by Alex Perry | Jan 3, 2019 | Better Communication, leadership, Presence, Public Speaking, Storytelling
My friend Darcy put this little gem in our annual white elephant gift exchange. I laughed so hard when I opened it…so hard. Then I tried to hide it with my hands until the game was over. Unfortunately, Joe had eyes for it. When he took it from me, I was miffed....
by Alex Perry | Dec 27, 2018 | Better Communication, Confidence, leadership, Presence, Uncategorized
Ok, maybe it’s not the word of 2019; I don’t wield that much influence (yet), but it’s definitely my word for 2019. If you haven’t heard about choosing a word for the year, let me explain how this works. The idea is to pick a single word to...
by Alex Perry | Nov 28, 2018 | Confidence, leadership, Making Mistakes, Presence, Public Speaking, Uncategorized
My friend Ricki asked me this the other day; “How do you say I’m sorry when you don’t feel like it? You know, you’ve done something that’s upset a co-worker, it’s not a big deal, and you’re told or know you should apologize to keep the peace or whatever.” (If...
by Alex Perry | Sep 25, 2018 | Better Communication, leadership, Presence, Storytelling
I gotta tell you about a conversation I had last week. Bob (not his real name) works for a company whose goal is to be exceptional with client communications. (I bet your organization has goals similar to this too). We were in a group, discussing communication...
by Alex Perry | Sep 5, 2018 | Confidence, leadership, Making Mistakes, Storytelling
“I’m just waiting for the other shoe to drop.” I got to thinking about this phrase over the weekend. It used to make a lot of sense to me. I mean, things don’t always work out, right? We make mistakes, bad things happen, and stuff...
by Alex Perry | Aug 22, 2018 | Confidence, leadership, Presence, Public Speaking, Storytelling
This is me before my high school graduation. The photos are fuzzy. Yes, that’s a Marborlo light in my mouth. I started smoking when I was fourteen years old, and it took me until my mid-thirties to stop completely. I used one of the photos during a presentation...
