Had a Blast
Over the weekend I conducted a media spokesperson training for the American Cancer Society. Now I’ve done this for years, but this one was very special, and I had a blast.
This was for a group of 25 cancer survivors. Some were in remission, some were surviving day to day. What they all had in common was that they were hand picked by the staff in their state/region to become volunteer spokespeople.
I have never worked with a group that had more energy or passion. It was thrilling.
With any training I usually have to go through the convincing speech to build up the “students” that they are experts in their area and should speak with confidence, yadda, yadda. Not so with this group. They let go and let themselves shine. Here are some of the things these cancer survivors taught me at this training that I thought I’d share with you.
1) “I was more scared of losing my hair than talking to a reporter.”
2) “I’m not going to let someone drag me into a political debate, communicating my message is too important.”
3) “It doesn’t matter if your soft-spoken, your words still have power.”
Kudos to these Heroes of Hope. It was my honor to share the morning with you.
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