If you read my last blog-post, you know I’m still processing my experience at the Heroic Public Speaking live event back in February where Dan Cordle, NYU Drama Teacher extraordinaire, and the shy star of my last post, asked us to improvise a scene between ourselves and someone—alive or dead—that we cared about deeply.

In February I attended a Heroic Public Speaking conference, hosted by Michael Port and Amy Meade, in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Along with an impressive lineup of some of the most highly paid and most consistently sought after talent in the public speaking industry, Michael invited his most beloved professor from NYU’s Graduate School of Acting…Dan Cordle.

Meeting someone in your network? Make the most of your time and theirs with the following tips.

Recently, I spent the day museum hopping with my boys, 7 and 2, in Washington D.C. The morning went quickly with all of the excitement generated riding the double-decker Big Bus, and visiting with dinosaurs, butterflies, and birds. As you can imagine, when lunchtime rolled around, we were hungry and my little one was tired. 

I’m writing this blog-post from the plane on my way home from a conference led by Michael Port in Long Beach, California. When I think about why I go to conferences, the first three reasons that come to mind are information, inspiration, and motivation.

Need to Cram Lots Into A Small Word Count? Read On.

When I appeared as a guest expert on Anthony Fasano’s webinar entitled Writing 101 for Engineers. We covered lots of ground in an hour but when I asked if there were any questions, one of the listeners wrote in asking if I had any tips for packing a lot of information into a small space.

Did I have any tips?