Free Your Talents

16/05/2019

In case you missed it, here's my most recent Vlog:

We all have treasures we love. What happens when something dear to us is no longer here? I made a happy discovery recently about this very subject.

17/04/2019

Vlog time!

How do you respond when you hear the words, “Don’t take this personally, but...?” We do have a choice!

17/04/2019

Here is my latest vlog.

How do you respond when you hear the words, “Don’t take this personally, but...?” We do have a choice!

26/02/2019

Hmm. Is that yours? (Really?)

Even when our motives are good and right, it can be helpful to think about the actions that follow our best intentions.

31/01/2019

Just sayin'....

TODAY IS NATIONAL HOT CHOCOLATE DAY!!
In celebration visit us at 1 Sea Street Place in Rockland to enjoy sampling our Rich Dark Drinking Chocolate.

30/01/2019

B***o shares such wondrous things. When was the last time you got excited about something like this? So happy for these people.

03/12/2018

In case you missed my vlog just before Thanksgiving, here it is once again.

What are we celebrating at this time of year?

26/11/2018

Voila. Vlog. https://admin.penbaypilot.com/blog-entry/happy-whole-days/110957

What are we celebrating at this time of year?

20/09/2018

My vlog is here:

This morning I saw an image that captured my heart. In a split second, it showed me that we can decide to be joyful, come what may.

02/07/2018

I'm back to vlogging: https://www.penbaypilot.com/blog-entry/under-influence-what/104085

The world is full of influences. Which influences are worth accepting?

15/11/2017

Greetings. Just want you to know I'm still here, even though my website and page wouldn't make you think so. Keep on listening for ideas and expressing them freely!

25/06/2017

Ooooh, look!

21/06/2017

Oooh, story time for grown-ups! Come join us.

14/12/2016

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We get bogged down by shyness, self-consciousness, cynicism, pride, competitiveness, jealousy, and arrogance.

18/07/2016

Love this.

We're really, truly, highly interested in helping you improve that lazy vocabulary.

16/06/2016

Ha ha ha! How many things can you find in this video that you do NOT want to do? Great parody.

Self proclaimed “thought leader,” Pat Kelly gives his talk on “thought leadership” at the annual This Is That Talks in Whistler, B.C. In the seminar, Kelly c...

20/10/2015

What is persuasive speaking? Fred Rogers did it, expressing sincerity, care, honesty and clarity. This clip is worth every moment. Not only do we see a speaker who is fully and graciously imbued with his ideas, but we get to see his audience truly moved by hearing him.

May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications

28/07/2015

What’s heartbreaking about the trend for destructive speech patterns is that yours is the most transformational generation – you’re disowning your power

20/07/2015

"Stage fright is NOT the boss of you!" is the name of a course I'll be teaching this Fall through Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education. We'll meet on Tuesday mornings, 9:45 to Noon, from October 6 through November 24, 2015. Venue: the Teen Center in Camden. Keep your eyes peeled for the Adult Ed Fall Program Guide and sign up for this one. We're going to have LOT of fun in this class.

Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education offers adult education courses in five categories

16/05/2015

Vocal Fry. One of the stranger directions speech has gone. The funny thing is that this croaking sound also has been used to help people get over breathy speaking. Hmm.

You may have heard of the hot new linguistic fad that’s creeping into U.S. speech and undermining your job chances.

30/03/2015

Articulate. Profound. Entertaining. "Well done, Steve."

Dame Stephanie Shirley is the most successful tech entrepreneur you never heard of. In the 1960s, she founded a pioneering all-woman software company in the ...

22/03/2015

Have you ever heard a presenter who speaks with passion and authority, focus and clarity, fearlessly and without self-consciousness? Hear this one:

Bringing news, events, economic development stories as well as accountability and transparency

20/12/2014

Ack. Email woes. If you have sent an email recently to my freeyourtalents.com email address, please resend it to my personal account: [email protected]. Thanks.

19/12/2014

True giving: priceless.

Michael Jr. is a comedian that sees his career as a chance to

29/10/2014

Whether or not you think about aging the way Mary Maxwell does, and whether or not you pray to the same God she does, this clip is a marvelous example of deadpan humor, poise, and excellent pausing; it's a real treat to listen to and watch her in this video.

Mary Maxwell was asked to pray before a dinner honoring caregivers, but she also takes the opportunity to bring a laughter to the audience. Though she does ask the blessing, she also delivers a hilarious speech on aging gives a light-hearted look at the changes we will all will inevitably face. What…

18/06/2014

What a difference it makes when we don't apologize about things that don't call for it.

As a woman who has been called out for apologizing too much, watching Pantene's "Not Sorry" video made me cringe. It hit too close to home, and that's the beauty of it.

03/06/2014

Greetings. I'm having trouble posting a new video here, but you can see it on my personal FB page. It's about how to deal with inertia.

08/05/2014

Meaningful play. Really!

We interrupt Screen-Free Week for this happy announcement: IMPROV is happening; come play!

08/05/2014

We interrupt Screen-Free Week for this happy announcement: IMPROV is happening; come play!