Today I want to introduce you to a new concept - the Mini Moved Me!

A mini - a smaller version of the real thing. But hopefully no less fun, entertaining, thoughtful and valuable!

I thought Christmas Eve might be the perfect time to publish my first Mini Moved Me… why?  Because honestly, who has time to during the holidays to spend selfishly listening to things you love?  Hmmm, not me!  So, I wanted to make this short and sweet!

Today’s episode is about authenticity. I wrote a blog post about this awhile back, and wanted to share it with you here. 

Barry Kudrowitz - speaker and professor of product design -  studies humor, creativity, and idea generation. It all started with a pooping ketchup bottle; and that little invention led Barry to study improvisors and the interplay with creativity and innovation. Whether he’s lecturing his students or keynoting for a large corporation, Barry designs the experience in the same way that improvisors design their scenes - with creativity and innovation.

Paul Tomes - presentation guru from over in South Africa - joined me in a conversation about how we present in a conversational - and essentially human - way. Paul is an incredibly skilled presentation coach who shared several powerful stories about real transformation—sharing the very best of what we can do. Paul writes at Freshly Squeezed Presentations and works at Pitch - a firm focused on telling stories that move people.

Christina Canters - communications coach, blogger, speaker, writer, location independent world traveler! She is a creative dynamo, boldly putting her ideas out into the world, breaking the mold and influencing people with her work. I ran across her info on a conference website where she will be speaking, and asked her if we could chat. She obviously said yes, but the funny thing is, we ended up talking less about speaking and more about creativity and influence, as she brings her next idea to the world. There’s obvious crossover with speakers, as we bring our voice and our new work out into the world - so I was thrilled she was willing to overlook the 12-hour gap between the two of us and join me for a conversation…