One of the great things about being your own boss, is the ability to feature the talents and skills of those around you. Kellie Donovan-Condron was both my co-host and producer during the five seasons of our Ongoing Mastery: Presenting and Speaking Podcast (on our YouTube channel). She is now the amazing author of our blogs below.
This is a tough time of year for your voice. So many opportunities to be heard, so much throat scratchiness inviting silence instead. Luckily, you don’t have to choose between sounding like you’re churning gravel in your throat or dialing your volume down to zero until spring. Once you know why your voice gets raspy, you can take steps to preserve your usual dulcet tones.
If you can’t say something nice about a person, don’t say anything at all. Sound familiar? No wonder most people suck at giving useful feedback.
The finale of The Great British Bake Off Series 14 airs tomorrow night in the U.S. Athough I love baking, the show’s culture is why I’m hooked.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and Thanksgiving in the U.S. bracket this week. Both days highlight community and breaking down barriers.
This is a great time to check your tech. If your most recent purchase was a set-up for working from home during COVID, you’re overdue for an audit.
Practice makes perfect. The 10,000 hour rule. You are what you practice. If you practice enough, you’ll become an excellent speaker. Or will you?
