by talksmartly | Jul 12, 2015 | Culture, Perception, Self-Talk
Today as I drove my children to Target listening to Pandora, one of our family’s favorite songs played: ” They ,” by Jem. When my kids were young we had the CD, and as toddlers they would request the song by articulating its baseline: “Play ‘Ba-Ba-Dum.” It had...
by talksmartly | Jul 6, 2015 | Perception
I Framed It Wrong For the last two weeks my dad and I have been at my lake-lot building a cedar deck and staircase down to the water. It has been both a joy working with side-by-side with my good-natured father and an education in carpentry and patience. It has also...
by talksmartly | Jun 18, 2015 | Culture, Perception
The “Nest:” the Birthplace of Perception One morning as I went out to work in my flower bed, I found a baby robin hopping about the front yard. The anxious mother I am, I immediately sensed she was in danger and wanted to “save” her by putting her in her nest. In my...
by talksmartly | Jun 1, 2015 | Perception, Public Speaking, Self-Talk
One of the most dreaded components of my Introduction to Communications class is public speaking. Consistently when requesting first-day, “tell me your concerns” feedback from students I learn that they “hate” public speaking. I’m not...
