Speaking to Influence Blog

At 8:00 AM this morning, I was scheduled to deliver a high-stakes virtual presentation to a client team in the ...

It’s one of the most counterintuitive rules of thumb I consistently offer clients who are preparing for a big pitch, ...

“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” — Mark ...

Nothing is more infuriating than being passionate about something and wanting to contribute at a higher level, only to be ...

This past weekend was one of those rare gifts: both of my boys were home. One is eight years old—endlessly ...

I wonder if there’s a full moon tonight. Or something in the water. In just the last 24 hours, no ...

“He went to Villanova!” That was the first text message that hijacked my phone last Thursday. All day long, a ...

When I was 16 years old, my grandmother gave me the gift of a lifetime: she took me to Santiago, ...

Sometimes it seems like certain people were born under a lucky star. Success appears to fall into their laps, doors ...

We’ve all heard the phrase “big shoes to fill.” But what happens when those shoes belong to someone truly beloved—charismatic, ...