I hope you have been having a productive summer, and have managed to keep cool! I have been busy teaching at American University and meeting with private clients. And much of my time this past month has been taken up with details related to producing my play, Becoming Calvin.

So, even though there is no real news here, I invite you to visit my blog, Talk the Talk. There you can read posts about speaking, leadership, and communications issues.

If you will be in the D.C. area mid-September, I hope you will consider coming to Becoming Calvin. Our PayPal box office will be open soon, so bookmark the links below and come back to reserve your seat!

See you at the theatre!

Tips you can use!

Is everything a question?
"Upspeak" - that annoying habit of ending sentences with an upward inflection - is no longer an affliction limited to Valley Girls or teens. It kills your credibility. Don't do it!

Siddown, you're rockin' the boat!
When you get up to speak, stand firmly on both feet, planted hips' width apart. Stand tall and don't sway or rock. Such movement, at best, distracts from your message. At worst, it can make your audience seasick!

Read your speech - aloud
It seems so simple, yet how often do you do it? And once generally isn't enough. For those who do a lot of speaking (and are good at it) seven is the magic number.