Build relationships before you need them.

I offered that piece of advice to college students starting their careers in sports broadcasting. I can’t o...

My ability to talk is a bit of a family joke and was well-documented by teachers who noted on every single report card that I had a tendency to “talk ...

Working remotely doesn't just change our work environment, it changes our memory of what it's like to work with someone. It's easier to question someo...

Soccer returned in Germany. NASCAR returned in the United States. A few PGA players returned to the course. Sports leagues continue to discuss plans t...

This week the NFL will releasing the entire 2020 schedule with the expectation the full season will be played and will start on time. Of course, there...

Stop comparing virtual interactions to real-life, in-person conversations. They’re not the same thing.

Video conferencing, virtual happy hours and on...

Audience participation requires prompting. 

It's not enough to encourage your remote team to "weigh in with questions" or "let me know what you think...

Better communication shouldn't be interpreted as longer emails or more meetings. 

Be careful about extolling the values of "over-communication" with ...

Another WFH truth:

Your colleagues and team members have never been able to read your mind, but now they can't even read your facial expression, tone...

We’re going into week four of zero live sports on TV and my husband has decided the new go-to background TV programing is Food Network. Apparently me ...

"How are you?" 

In "normal" times it's the appropriate thing to say when starting a conversation and part of the script we follow by default. 

These...

I never thought I'd write a weekly blog about sports conversation starters without a single sports event on the calendar, or while social distancing i...