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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
learning.siliconvalleycsl.com/awv-day-5
learning.siliconvalleycsl.com/awv-day-5
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
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
“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 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
ANEW: The Frequency of Our Intentions open.substack.com/pub/brianwth...
ANEW: The Frequency of Our Intentions open.substack.com/pub/brianwth...
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...
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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
#intention
#intention
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
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
“It was much later that I realized Dad's secret. He gained respect by giving…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/polariz...
#negotiation
“It was much later that I realized Dad's secret. He gained respect by giving…Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/polariz...
#negotiation
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
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
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
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
“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”…
Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/the-rol...
#leadership
“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”…
Read on: katebennisstudio.com/blog/the-rol...
#leadership
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
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
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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