your front Door

We give more weight to evidence that supports what we like—a phenomenon called, “confirmation bias.” Belief is often based as…

3 years ago

Reading Aloud Doesn’t Have to Be Boring

Keep your lis­ten­ers’ at­ten­tion while read­ing aloud. The host an­nounces the next au­thor. She walks to the lectern, of­fers a…

3 years ago

Shipwrecks, Reefs, and Stories About You

Shipwrecks are the ultimate symbols of massive failure. Building and operating a ship is an enormous enterprise that requires people, money,…

3 years ago

Another Boring Speaker! The Problem and How to Fix It.

“This should be a great presentation,” said Jess as we walked into the Chamber of Commerce breakfast and grabbed a…

3 years ago

Speak Standing Up!

I’ve been videoconferencing for years; this will be easy! I thought as I began my first virtual speech. When it…

5 years ago

Videoconferencing: 11 Tips You Haven’t Seen (But Should)

You’ve already read at least a dozen articles about ZOOM and videoconferencing that remind you to mute yourself when you’re…

5 years ago

Public Speaking Tip: Use Your Full Speaking Range

Speaking range is as important to a presentation as musical range is to performance. Actors refer to the combination of…

5 years ago

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