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Motivating Your Team Through Powerful Words

Motivating Your Team Through Powerful Words

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 15, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Leadership

Leaders who speak well inspire well Ever noticed how some leaders can turn a Monday meeting into a motivational moment while others drain the room faster than bad fluorescent lighting? Great communication is leadership. The right words can energize your team, clarify...

Organizing a Speech Like You Organize a Space: Function Meets Flow

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 14, 2025 | Business, Creativity, Reputation

“Design is intelligence made visible.” – Alina Wheeler            Designers know that great spaces aren’t accidents; they’re carefully planned for flow, balance, and purpose. The same rule applies to speeches: when your structure works, your message shines.          ...
Know your Audience: Tailoring Presentations

Know your Audience: Tailoring Presentations

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 13, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Reputation, Wealth

A design pitch for a builder should never sound like one for a homeowner. Every presentation lives or dies by how well it connects with its audience. A homeowner wants to feel the space the comfort, beauty, and emotion behind your design. A builder wants...

Fear is a Signal

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 12, 2025 | Business, Career, Events, Leadership, Reputation

    Fear is a signal – not a stop sign   Even the most polished designer has felt that familiar flutter before stepping on stage or into a client presentation. Your palms sweat, your voice trembles, and your perfectly crafted ideas suddenly feel tangled....

Grammar Matters

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 12, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Events, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation

       Remember the Red Pencil?  The must correct hint?           In a world where your words represent your brand, grammar isn’t just about correctness, it’s about credibility. You can have the best ideas in the room, but if your sentences stumble, people stop...
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"The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be."

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Another book???

Yup! working on another book . This is near and dear to my heart. It is a book of quotations. 365 of them to be exact. It is important to feed your mind. This is a book of food. Food to help motivate you, to wake you up, to make you think, analyze. and strategize . Coming soon.