Speaking Tips
DON’T GO IT ALONE
Sometimes heroes are just ordinary people with outsized intentions. They inspire us and fuel our ambitions. Killian Jornet is 5’7” and weighs 128 pounds. He is trim but otherwise unexceptional. Jornet recently climbed seventy-two 14,000+ ft peaks in 31 days and cycled his route between...
02 November, 2025
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Inner Monologue
Deborah went in for her annual physical, preceded by the blood draw. We’ve all experienced that unpleasant but straightforward procedure. Except in this case, the nurse couldn’t find Deborah’s vein and said “Darn, that’s not it” followed by “This won’t work.” Since Deborah turned away...
26 October, 2025
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Roadmaps and Guardrails
At Eloqui, we train clients to work off an outline when preparing and delivering their presentations. Some resist, wanting to be “polished and perfect” or get every word just right-- which can create presentation train wrecks. Backing us up is the recently published book What...
05 October, 2025
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Gimbal
Amy Tan’s latest book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles tells how she spent up to twelve hours a day observing and sketching birds. This prompted us to take a closer look at the birds on our property. We saw that when perched on a branch and...
21 September, 2025
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