Eileen Linnehan, a standout pitcher at Northwestern University, awoke one day to find that she couldn’t complete a successful overhand throw to first base. She had the yips, or the inability to perform a previously learned movement because of a mental inhibitor. Linnehan finally found...
“As sweet as Tupelo honey” is how Van Morrison described his sweetheart, and followed the simile with a metaphor, “She’s an angel of the first degree.” But it’s not only songwriters and Celtic poets who employ these writer’s tools. Deborah had a knee replaced a few...
BIGGER STAGES (the above photo is how most people feel about public speaking!) Last week’s tip covered the nuts and bolts of assembling a package for getting booked as a speaker. Eloqui’s mission is to send dynamic professionals into the world with forward-thinking ideas and oratorical...
After Eloqui trainings, clients often ask “What’s next? How do I achieve my speaker ambitions?” We recommend putting together your speaker package, customized to the organization you are pitching to. And because its summer, there is no better time to prepare for the coming year, especially since...
We recently returned to train outstanding female dentists in the Guiding Leaders program for Glidewell Dental. The dentists’ ambitions were many. Some wanted to do TED talks; expand their practice; improve patient communication and even perform a standup routine about immigrating to the U.S. During the...
During a recent visit with friends from L.A., we watched as the morning sun lit up the Jemez mountains. The coffee was steaming in the crisp air as the birds flew in for breakfast. Aromas from our roses wafted over us. But our colleagues were...
Fourteen-year-old Dev Shah is our newest National Spelling Bee Champion. He bested a field of 288 competitors and 10 finalists. Being on a national stage, competing in front of television cameras is enough to make anyone anxious. What is Dev’s formula?Not surprisingly, Dev’s way is...
Being around great authors at the Santa Fe Literary Festival stimulated our imagination. We especially enjoyed determining which authors connected best with the audience. It depended upon the skills of their interviewer. Kathleen McCleery interviewed Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl and other books. Granted she is a...
Last week, we attended the second Santa Fe International Literary Festival. We listened to first-rate authors including Ed Yong, Gillian Flynn, John Irving, Yvon Chouinard, and Jennifer Egan. While we enjoyed hearing how the authors created their books, we were also seeking insights into the...
Pulitzer Prize winning author Ed Yong is one of the young lions of scientific journalism. His new book is An Immense World: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us. Yong states that many of our old theories about animal communication are bunk because they were...