by talksmartly | Aug 24, 2015 | Public Speaking, Self-Talk
On a recent visit to Caribou Coffee, I got to engage in a lovely conversation with a past student who was working as the barista. As we ambled through our topics (which college he is transferring to, what credits transferred, etc.), the student told me, “You scared me...
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 | 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...
