What draws you in to pay attention to a speaker or keep reading a blog post? Effective openings arouse your attention by appealing to...

One of the main benefits of building presentation skills is enhanced confidence, which in turn enhances your effectiveness as a speaker....

The morning of February 5th we pulled out of our driveway in Indiana and headed south. It was 3° and snow had covered the ground...

Did you know that the average consumer is exposed to as many as 10,000 brand messages each and every day? That’s what the American...

Where are you, Sherlock Holmes? I would like to enlist your help in solving the mystery of the unsupported data. It appears that the...

You walk into an office, a hotel, a restaurant, a store. What needs to happen for you to have a marvelous customer experience? I contend...

February is a big month in the world of sports. We start with the Super Bowl. Let’s party! Then we add the Winter Olympics, which only...

If you ask people on the street why people are getting fatter, you will get as many answers as the number of people you ask. People with...

4 weeks into 2018, what percentage of New Year’s resolutions have been forgotten? Too many! Yours don’t have to be. Achieve your goals by...

What is your favorite food? Why did you pick that food? Does thinking about eating it conjure up good memories? Was it one of your...

I am a goal setter, but I don’t limit myself to resolutions only at New Year’s. However, I do annually spend some time at the start of...

What does the year ahead hold in store? We cannot look into a crystal ball, but we can determine what we would like our future to be and...

Between December 18th and 30th our home hosted up to 25 members of our extended family, including 6 young children between the ages of 1...

Raise your hand if you are feeling overwhelmed. During this season of the year, planning and preparing for events, completing projects,...

When we block the ideas of others we stop the flow of ideas. When we accept the ideas of others we keep the ideas flowing and agree to save the evaluation for later. In improv this is called “accepting offers.” It enhances collaboration and problem solving.

Applied improvisation is based on the principles and techniques used in improvisational theater. Applying improv techniques can transform the way we interact with others in real-life situations.

Successful nutrition communicators possess more than the required knowledge and skills. They demonstrate specific characteristics.

Buy less stuff - Make more memories. Are you making a list and checking it twice? I am too… but this year it is a list of memory-making...

Getting engaged is exciting, it’s memorable, and it’s planned. Audience engagement in a presentation can also be exciting and memorable,...

The simplest answer: 1. write, 2. write, 3. write. We become better writers by writing. But there is more to it than writing. If we don’t...