The 2013 “Vivid” Awards

The 2013 “Vivid” Awards

…or a song, or an interview – really, any verbal communication that showed a genuine effort to rise above the mundane. And the winners are: “Give up all hope for a better past.” – Psychologist on self-help radio show “When someone says the average worker is doing...
Why I Love this Cartoon

Why I Love this Cartoon

I am learning to take my own advice* and decided to open my most recent workshop with this cartoon.  It was love at first sight – evoking laughter, truth, exaggeration, and wonder.  The artist fully captures the death knoll of speaker anticipation. My favorite...
A Pivotal Moment

A Pivotal Moment

June 23,1990. Two hundred thousand people on the Esplanade struck silent, in awe, knowing deep down that it was not just an opportunity, but a privilege to witness a moment in history:  Nelson Mandela’s visit to the city of Boston, a scant four months after being...
Can You Say a Few Words?

Can You Say a Few Words?

  I’ll be brief. Technology is ruining our attention span. Add to that the flotsam and jetsam of everyday To Do lists and you have a distracted audience on your hands. Then you get up there and go on and on about the what and the why and the how – just like your...