I just spent four days with two-thousand of the world’s best communicators. It was inspiring, uplifting and exhausting. This group never stops talking!  They talk in the hallway, during meals and even in the bathroom. I am a fairly outgoing person, but frankly these folks make me look like a shrinking wallflower! All kidding aside, attending The National Speakers Association’s annual convention is one of the highlights of my year. It’s where the motivators go to be motivated and they do [...]

Those of you that know me well know that I love pop culture (I’m writing this during the American Idol finale right now). Pop music, rock concerts, reality television and cable news are my guilty pleasures. So, of course I tuned into today to see Oprah’s farewell show. I remember where I was for the last Cheers, Friends and Seinfeld episodes so there was no way I was missing the queen of talk say goodbye. Within a [...]