This is the last of my blogs on The Voice, a television show I love for both personal and professional reasons. On the personal side, I’m a major live entertainment fan, with a leaning towards helping others, (I believe being the eldest of seven is the influence here). Plus, the blind auditions speak to fairness […]
My readers already know that I love The Voice, that it shares my values of professional excellence, (coaching) human fairness (blind audition) and the pursuit of one’s dream (self-belief and risk-taking). However, I do have some concerns about fairness and influence that have less to do with the performers and the coaches, and everything to […]
I LOVE The Voice! The combination of human “back story,” amazing talent and coaching feedback is very much what Speaking that Connects is all about. Yes, this show speaks to me because of its focus on raising the bar, believing in one’s dreams and nurturing personal success. The human back stories connect with my heart. […]
When the pop television program, The Voice, began four years ago, I became immediately addicted! Since I rarely watch television, friends wondered why I had become so consumed by this show. It is certainly not because I’m a singer. Unfortunately, that is not my gift. Nor is it only, that I admire strong talent and […]
Yes, this might sound like a pick-up line, but telling a story is also a great way to engage an audience for your next business presentation. People think and talk in stories all the time, but rarely realize it. For example, Why are you 5 hours late? (Were you at the bar again? Cheating on […]
For the last several years, my corporate clients have asked me to integrate storytelling into the presentation excellence programs I customize for them or to enhance individual presentation objectives. One marketing department requested a storytelling workshop to align their team’s messaging on how their roles and services added value to their internal customers. For another […]
About a year and a half ago, I accepted a speaking engagement that put me in front of 60 unemployed professionals from the Princeton regional area. I had spoken to this group several times before and wasn’t sure about another speaking engagement with no fee. However, knowing that speaking in person is the best way […]
Of course, writers can become effective speakers! But it usually requires some brief training and a shift in perspective. I became a writer after being a speaker. Just as I had to find my written voice, writers need to find their spoken voice. You would think it would be easy and natural, but sometimes there […]
The Thanksgiving Holiday was the driver of the theme, “Gratitude in Business” at Speaking that Connects monthly business networking breakfast. Fifteen entrepreneurs mingled over coffee and tea, home-baked sweetbreads, quiche, yogurt and an assortment of dips and veggies to share business anecdotes of thanks. Unanimously, entrepreneurs were grateful for the ability to serve others. Attendees […]
Each month a select group of professionals from a wide range of small business disciplines get together to share their pearls of wisdom around a specific theme at the Speaking that Connects Business Breakfast Forum. I thought you might enjoy the ideas shared during October’s Forum where the theme was Mirrors and Masks in Business. […]
