Magnetic Speakers Accept the Offer and Build
During an improvisation scene, my partner squats and begins to chirp. I jump in and join. Quickly, it becomes apparent...
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Magnetic Speakers are Fully Present in the Moment
I’ve been practicing improvisation for a decade, and what I love about improv is using my imagination, getting out of...
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Make Time for the Downstate to Be Magnetic
Writing and publishing my book has been a time-consuming and grueling experience. While I’d do it all over again, I...
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Heighten Your Confidence to be Magnetic
The summer before my child started kindergarten, we read Jamie Lee Curtis’s children’s book Brave Year of Firsts over and...
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Having Fun Makes You and Your Message More Magnetic
True fun is bliss and necessary. Recently, my cousin Sarah Osterman recommended reading Catherine Price’s book The Power of Fun....
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Magnetic Speakers Embody Moxie
Recently, I read leadership consultant Heather Legge’s book Lead with Moxie. Moxie describes someone with fighting spirit; someone’s who’s determined...
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3 Strategies to Work with and through Perfectionism
How do you work with perfectionism? Recently, my book marketing strategist says, “You’re writing a book that provides communication tips...
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Curiosity Builds Your Magnetic Speaking Style
Magnetic leaders and speakers are curious. Curiosity embraces the knowledge gap. Author Ian Leslie states curiosity is stimulated by understanding...
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Your Environment Influences Your Communication
Recently, a networking friend posed this question on my Facebook page: does your environment affect your communication? If so, how?...
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Magnetism Comes from Within
During a networking event, I witnessed a truly magnetic speaker. Laura Harstad, a virtual photographer, popped into the Zoom square...
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