by Alex Perry | Feb 19, 2019 | Confidence, leadership, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Uncategorized
The Five Ps of Your Business Story My daughter and about 40 other tween and teenage girls participated in local STEM event a week or so ago. Lured in by swag bags and brownies the girls were highly encouraged to stay for the remainder of the program; a keynote,...
by Alex Perry | Feb 12, 2019 | leadership, Public Speaking, Uncategorized, Webinars
Tell the truth. How many times have you sat through an online webinar, half listening, half responding to emails you’ve put off in your inbox? None? Really? Scrolling through social media then? (I’m joking…mostly.) Webinars are everywhere....
by Alex Perry | Jan 30, 2019 | Better Communication, Confidence, leadership, Public Speaking
“I want to make sure I hit every detail, you know, so they know that I know what I’m talking about.” “I like to know all the details, so I want them to know all the details.” “But what if I miss something?” Sound familiar? Is this you? Yes? OK, let’s chat...
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 | 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...
