Jul 26, 2023
I’m a sixth grader with a dream: I want to be Student Body President. So I get to work on dazzling my fellow students, relentlessly preparing and rehearsing every word of my speech for days and days, night after night… even into the early mornings.
And then, the big day arrives. It’s time to give my speech! I’m...
Jul 20, 2023
I’m walking off the stage after giving a Keynote at a Southern California university. A few of the audience members make their way over to me.
“Kymberlee,” one of them says, “Your presentation was so captivating! I was glued to your every word.”
I worked very hard on this particular Talk, so getting this...
Jul 12, 2023
I’m invited to a very high-level martial arts seminar to provide communications training to the attendees. These attendees are not your average martial artists, however: they train governments and militaries all over the world. And they’ve all traveled here for this event.
Tommy, the person running the event, starts...
Jul 5, 2023
I’m at a TED event when Sarah Silverman takes the stage. She launches into her comedy set and as she gets going, I notice something interesting.
A couple of jokes in, some people in the audience are already laughing hysterically. But others are fidgeting and looking uncomfortable with some of her content.
My husband...