Airport selfie! Vacation, here I come! 🏃🏻♀️➡️ …Or at least that was the plan. This summer I took a little time off. I was excited for it, I convinced myself that I deserved it, and that [...]
It was one of the lowest (and scariest) moments in my speaking career. A man unexpectedly came up on the stage during the Q&A period of my presentation. And I was woefully unprepared. He had [...]
It’s a classic question: “When giving a presentation, should I save all questions for the end, or address them as they come up?” The answer? It depends. But it’s not as tricky as it might seem. [...]
Even the most practiced speakers can feel nervous when the spotlight turns on. At a recent Toastmasters International Speech Contest, I watched 7 exceptional speakers take the stage to [...]
Speak from the heart? Sure. But speak with strategy, too. In every presentation, I hear so many people say that they are just going to “speak from the heart.” But what does that [...]
Preparing for an important presentation? The truth is, impactful presentations don’t happen by chance—they happen with preparation and practice. The more intentional you are about what you say [...]
“People don’t usually talk to us the way you just did.” Back in February, I got into a bit of a hairy travel situation while attempting to travel home from Calgary, with a serious [...]
