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According to the experts every public speaker has to have a "Sizzle Reel".  It's supposed to wow the audience and prove I'm the right hire for your event.  Let's see how we did.

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What started as an intimate speaking engagement and later became an essay has now become a conversation I've enjoyed having with several audiences.  During the pandemic, we recorded this version for our PioneerDreamers group.

The frustrated and insecure are often threatened by talent, enthusiasm, and passion. They respond by trying to dim your light down to their level. How do we get that light back? (Here is a three minute highlight video of a talk by Jay Webster that may help.)

Dreamers is an ongoing cocktail hour where everyone is cool enough to get in and people simply try to "human better together". On this night we offered a "Holiday Survival Guide" of sorts with tips on how not to "lose it" on friends and family during this "most magical time of the year".

00:00:00 Introducing Bill Kurtis

00:02:51 How it all began

00:07:31 A Career Takes Off

00:10:40 Anchoring is basically sitting on your butt

00:11:26 Master of Your own Domain

00:14:44 The Liberal Media

How big a role does communication play in creativity? Or in happiness? Or our overall well-being?

Lisa Roll is a mind and body therapist at Samaritan Counseling in Oklahoma.  We talk about the value of communication, the pitfalls of bad communication, how to say what you mean and how to communicate more effectively. Here are some of the highlights:

00:00:00 The link between the mind and body

00:02:20 Say what you want, not what you don't

00:04:05 Challenges to effective communication

00:05:40 Is "I don't know," OK?

00:06:58 What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

00:09:45 Do our words frame their response/Know your goal