Often, when I’m leading a presentation skills workshop, or coaching, I often get a caveat before we start: “I’m an introvert.” The worst way to teach someone who doesn’t want to be loud and extroverted is to tell them to be loud and extroverted. Happy to say - this is not how I work.

We love bringing fun, and in this case, embarrassing, topics onto Between 2 Speakers. Randy and I share a few stories about our worst speaking fails to date. Making mistakes is much more common than you’d think. Listen to our stories, and take away from the lessons we’ve learned so you can avoid them!

You asked, Randy and I answered. Thanks to all who submitted thoughtful viewer questions – we had a great time tackling them in this episode of Between 2 Speakers. Keep reading (or watch the video!) for a rundown of our top three questions.

While 2020 was a year of sudden and unexpected change, it also spurred huge growth and adaptation. We were forced to change and adapt, even if we didn’t want to: School was now online. So was work. We rose to the challenge, and so did our colleagues. Here’s what we learned from them in 2020.

Our Top 6 Tips of 2020 - Favorites from our Guests and from each other! Learn what we learned from our guests, including Video Producers (how do I look good on Zoom?) and Event Managers (share your story!)

A friend received an urgent email from her employer that said: “No kids in the background on Zoom calls!” To which I say: Um, yeah, big fat NO. This is life, people. If you expect people to work from home during a pandemic, you must cut them some slack. Or a lot of slack.