Even in technical or compliance-heavy talks, emotion is what makes ideas stick. That’s why I spend a lot of time helping people nail their introductions. When you hook your audience from the start and set the rules of engagement, everything that follows flows easier.
There I was in Oklahoma, stuffing a swimsuit I didn’t want to wear into my suitcase. My daughter was about to meet her birth siblings for the very first time, and I kept reminding myself, “Meridith, this isn’t about you.”
