storytelling workshops

The Best Way to Conquer Your Public Speaking Anxiety (Hint: Do It)

The Best Way to Conquer Your Public Speaking Anxiety (Hint: Do It)

According to this source, approximately 75% of all people experience public speaking anxiety. Of course there are varying levels of glossophobia and it manifests differently for everyone. Whether your fear of public speaking is linked to worrying about how your words are going to received, or it results in a heat rash on your neck and chest, there is one huge action step that will absolutely move you through your fear: Do. Get up in front of people and let go of outcomes. Do it. The public speaking. Speak in front of the public. Just do it.

Don't Network, Connect

Don't Network, Connect

Lately the most visited page on the Tell Me A Story website is… this one. The problem? I wrote the original blog post in the Spring of 2016 and so much has changed for me since then!

In the past three years, I went full time with Tell Me A Story and have been building it into a full service brand. I started a podcast. I joined several professional networking organizations. And I grew less and less nervous showing up to events because as I showed up as my true self.

No blazer.

No agenda.

Just presence and an open mind to meeting new people, learning new things and seeing what might come of it way down the line.

You Don't Need a Britney Spears Microphone to be a Thought Leader

You Don't Need a Britney Spears Microphone to be a Thought Leader

Here's the thing: I've watched many brilliant TED Talks. And I am sure there are many brilliant ones just waiting to be discovered. But I do not think that a TED Talk makes you a thought leader. I do not think that following a very rigid format is the best way to connect with your audience and communicate and idea that you are passionate about sharing.

Communicating With Ease Doesn't Come Easy

Communicating With Ease Doesn't Come Easy

I left college in NYC with a degree in Vocal Performance and crippling stage fright. For the first few years out of school I could hide from the fear because I wasn’t putting myself out there to be seen, judged, evaluated, or even praised. After one Summer of auditions, I took an office job and spent most of my free time at brunch, watching reality TV, and going to DJ nights.

6 Ways Personal Narrative Will Help You Professionally

6 Ways Personal Narrative Will Help You Professionally

Last week I moderated a panel discussion on developing your personal brand. There was a lot of debate amongst the panelists and audience members regarding how much we share from our personal lives when in a professional setting. Should you have two Instagram account? (My intern recently told me about FINSTA vs. RINSTA, and my mind was blown.) Do we stay buttoned up - both on the inside and outside - and keep our hobbies, passions, and feelings at bay?

Here’s my philosophy. Meld the professional with the personal. Be yourself and use storytelling as your guide. Here are six ways that crafting your personal narrative will help you professionally.