As I was preparing to write about my experience and ask for a reference letter, I got this note from Ken Kolosso. I have to tell you, I was impressed with what he said, but even MORE impresses with the…
For your well being: A hole in my brain
Barbara Christenson, of The Speak Well Being Group, did a review of My Brain LLC. Dear Friends, May is Stroke Awareness Month, and I couldn’t be happier to introduce you to a stroke survivor, Gordon Viggiano and his wife, Jill, both of…
Jill continues to be my hero!
We spoke at a Professional Development Day at a local hospital. Here are some of the comments: It helped me remember why I became a nurse. Thank you for bringing the speakers Jill and Gordon—Painful Blessings. Please tell the Viggiano’s thank…
Was I nervous?
Last week, I got to speak in front of college students. While I don't normally get nervous, I was with this group! Oh no: what if I am becoming like ALL the other speakers? Could this be a fact? I…
How did I do???
"FANTASTIC!" "GREAT!" "When are you speaking again?" "That's what I needed to hear." ↑ ....OK...not quite THAT good, but this was more what I had in mind. I worked on the speech and made sure I was…
How do we communicate?
It's interesting. The disruption in Gordon's thinking and speaking is for me, the most mysterious. How is it that one minute, he is speaking in (mostly) full sentences and the next, he is looking at me with his mouth open…
And Jill came in….
SECOND in the writing competition! It sounds cliche but it was an honor to be nominated =) We were at the Oregon Christian Writers Conference last week. I was going to write about the experience sooner, but my site revisions took…
Back Where We Started
A little over two years ago, Gordon gave his presentation, "My Brain Has A Hole In It" for the first time to a group of close friends. That experience started us on a new path--Inspirational Speaking! But who, other than…
Where is that list again?
It is so simple...a fifth grader can do it. So why do I have such a hard time remembering what to bring to my presentations..even after 2 years of doing it? Jill created her famous CheckList. She has a list…