Notes from a Medusa
Medusa may have felt justified in turning people to stone after being wronged by both Poseidon and Athena. Did that make her justified or simply cruel? Where would you place her—victim or monster? Likewise, as interpreters, we have the chance to address the past's oversimplifications, but are we sometimes recreating the same issues? Where are our new, modern framings still reducing complex people and situations to “good” or “bad” for simplicity’s sake?
4 Signs Your Programs are NAILING IT!!
Today’s new audiences want more than a lecture, they want your programs to be actively engaging. They look for interaction, immersion and involvement. Already working towards this? Look for these four signs to know you are NAILING IT!
Answers Unwrapped
In Answers Unwrapped I take questions I've had in class and bring the answers back to 'the full room' of newsletter and blog readers.
Make it Warty, Tangled & Complex
It’s time to replace the heroes and villains in our stories with portrayals of those same people in their messy, nuanced, complexity.
Vocal Flex & Emotional Depth
Having a flexible voice that responds dynamically to the stories you tell will infuse every talk you give with more interest. If you take the time to actually train your voice, it’s like hitting the gym before running a marathon. Your voice will be more limber, more responsive, and better able to go the extra vocal mile with ease.
When Glazed Eyes are Good!
Love, Trust, Authority
Sometimes we fall in love with the stories we tell, and it can be hard to let them go. Sometimes, we get asked to set a story free to be told by someone else, someone with greater authority to tell it.
Belonging, Buzz, Repeat
Welcoming Them In
Getting Deliberate with What's Next
…I was struck by a line from the president, Laura L. Lott. "Let’s be hopeful and energized for a new horizon. But let's also be deliberate in building what's next."
Interpretation and Story
I meant what I said & I said what I meant
