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Kate Bennis Studio
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I am a Presentation and Communication Coach for all of life's occasions from TED Talks to Flirting!
When is talking about others gossip?

In theater we say, “theater work is life work,” meaning that the things we struggle with onstage offer wisdom for those things we struggle with in life.

Gossip is a perfect example.

Actors know...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/gossip

#communication
When is talking about others gossip?
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September 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Rasheryl McCreary Talks with Kate

Last week I posted the interview I did with my dear friend, Rasheryl McCreary for her “A Woman’s Voice Summit.” After my interview, she asked if I would interview her! It was an unexpected joy...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/rasheryl-m...

#leadership
Rasheryl McCreary Talks with Kate
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September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"A Woman's Voice Summit" with Rasheryl McCreary

Over the phone I heard the resonant, clear, and warm voice of Rasheryl McCreary—executive coach, actor, writer, director, spiritual leader, and my dear friend. We’d not spoken...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/a-womans-v...

#communication
"A Woman's Voice Summit" with Rasheryl McCreary
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September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Goals vs Intentions

I heard a communication coach tell her audience that every communication encounter must have a goal. What is the goal of this meeting, this phone call, this speech? In the context of her talk, I realized that...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/intentions...

#intention
Goals vs. Intentions
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August 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So excited to be a part of this event! My interview with the amazing Rasheryl McCreary, PCC is on Friday July 25th at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT)
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A WOMAN’S VOICE™ Online Summit - Daily Speaker Lineup Day 5
A FREE 5-day transformational online summit for women ready to reclaim their power and rise in life, leadership, and legacy. Hosted by Rasheryl McCreary, transformational teacher, executive coach, CEO...
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July 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Work

Everything that I have ever valued, everything that is the most precious to me, has come with hard work: relationships, raising children, writing, acting, coaching, loving, exploring, collaborating...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/work

#communication #work #practice #rehearsal
Work
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July 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Achievement vs Success

“Achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that’s nice too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/achievemen...

#leadership
Achievement vs Success
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June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The sweetest thing. Thank you, Brian.
ANEW: The Frequency of Our Intentions open.substack.com/pub/brianwth...
ANEW: The Frequency of Our Intentions
Inspired by Kate Bennis
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June 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Fundraising: matching passion and purpose

My friend, Pat Belisle, is a phenomenal fundraiser. I’m afraid to ask how many millions he has raised in his lifetime of championing causes he believes in. From children’s hospitals to the United Way...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/fundraisin...
Fundraising: matching passion and purpose
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June 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
When speaking, no need to…

There are many habits of writing and speaking that dissipate the meaning and impact of our communication. My theory is that this begins with our very first...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/when-speak...

#fillerwords #redundant #intention #audience #habit
When speaking, no need to…
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May 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Stories to Heal and Connect

I first heard the interview with Padraig O’Tuama from “On Being” with Krista Tippett through my tinny earphones while working out. The lingering warmth of his voice and words, the poetic telling of his life...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/stories-to...

#story
Stories to Heal and Connect
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May 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
How to Use Stories

Years ago I worked with my mother’s dear friend and partner in everything musical, Eugenia. She was giving a talk in a fancy club in the hopes that she could sway this audience to support her programs at...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/how-to-use...

#storytelling
How to Use Stories
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May 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
When the kids were little, they loved hearing stories about when I humiliated myself. These stories made them absolutely giddy. “More!” “Another one!” I knew it must have been reassuring that a person who could drive and read whole...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/writing-ou...

#intention
Writing Our Own Stories
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May 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Cocktail Conversation: everyone is fascinating

A recent client came in with a list of things he wanted to work on: small talk, flirting, deepening conversations, listening, asking for what he wants…the list was long! I was...Read on: katebennisstudio.substack.com/p/cocktail-c...

#communication
Cocktail Conversation: everyone is fascinating
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April 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
All tricky conversations require respect for the others involved. Even if we do not have respect for their ideas or behavior, we bring respect for their humanity.

“It was much later that I realized Dad's secret. He gained respect by giving…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/polariz...

#negotiation
Tricky Conversations: Respect — Kate Bennis Studio
All tricky conversations require respect for the others involved. Even if we do not have respect for their ideas or behavior, we bring respect for their humanity. “It was much later that I realize...
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April 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Tricky Conversations: the ones worth having

A conversation that raises our heart rate, that leaves us flustered, that gives us a pit in our stomach or butterflies in our heart, is a tricky conversation. These will differ for everyone…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/terrify...

#communication
Tricky Conversations: the ones worth having — Kate Bennis Studio
A conversation that raises our heart rate, that leaves us flustered, that gives us a pit in our stomach or butterflies in our heart, is a tricky conversation. These will differ for everyone—flirting o...
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April 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Hello All!

Anya's new single, BOYS THESE DAYS has dropped!

Spotify:
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Boys These Days
Anya Movius · Single · 2025 · 1 songs
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March 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How to Calm Anxiety

It’s opening night. I am standing in the shadows in my sturdy high-heels, nylons, and silky blue dress. Waiting. I am watching the stage manager introduce the show, reminding everyone to turn off their phones. But I…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/how-to-...

#managinganxiety
How to Calm Anxiety — Kate Bennis Studio
It’s opening night.  I am standing in the shadows in my sturdy high-heels, nylons, and silky blue dress.  Waiting.  I am watching the stage manager introduce the show, reminding everyon...
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March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Role of Leader

“I have heard celebrated orators who could start thunders of applause without changing any man’s opinion. Mr. Lincoln’s eloquence was of the higher type, which produced conviction in others because of the conviction of”…

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#leadership
The Role of Leader — Kate Bennis Studio
“I have heard celebrated orators who could start thunders of applause without changing any man’s opinion.  Mr. Lincoln’s eloquence was of the higher type, which produced conviction in others b...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Moments Just Before…

Not long ago, as I sat back stage, listening to the rustle of the audience and the pre-show music, a fellow actor asked if I was nervous. I answered, “No. I’m ready.”

I may even be a little addicted to that liminal…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/the-mom...

#TEDx
The Moments Just Before… — Kate Bennis Studio
“When once a decision has been reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.” -- William James “My center gives way. My right re...
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March 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Critics: internal and external

INNER CRITICS

In my life and practice, it’s clear that many of us have pretty harsh inner-critics. In some cases, these critics keep us from doing the very things that might bring us happiness: asking someone…Read On: katebennisstudio.com/blog/critics...

#criticism
Critics: internal and external — Kate Bennis Studio
INNER CRITICS In my life and practice, it’s clear that many of us have pretty harsh inner-critics. In some cases, these critics keep us from doing the very things that might bring us happiness: askin...
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February 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Country music star Sheryl Crow sold her Tesla and will donate her funds to NPR

“There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.”

📝 thehill.com/blogs/in-the...

#3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests
February 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Use of the Whole Self: body, voice, expression, movement, emotion

As we move onto the stage, remember, there is a reason that some company or organization has paid to have a flesh and blood person brought into the room. They pay for…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/use-of-...

#publicspeaking
Use of the Whole Self: body, voice, expression, movement, emotion — Kate Bennis Studio
As we move onto the stage, remember, there is a reason that some company or organization has paid to have a flesh and blood person brought into the room.  They pay for planes, trains, and Ubers.&...
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February 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Welcome and Move Towards Obstacles

Once, while doing summer stock in a Vermont barn, a lovely but inexperienced actor said she simply couldn’t play the scene. The gun she needed to wield was hidden in a purse on the opposite side of the…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/welcome...

#storytelling
Welcome and Move Towards Obstacles — Kate Bennis Studio
Once, while doing summer stock in a Vermont barn, a lovely but inexperienced actor said she simply couldn’t play the scene.  The gun she needed to wield was hidden in a purse on the opposite side...
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February 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM