Demystifying the Speaker/Audience Connection
Educator Janet Surrey wrote: “To be in connection with another human being a person needs to see and be seen by the other.” So what does it really mean to “see” the other? In Speaking Circles we do this through practicing a warmly attuned gaze...
Soften into the Moment
At a Speaking Circle Facilitator Training in 2013 Doreen Hamilton and I were coaching Facilitators in bringing Relational Stillness to their participants. When someone said the words, “soften into the moment,” my body, which I am not often in good...
Speaking From Your Center
A way to explain the thrilling alchemy at Speaking Circles recently came to my attention through the words of philosopher William Segal (1904-2000), from a 1995 article in Parabola Magazine. When asked “Is there a way in which I could practice developing the...
Developing Leadership Choice Point Mastery
More and more leaders are looking for ways to change the world for the better. They come from the fields of business, coaching, therapy and other healing modalities, spirituality, education, community activism and advocacy, among other realms. Their passion to bring...
Speaking Circles®
Learn how to move through stage fright rather than trying to mask it by sharing who you really are.