Beth Nyland – Spencer Grace

“I don’t know” is an opportunity, not a shortcoming
in External Communication, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / December 30, 2022 / 0 comments
As 2022 drew to a close, several of my friends announced that they were stepping away from social media, at…
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Beth Nyland
9 acronyms for a more enjoyable business vocabulary
in Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / November 29, 2022 / 0 comments
So much workplace communication is just crap. Big words trying to sound smart and important. Vague words trying to obscure…
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Beth Nyland
Your presentation headlines suck. Do better.
in Creativity, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / October 31, 2022 / 0 comments
As the holidays approach, I’m refining a new party trick. Let me try it on you, right now. “I bet…
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Beth Nyland
Um, yes, you ARE creative
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / September 30, 2022 / 0 comments
When people ask me what I do for a living, I say I’m a creativity consultant. The obvious comeback is,…
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Beth Nyland
Are you boring? Stop that.
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / August 30, 2022 / 0 comments
When Jill and I started our Story Mode program, we easily landed on our motto/tagline/hashtag: Refuse To Be Boring. This…
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Beth Nyland
In brainstorming, 39 is a powerful number
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / July 28, 2022 / 0 comments
A decade ago, I accidentally invented a brainstorming rule. Scratch that. The only “rule” in brainstorming is that no idea…
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Creativity requires optimism, so get off that struggle bus
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / June 30, 2022 / 0 comments
“I thought it would be easy.” When Jill and I use this prompt as a warm-up exercise in our Story…
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Beth Nyland
Innovators don’t make disclaimers
in Creativity, Life & Business, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / May 25, 2022 / 0 comments
When it comes to creative communication, I am not fond of rules—unless I’m breaking them. I tweak templates, bust boundaries,…
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Beth Nyland
Is that even a word? If you have to ask, change it!
in External Communication, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode, Writing / April 29, 2022 / 0 comments
While Jill and I were guestcasting* on the Grounded Content podcast, Jill said:  “You can take one piece of content…
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Beth Nyland
Ready to record your meeting? Not so fast …
in Creativity, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / March 31, 2022 / 0 comments
“Hold on … let me start recording.” In the past few weeks, I’ve heard this phrase even more than the…
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