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What Online Dating and Public Speaking have in Common

February 11th, 2020

I’ve been online dating with a vengeance recently. I just decided “OK if I’m gonna do this, I’m doing it full-on.” So I started swiping right with verve & gusto. And yes, it’s true, I now have a phd in online dating. Recently one of my dates asked me how my work as a speaking…

How to Make your Presentation More Persuasive

December 10th, 2019

Because really that’s what it’s all about, right? Getting the yes. Making the sale. Even if you think you’re not “selling” something, you are. You’re selling an idea. A new behavior. Maybe also a product or service. A program. But whatever the reason for your talk, you’re persuading your audience to trade in something they…

Your Body Says it All

November 11th, 2019

Ever notice how that person who paces back and forth on the stage kinda makes you wonder if they’re digging a hole in the floor to escape? Or the one who’s so frozen stiff you start to worry that she’s going to suffocate up there, which makes you stop breathing too? Then there’s the one…

Prepare for a speech (so it rolls off your tongue like butter)

March 30th, 2017

Ever wonder how to prepare for a speech? Get three tips for practicing so you connect with your audience and have more fun speaking every time.

You are amazing! Now tell a story about it

March 13th, 2017

I have an amazing friend who is a long-time, die-hard New Yorker. She’s lived in the same tiny apartment between Avenues C & D in the East Village for 30 years. The bathtub is in the kitchen. (And it’s my favorite bathtub in the world) Jane takes bubble baths and wears bright red lipstick and…

Stop behaving and get connected

December 23rd, 2016

Do you get gold stars for good behavior? Do you find yourself doing major contortions and back flips to get those gold stars? I do. At least I used to. Now I do my best to break rules whenever I can, but it still pushes me up against an old “MUST BEHAVE MUST BEHAVE MUST…

How to be a You-Tube Sensation (or not)

December 17th, 2016

I’m not gonna try to lure you into watching this video. I’m not gonna dangle a little carrot so you’re tempted to see what’s inside. I’m not gonna tease and tempt you. I’m not gonna make you hyper aware of your pain so you grovel to the play button in hopes of having your problem…

How Crying will make you a more powerful public speaker

December 10th, 2016

If that picture is throwing you off a bit, stay tuned. She’s on the road to becoming a more powerful public speaker, as are you. Have you been lying awake nights thinking “Just Say Something episode 2 is coming up soon!! I wonder what Johanna’s gonna say?!?!?!?!” It’s OK if you haven’t, but if you…

“Just Say Something” Episode 1

December 1st, 2016

Today’s my birthday. (More on that in a moment) In the midst of planning for 2017, I found myself saying to a colleague, “Man oh man my newsletter is the bane of my existence. I love writing it when I do, but I can’t for the life of me get consistent. My self-doubt demons grip…