Recently, I had two men on separate first dates telling me that I’m one of the best conversationalists they’ve ever had on a date!

They said that they’re too often doing the heavy lifting of the conversation and struggle to get more than 1-2 sentence responses.

So then I joke to them, “Yeah duhhh, it’s my job!”

But the reality is this: I’m FAR from a natural and confident conversationalist, let alone public speaker!

I mean… Case in point as seen above in Exhibit A 😜

I used to be so petrified of speaking that unless it was family or a close friend talking to me, I would literally keep my lips sealed and say nothing back to them 🥲😂

But the best thing about speaking is it’s a science.

There are patterns for what you say and HOW you say it that give others an impression of charisma on a date, trustworthiness in sales, or authority on a stage.

It’s not something you are born with or without.

It’s something that ANYONE can learn and practice.

And only one thing can happen when you devote yourself to regular practice for something 🥳

Is speaking something that you are intentionally devoting yourself to improve in 2025? In what ways are you going to practise the craft of speaking? Let me know! 👇🏽