“Understanding your unconscious bias is a superpower.” - Vernā Myers

A dear friend of mine once said I was disarming. Actually, that's what he told a CEO of a company I wanted to work with. My friend was a reference and it turns out he was the only reference the CEO contacted. Why? Because of the answer my friend gave when asked what my greatest weakness was. When I looked up the term it means to relieve of hostility, usually through charm. Then I thought, nah, my friend wouldn't say that about me. The CEO asked my friend what he meant by describing me as

When you want to take a trip, what is the first thing you do? I mean, after you look at your calendar and schedule? Do you call a travel agent or your airline? You may, and what is the first thing they are going to ask you? "Where do you want to go?" Now that maybe so obvious you thought this a trick question. It's not. When you want to build a presentation or speech, try the same login as planning your trip. You are going to be taking your audience on a journey, right? Well, where is it that

This is my first blog on my new website. I'm pretty excited. What is LiveToSpeak? I offer coaching, training, and documentation, along with this blog to help you become a great public speaker. I can help you with your fear of public speaking. And if you are not afraid, I can help you improve. Need help with a presentation? I will provide you with the best practices of great presentation writers. You need to better communicate with your peers, community, or family? I'll coach you to get your

Many website owners have learned that keeping content fresh keeps visitors returning, a Blog therefore is one of our greatest marketing assets. Giving your visitors good content every day or every week can be very difficult, the tips below will help you write content and say the right sort of things. Some sound advice on successful blogging  Tips for maintaining a great blog  When writing consider the Blog’s objective. Perhaps you have started a Blog as a news tool to inform visitors about

When you're writing your next post, consider this: 80% of people will read your blog headline, but only 20% will stay for the rest.   So, if headlines are 400% more important than what comes after them (where there’s already ever-increasing competition to attract eyes), you need to be more concise than ever to get attention. The Importance of Title Length A guide on the right length for your post titles If you want to keep your followers’ attention while conveying your brilliant wordplay, keep

The word "blog" is short for Web Log. It is basically a series of posts in reverse chronological order posted by a website owner. A Blog can be treated like a diary, a news feed, a place for ‘how-to’ articles or simple thoughts and discussions. Getting to know the Blog feature Take the first steps towards writing your own professional blog It’s likely you will use it to communicate with your website visitors about your website topic. You may wish to tell visitors about your day-to-day life or