Over the last several weeks, I've been making "screencasts" for the new course I've developed for Capital Campaign Masters. That's the process by which you create slides and then record your voice over the slide show. The result is a little movie. You can write out a script and read it as you record. Or you can just watch the slides and ad-lib. To my ear, reading a script sounds a bit stilted. (I really don't know how Gwen Ifill sounds so very real, even though I'm … [Read more...]
Exposing Yourself: Why Asking For Help is Healthy
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It's a funny thing about asking for help. First, you've got to admit to yourself you might need it. Then you've got to admit it to someone else. That's a risky business. You've got to expose yourself and risk that people might laugh at you, or worse yet, disrespect you. As I've gotten older, the fear of looking foolish -- the horror that someone might find out that I don't know what I'm doing -- has finally receded somewhat. I'm no longer as plagued by the Imposter … [Read more...]
