Never Give Up: A Story Reframed
When audiences hear Motivational Speaker Eva Grayzel, a take-away message is 'never give up.'
Story Consulting: In-Office Team Meeting
This week, I had a FIRST. In-office consulting. A moment after entering the office, I overheard the receptionist tell a patient that their usual doctor was out of town and they would be seeing Dr. X, the fill in doctor. If I heard that, I would simply say, ‘schedule me for a week later when [...]
Hook Audiences with Choice Words: Eliminate These Fifteen
When I first started lecturing, my manager would notate how many times I used the word 'um,' 'and' or some other filler. I didn't believe her when she told me I was upwards of 30 'ums' in a one-hour speech. At my next lecture, I began to hear myself use the fillers. As my transitions [...]
What does HOPE mean? Not necessarily ‘a CURE.’
Hope means different things to cancer survivors.
Talk For Hope: Overcoming Limitations from Cerebral Palsy
A story not silenced. When I spoke to this radio interviewer, I heard words are slightly slurred and others annunciated with a struggle. Very quickly into the conversation, I got past the struggle and heard the strong vice and smart mind of this man who has a passion to improve the world by being an example himself [...]
Talk for Hope: Foster Child Asking For What She Needs
A story not silenced. She was raised by a single mother in upstate NY. She was a 'good kid' and stood out as a great dancer. By age 12, she knew she was gay and became outspoken about her discovery, causing unmanageable friction in the house. In this day and age, there are still parents who just [...]
Talk For Hope: Given a Second Chance
A story not silenced. A story can change worlds. Mr Gillard shares his story, inspiring us with how to turn adversity into opportunity. "In my heart of hearts, I wanted to do the right thing, but selling drugs was easy. Everyone was doing it. I mean, I'm not using that as an excuse, I made [...]
Talk for Hope: Vietnam Wounded Warrior Inspires with his Attitude
A story not silenced. A silver-haired man in a white t-shirt and jeans was going through Atlanta airport’s TSA in a wheelchair. He had no legs and only one arm. I thought to myself, how does he get into the airplane seat? How does he get over the thin ramp into the plane with the wheelchair? [...]