Dec 29, 2022
I’m running my software company in 2015 when this email comes in. As we open it, we’re beside ourselves with excitement because it represents the opportunity of a lifetime. We’ve been selected as one of the very few technology companies to present at the DEMO conference.
I eagerly read the details, including how...
Dec 21, 2022
It's 2014. As the year draws to a close, all of my friends come up with their New Year’s resolutions, ranging from dropping bad habits to losing weight. But while I create my list of resolutions on the eve of the new year, I realize it isn’t going to work.
Sure, I write them out every year with the best intentions...
Dec 14, 2022
As a 14-year-old, I’d rather do a million other things than clean. So I’m not happy when my dad tells me, “Our renters just moved out, so it’s time to clean the house before the new renters move in.”
He notices the look on my face and says, “When I moved to California after high school, I put a down payment...
Dec 7, 2022
I’m coaching a client on her TEDx Talk and she says, “Kymberlee, I don’t know if I can get through this story I’m telling. Every single time I get to a certain part, I start crying and I can’t even stop!”
Having an emotional response like that means you’re very present in your storytelling - which is what...
Nov 30, 2022
As a storyteller and speaker, how you deliver your content is as important as what you write on the pages in front of you. And there are many things that can affect your delivery and enhance your story or speech and its message for your audience, regardless of the size of said audience or the method of delivery.
While...