Awkward Party Conversations You’ll most likely be at a holiday party in the next few weeks. And chances are you’ll find yourself in a conversation that has your internal voice screaming “AWKWARD”. Add these four tips to your survival strategy and you’ll breeze through the awkward party moments. Who … [Read more...] about How to survive awkward party talk
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Want to Be More Comfortable Speaking Up at Work?
You have ideas. You have experience. You have something to contribute. So why does speaking up at work sometimes feel so hard? Maybe your heart speeds up before you ask a question in a meeting. Maybe you rehearse a comment in your head until the moment passes. Maybe you know your point … [Read more...] about Want to Be More Comfortable Speaking Up at Work?
If You Want to be a Leader, Follow This One Rule!
A Class on Power [alt: A Power Class] At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, students cram into a small classroom to learn about power. The class is called “Acting with Power,” and it’s taught by professor Deb Gruendfeld and a team of experts with a background in both professional theater … [Read more...] about If You Want to be a Leader, Follow This One Rule!
What do you get for free? Your body language is talking!
"What do you get for free?" This was the question that Bill Irwin, actor, clown and MacArthur 'Genius award' winner asked a small group of student clowns at San Francisco's world-renowned Circus Center. They looked puzzled. He went on to explain that performers are always trying to be someone … [Read more...] about What do you get for free? Your body language is talking!
Nicole Kidman is funny.
Hemingway and Gellhorn is my 4th movie working with Director Phil Kaufman...5th if you count my role as a dying German soldier at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark which Phil wrote. In Hemingway and Gellhorn I played an American journalist covering the Spanish Civil war....and unlike Hemingway, … [Read more...] about Nicole Kidman is funny.
What day is that job?
What day is that job? I had traveled across the country to deliver a workshop for a company that was facing a tough challenge: their business focus was shifting and the team was resistant. I had arranged with a colleague in the area to work with me to lead exercises designed to reveal personal … [Read more...] about What day is that job?
Creating the dramatic without the 'drama'!
You need to engage and inform a group. It may be an internal group like new-hires or an external group like attendees at a trade show. Your job is on the line. It is an opportunity for you to do well or extremely well. Oh sure, you could always choose one of your own people to do the job....but … [Read more...] about Creating the dramatic without the 'drama'!