by PhilRansom | Jun 25, 2021 | Public Speaking, Recent projects
Whenever I can, I agree to work with students competing in NCFCA speech competition (there’s a debate wing but I’d rather they win, so I steer clear). This year I agreed to serve as a judge for NCFCA Nationals. It’s virtual this year, so no travel...
by PhilRansom | Jan 27, 2021 | Jus' Thinking, Motivation
It usually doesn’t take me most of January to arrive at My One Word for the year, but it did this year. While the first three months of 2020 carried promise, the last nine replaced optimism with unsettling, worrisome, gloom-inducing things; things I...
by PhilRansom | Sep 17, 2020 | Life, Productivity
When you’re moving in the right direction, helping people, delivering quality, loving what you’re doing, but demand plummets, it’s natural for evaluation, examination, even second-guessing to follow. That happened here as America deals with the...
by PhilRansom | Jun 22, 2020 | Leadership, Life, Motivation, Productivity
“Just get us to half-time so we can regroup and give this another shot.” Been there? Me too. Your team can’t buy a point, it seems. Too many missed passes. Turnovers. Out-scored. Fouls and penalties undo what would have been nice. Injuries. We hate when it...
by PhilRansom | May 19, 2020 | Grammar Tip, Productivity, Writing How-To
In August of 2018, I added Grammarly to my writing tool kit. I wanted to focus on creating when I wrote, and then let an editing and proofing program to help me with all the rules I have trouble remembering. You know the ones, comma or no, split infinitives,...
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