by Barbara | Dec 30, 2015 | Coaching, Leadership Communication, Public Speaking
The entire world now knows about (and has seen with their own eyes) the verbal gaffe made by Steve Harvey at the Miss Universe pageant when he announced the wrong winner. While very few of us will ever make a mistake on such a big stage, we can all make changes now...
by Barbara | Aug 18, 2015 | Coaching, Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking
As a leadership communication coach, I am always looking for ways to help my clients manage the butterflies that can easily morph into a shaky voice, dry mouth, quivering limbs and, well, the awful feeling that comes from being “verklempt.” As I was...
by Barbara | Jul 6, 2015 | Coaching, Goal-setting, Leadership Communication
While everyone in the U.S. was celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, another important milestone came and went: the official half-year mark. That’s right – there are only six months left in 2015. It’s a great time to take a moment and look back,...
by Barbara | Jun 26, 2015 | Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking
I had the pleasure of meeting a former colleague and friend for dinner last night. We had a great time catching up and walking down memory lane. Lots of laughs – and some new stories were shared. Turns out she never heard about the time when I was presenting to...
by Barbara | Jun 20, 2015 | Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Speaking
I was facilitating a meeting last week with a leadership team who was trying to advance their strategic plan that was stuck in a ditch, to the point where one of the employees asked her manager, “What plan?” The CEO said to the directors,...
by Barbara | May 31, 2015 | Leadership Communication, Presentation Tips, Public Speaking, Speaking, Uncategorized
There’s a very popular book written by Harold Stolovitch and Erica Keeps called Tellin’ Ain’t Training. I saw it on my bookshelf the other day and realized the same sentiment holds true for PowerPoint presentations: just because you are clicking...
