Words are but individual definitions until they are woven into stories. Watch as Keith Bailey masterfully brings six words to life as he hones his speaking skills at Toastmasters.
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I love watching stand-up comedy. In fact, during some of the most anxiety-producing moments of my life, AKA my fourth trimester, my husband and I sat together on our couch while it snowed lightly outside and rang in the New Year watching stand-up comedy. It was exactly the medicine I needed to...
When I meet someone who’s career choice is an enigma to me, it leaves me with a thousand questions.
I met a magician recently and I immediately peppered them with questions - “Can you pull a rabbit out of my hat?” “ What number am I thinking?” “Can you...
If there is one thing Miss Communication loves, it's Easter Eggs. Those hidden little gems found in applications or games, that make you feel so cool when you are in the know and that typically help you work smarter or faster in some capacity.
You may not think the internet not...
I am sitting with a director of human resources talking about the impact and connection that a culture of storytellers has on a business. Everything from closer connections between team members to an increase in idea sharing to feelings of joy since meetings aren’t mind numbingly...
Explaining what you do can be challenging. You know what I mean! As you dive into an explanation it likely sounds like this to the other person… “The sweet almond housing mixed up with the people’s isoms gets that way with it sometimes”. The person you...
We all know the adage “practice makes perfect” but perfect can be predictable, can get quite boring, and can be unapproachable. Instead I like to use the adage, "practice makes confidence". Practice gives you the confidence to believe in yourself (and confidence is...
Why! Why, why, why, does the screen always freeze in the ogre face? And that really shouldn’t be the thing you are worried about in the middle of a high stakes virtual presentation that’s just gone sideways. But, it is the thing mocking you, when it happens, which is why you...
I am standing outside the Denver Center For Performing Arts sharing a story of an epic failure with a fellow acting student. I just started acting classes, thought it was a natural stage progression. Watch out Brad Pitt, I’m coming for you! In the midst of that conversation she...
Inspiration can strike at the oddest times, like 3am, when you sit bolt upright in bed and know exactly how to respond to that email that came from your boss, customer, or colleague. Don’t let that inspiration pass you by, get your thoughts down but don’t be “that...
In last week’s blog, Race Through 2023 Part 1, I shared my intentions to stop racing around in 2023. It makes us robotic, grouchy, and dull. In 2023 I also intend to further UNPACK how my inherent racism IMPACTS my day to day interactions, even down to the level of how it shows up...
This double entendre explains pretty well where my head is here at the start of 2023.
RACE from the standpoint of realizing we are always racing around, always busy, resting only to work harder and more, executing to do lists we can never complete, play dates, blind dates, zoom dates,...
