This was my 4th year attending Influence, the speaking conference for speakers to learn about speaking (it’s so meta!) and it was by far my best experience. Going to a conference year after year has a lot of benefits, and this year that was true in spades for me. During the last year I’ve been…

As I stepped up to the baggage claim to find my hot-pink suitcase and saw the chipper “Welcome” sign along with an announcement of the 109 degree day waiting for me outside I thought, “Yikes, that’s a boiling hot ‘Hello!’ from Phoenix, Arizona!” For the last three years I’ve attended the annual National Speakers Association…