by Alex Perry | Jul 8, 2020 | Confidence, For Tough Times, leadership
Saying no to a friend, a colleague, or a family member. Speaking up when you’re afraid—staying quiet when others are not. Exercising, avoiding crappy food and booze, steering clear of drama, and gossip. They’re not called hard choices for no...
by Alex Perry | Jun 23, 2020 | Better Communication, Confidence, Executive Communication, leadership, Storytelling
Don’t gloss over this question with the standard response, “I’d tell my loved ones how much I love them.” Of course, you would. Go deeper. There’s more, isn’t there? More people you’d talk to? More questions you’d ask? What amends would you make? If you knew you...
by Alex Perry | Sep 28, 2019 | Confidence, leadership, Leadership Presence, Making Mistakes
As soon as I clicked post, my gut twisted. That’s not a good sign. You see, I’m committed to telling you the truth about what it’s like to be a speaker, and I didn’t live up to that commitment. I put up a post on LinkedIn about my success...
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 | 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...