Aug 24, 2026 | Feature Articles
ADDENDUM: TO SEE THIS FUN VIDEO THAT GOES WITH THIS STORY, CLICK TO SEE IT ON YOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/milo-birthday-song One of my favorite things about storytelling showcases is how it reinforces something I tell my public speaking skills clients all the...
Nov 23, 2025 | Feature Articles
For some people, improving their public speaking is merely a matter of being able to create programs that are better for their audiences. But for others improving their speaking, the outcome can be surprising and mind-altering. This was the case for Ellen. Not only...
Nov 6, 2025 | Feature Articles
“Could I do what, Mindy?” “Could you lead a 200 person sales team in ‘Simon Says’ and get that down to one winner?” “Mindy, you know I lead people in improvisation games at conferences and teambuilding. ‘Simon...
Oct 8, 2025 | Feature Articles
Before we start this column, you’ll need to watch the 55 second video above for it to make sense (click on the one with the three bottles; not the picture of the young man). Warning: Some of you won’t like it. I get that. That’s why we’re...
Aug 19, 2025 | Feature Articles
What Martin Luther King, Jr. DIDN’T Say 61 Years Ago Speaking at a recent online event, a key piece of the presentation focused on how we open our talks. I’m on a mission to get people to stop ramping up to the middles. One of the worst starts I see, time...
Aug 7, 2025 | Feature Articles, Uncategorized
When I was a high school junior, I hit upon that certain rite of passage that so many of us do: college application essays. This was back in the day when we wrote them and maybe showed them to our parents, as compared to today’s parents hiring a ghost writer to...
