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Updates, Happenings & A Few Friendly Reminders

by Monica January 10, 2013

Taking flight en route to JFK In less than twelve hours from now I’ll be on a flight to India via London from my home here in Brooklyn, NY. There is much to do between now and then, but I wanted to check in with you and see how your January is going! Over here, [...]

Nine Streams Of Income

by Monica December 22, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. :: On the Eighth Day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Nine Streams of Income Eight Bests of Brooklyn Seven Stamps A Stamping Six Books For Reading [...]

Five Masterings

by Monica December 18, 2012

From now through December 25th, I’ll be taking a look at the past year by sharing experiences that correlate to the number of the day in the countdown. :: On the Fifth Day of Christmas, 2012 gave to me… Five Masterings Four Special Skirts Three Conferences Two Half-Marathons And a new home for Show & [...]

Friday Photo: Behind The Scenes

by Monica July 20, 2012

But how could you live and have no story to tell? ~Fyodor Dostoyevsky Although this week has been quiet on the Show & Tell website, it has been very, very busy behind the scenes. In this week’s newsletter I wrote about the changes being made round these parts. Hint: Hollywood comes to the web… sorta. [...]

Ask And You Shall Receive: A Five-Step Plan

by Monica July 5, 2012

This week we’ve established that asking for what we want is an important part of connecting. But for most of us, the thought of asking for help creates a knot in our stomach. Not to fear! In this video I describe the five steps to asking for what you want in order to help share [...]

How to Keep Going When You Feel Stuck (Video)

by Monica June 30, 2012

Let’s face it: Sometimes we’d rather be doing, well, a LOT of things besides writing blog posts, making videos, sending out email newsletters, or any other form of sharing our stories. Take this post, for instance. It’s Saturday. It’s nearing a hundred degrees outside and I don’t have air conditioning in my apartment. I guarantee [...]

Why Storytellers Are Great Observers (a follow up)

by Monica June 7, 2012

After confessing about my Stand-In Superpower of observation, I thought I’d follow up with a more in depth discussion. In this week’s Show & Tell video, I highlight three reasons storytellers make great observers and vice versa (Plus a peek at the new intro for the weekly videos… you like?) Note: This video is also [...]

Disappear: A Journey In The Making

by Monica May 30, 2012

As promised in yesterday’s post about the importance of editing when telling our stories, this video is my little labor of love. I wanted to share my story in a way my words couldn’t. May I present to you: Disappear (Note: You may want to let to the video load for a few seconds before [...]

Let It Go: A Lesson From The Cutting Room Floor

by Monica May 29, 2012

You have to edit the material. That assumes that some kind of a mind is operating in relation to the material. Not all minds are the same. Every aspect of filmmaking requires choice. The selection of the subject, the shooting, editing and length are all aspects of choice. ~Frederick Wiseman, American Documentary Filmmaker There’s one [...]

Giving Shape To Your Presentation

by Monica May 23, 2012

{This is part four in a four part series exploring the four elements of Diamond Grading as a muse for sharing our stories: Clarity, Carat, Color, and Cut}. In this week’s SHOW & TELL video, we’re talking about three facets that are crucial to delivering a shiny speech: 1. Starting off with a bang 2. [...]

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