Public Speaking
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was one of my favorite films growing up. Ben Stein as the economics teacher sums up my years as a high school student. Bueller? Bueller? No wonder why Ferris Bueller needed a day off! If I was in this class, I’d want a day off too. The economics teacher’s students are irrelevant to…
Read MoreHi Ho! Kermit the Frog here! What I admire most about Kermit is that he never compromises who he is – not for Missy Piggy not for anybody. But Kermit does remind us “it’s not easy being green.” It’s hard to be ourselves on the speaking stage or the stage of life. It’s important to…
Read MoreSitting in the audience. I look around and see the glazed eyes, bored expressions, Blackberry’s blazing and some catching up on Facebook. Doesn’t the speaker see us? We are dying here, and he isjust droning on and on. No regard for the audience. Does this sound familiar? You can count yourself lucky ifyou have never…
Read More“So this is the New Year and I don’t feel any different” sings Death Cab for Cutie. The New Year gives us the opportunity to reassess and to make the choice to feel different. I’ve never been one for making resolutions, but I do believe in setting goals. Although I’ve always been lousy at writing…
Read MoreChristmas morning, my inner 8 year old child is out in full force. Tearing open gifts. I stopped dead in my tracks when I opened this gift from my boyfriend. Uggs. My boyfriend has always been “ugh” about my love of Uggs. I was shocked. “Honey, you hate Uggs. Why did you give me a…
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