I like the idea of being a professional. I like it more than being a flake, which according to my way of thinking was participation in fields that involved anything smacking of right brain use—artist, actor, writer, dancer, painter, illustrator, etc. Well, call me a flake now because in February I took acting classes. I had…
Read moreIf It Works On TV, It Will Work On Your Audience
At the April meeting of the National Speakers Association Mountain West Chapter (NSA-MW), our guest speaker Bill Stainton , encouraged us to drive people up a tree and throw rocks at them. He assured us that people in trouble make for great stories, especially when it is someone else. Bill is an expert in audience…
Read moreThe Gift Is You.
Dancing elves in green and red hats, a catered holiday dinner that delighted the taste buds and filled one’s stomach, company that filled one’s soul, gift baskets full of goodies that rivaled the swag of an Academy Awards gift basket, a show of music and comedy, and a sing along to Silent Night – just…
Read moreBecome A Master Story Teller!
“Now Johnny, don’t be telling stories.” Such is the rebuke of mothers the world over to little tykes who are prone to embellishments. Yet at this month’s National Speakers Association (NSA) Mountain West Chapter meeting, such admonitions were thrown to the wind with wild abandonment. November’s meeting was all about telling stories. It was about why we…
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