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Beth Nyland
Why zero is a perfectly reasonable wordcount goal
Read moreTo the delight or (more accurately) dismay of participants, when Jill Pollack and I are leading Story Mode workshops, we…
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Beth Nyland
See that crack in your calendar? Fill it with creativity.
Read moreYour schedule is jammed. Every day this week you have at least one double-booked slot on your calendar, and at…
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Beth Nyland
Must the planets align for your process to prevail?
Read moreAfter weeks of procrastinating, Emma finally started her scholarship application Thursday afternoon. Filling in the blanks was easy. Then came…
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Beth Nyland
How to actually be amazing when you’re virtually presenting
Read moreFace-to-face meetings have become a luxury. Thanks to the pressures of time, budget, distance, and over-scheduling, the “location” field in…
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Beth Nyland
Honest answers & workable widsom: how real creatives get out of their own way
in Creativity, Spencer Grace / / 0 commentsRead moreThis is the view from my office chair today: It’s a familiar scene. Dash frequently sits, stands, or lounges…
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Beth Nyland
It’s just play. Life-changing play.
Read moreOn New Year’s Day, I sketched a carrot. I didn’t think much about it. I just wanted to play. So…
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Beth Nyland
3 actions I’ll take to be a more creative communicator in 2018
in Creativity, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Visual Communication, Writing / / 0 commentsRead more“Priority is a singular noun. Stop making it plural.” At first, the speaker’s words rubbed me the wrong way. My…
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Beth Nyland
Yes you CAN create image-rich presentations
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Visual Communication / / 0 commentsRead moreThe rusty-haired man from the third row was next in line to talk with me, scrolling Instagram while he waited.…
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Beth Nyland
But what if you wrote less?
in Spencer Grace, Writing / / 0 commentsRead morePeople are always pressing me with their “buts.” “But how can I write more easily, so I can get on…
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Beth Nyland
How good questions turn your ignorance into an asset
in Creativity, External Communication, Internal Communication, Spencer Grace, Writing / / 0 commentsRead moreSome people have all the answers. Not me. I have all the questions. A few days into my first job…
