What if you practiced diplomacy in conversations where emotional responses are the norm? Like in sports small talk.Â
It’s common, expected and even e...
As a keynote speaker my favorite part of any presentation is seeing the "ah-ha" moment. Recognizing when the audience has heard the message in a new...
There are a number of conversation skills that impact your ability to be an effective communicator.
Controlling your emotions is one of those skills....
The news headlines just keep coming. Thankfully so do the sports headlines. There are times they overlap (i.e. positive COVID-19 tests in the NFL), bu...
I'm afraid my conversations the last few weeks have lacked words of kindness. It’s not that I was rude, I just found myself holding back and withholdi...
Conversations rarely have all or nothing results, particularly when we’re talking about small talk.
Each exchange gets you a little closer to buildin...
Amid the chaos of 2020 it’s time for wine.(And I’m not just talking about the glass I pour for myself at the end of most days.) It’s harvest season.
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It’s not just the start of another week, it’s the first work week with NFL games to talk about since February.Â
I’m not just pointing that out becaus...
I intended to write this in January 2020. That’s when I originally gathered the interviews inside the Seahawks locker room. Had the Hawks won one more...
Labor Day isn’t just a holiday for most people it’s also the unofficial end of summer, it traditionally marks the start of school, and it’s the point ...
I talk for a living. Most often, I'm talking to athletes as part of my job.
Those conversations look a lot different these days.
There's no face-t...
I was about 13 when I wrote a letter to my favorite sportscaster in Houston. I told her how much I loved the work she did and how I thought it would b...
