Reflections
Poetic. Practical. Quirky
Toe-to-toe with my chain-smoking teacher!
At 17 years old, I went toe-to-toe with my chain-smoking teacher. In the final term of my senior year in high school, our grumpy old government teacher decided to help “prepare us for college” by assigning our class an extra 15 page paper. Our government class was...
Burned by “bro-speaking?”
Have you been burned by all those “bro-speaking” programs? You know the ones. Those one-size-fits-all, traditional approaches. The kind of programs that are delivered in large groups. Where they're churning out a bunch of cookie-cutter, all fitting...
What she said made me cry ..
“Lauri, I’m feeling called to share my story, but something feels off and I hate the sound of my voice.” As Rose hurtled toward the 10th anniversary of a life changing event, she tried to write her story, but something was out of alignment. “When I watch your videos,...
Hamlet Distilled
Everything I need to know about storytelling I learned from teaching Hamlet. Watch this video for a fun take based in centuries of storytelling secrets from theatre. https://youtu.be/Hf0blitaByI?si=J40WpdlkYO8QzJfw
It’s Not What you say …
Most people believe that great public speaking is all about what you say, when the truth is, it’s about how you say it. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous I have a dream speech. You know the one … So even...
SOulful Speaking Raises Consciousness
Most people think that spending hours on a meditation cushion is the only way to raise consciousness, when the truth is, learning to speak soulfully is an equally important and effective spiritual path. You know that image of the evolution of humans? That’s what’s...
Is your body stuck on Commodore 64?
Do you ever feel like you’re running on an old operating system? Like your brain is stuck on Windows 95 but your consciousness is Windows 11. Or you’re trying to run MAC OS Sonoma on an old Commodore 64 body. I feel your pain, cuz, you know, been there,...
“You’re different”
It all started with 2 words: “You’re different.” 16 years ago I was teaching voice and acting at Foothill Community College. I thought I’d be in theatre full-time and do that forever. But the Universe had something else in store for me … One day after class, a female...
Stop trying to calm down
It's 1937. Just as Sir Laurence Olivier is about to step onstage at the Old Vic Theatre for the Royal Shakespeare Company, he excuses himself to go throw up. Sir Laurence Olivier is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors of all time. Rumor has it, he...