by Alex Perry | Mar 13, 2019 | Confidence, leadership, Presence, Public Speaking, Storytelling
If you’ve been around me or read my email newsletter these past few months you know it’s been an exciting time here at PS. I’ve spent the last six weeks getting ready to talk at TEDxUCincinnati. Saturday was the big day and let me tell you; it...
by Alex Perry | Mar 6, 2019 | leadership, Presence, Uncategorized
I’m glad you opened this today because I’m talking about a hot topic in leadership development. Presence (aka executive presence, leadership presence, professional presence) Let’s get right down to business, shall we? What it is and...
by Alex Perry | Feb 6, 2019 | Better Communication, leadership, Presence
I needed to give some feedback to a good friend and colleague. She was frustrated about the way a few collaborative projects had turned out. She’s an incredible person, consistently supporting others. More often than not, though, she’s...
by Alex Perry | Jan 22, 2019 | leadership, Presence, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Uncategorized
You have the BEST EVER (insert techy thing here) for your presentation. Perhaps it’s a…GIF riddled powerpoint with fancy transitions, musical segway, dancing cat video, 3-D display of “fancy new” product… maybe even a robot. There’s...
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...
