Speaking Skills
Grateful for Doctors, Like My Dad
Here’s Dad, getting his Masters of Public Health at UCLA after decades of private practice as a Medical Doctor. He gave me this photo, and on the back, he wrote, “Nov. ’87. To my darling first-born. I love you, Dood” (my pet name for him.) It was the late ‘80s, so he worked on the…
Read MoreGeneral Powell and Me
All week, my heart and mind have been full of fond memories of General Colin Powell. In the late 90’s, I shared the keynote stage with the man the historians call, “the most important person who was never President.” He had been the National Security Advisor in the late 80s, and then the Chairman of…
Read MoreYou Have a Book In You
Really intimidating to think about, isn’t it? I know. Sounds huge. Even when I was training managers in business writing, I noticed a syndrome: “Blank Page Paralysis.” Now I guess it’s blank screen paralysis. Nevertheless. I’ve written four books, three of them since 2006. And I never had the paralyzing thought I was writing a…
Read MoreTime to Punch Up Your Pitch
When your eyes sparkle with your words, your listener sparkles. You still have time in the waning moments of summer to punch up your pitch to sell your products, services or yourself. As you know, over the last few weeks my new video course has been online and ready for you to download. The title…
Read MoreVideo Course for You
Hot off the e-press! I created my NEW video course “Speak Like A Pro: How To Have Your Listeners Smiling And Nodding” and it’s available to you. The course reflects my many years of experience as professional speaker, speaker coach and consultant. Click here to get your copy of “Speak Like a Pro” course. Whether…
Read MoreAre You in Verbal Shape?
Things are opening up. We are leaving the house! Are you ready? Are you in shape? Heavenly to be inside a restaurant. . .tinkly music on the sound system, the murmuring of a waiter and bartender nearby (but not TOO nearby). No big wind sounds, or traffic. I broke open my earring box, tried on…
Read MoreSeinfeld Ends My Day
After all the news, and the many dramatic hours of Netflix, I end every day with at least one rerun episode of the series, Seinfeld. Best. Show. Ever. The characters! The scripts! I LOL –a lot. And more laughing is what we need right now. According to the Mayo Clinic, data is mounting about the…
Read MoreIt’s Your Birthday—Who Are You Becoming?
As most of you know, my February birthday has been challenging. When I was a little girl, the cruel Chicago winter got in my way of a big party. Traveler’s advisories cancelled my plans. This year, a party is another impossibility. I told everyone all I wanted for my birthday was a vaccination—and I got…
Read MoreMight As Well Jump
“Mimi, how do you stay so upbeat throughout this crazy time?” I did not have an eloquent answer till I heard the lyrics, loud and clear, though my headphones, of Van Halen’s “Jump.” I realized I do get up, roll with the punches, and I go ahead and jump. I create my own little jump…
Read MoreWanting What You Have
“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” That quote is not credited. It just says Anonymous. I’m lucky enough to be raised in a family who believed it. My dad carried in his wallet, all his life, a quote that he laminated. It said, “Happiness isn’t having what you want. It’s wanting what you have.”…
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