2018-12-28

Episode 046 -- 2018 Top 10 Stroke Hacks


This is the last episode of the year, and it's a little different. I'm sharing my 10 favorite hacks of the weeks for the year.

Special thanks to Emilee Mason, Kristen Dingman, the folks from the Slow Road to Better, and Whitney Morean for their contributions. And thanks to all the guests who joined me and generously shared their stories in 2018

Before we get to the hacks, I want to share a story from Doctor Who. In the episode Heaven Sent, which is one of the best episodes the show has ever released, the lead character, The Doctor, a time-travelling super smart alien, finds himself stuck in some sort of prison. He has to gradually work his way out. Eventually, he figures out how, and he tells a story created by the Brothers Grimm about a bird:

The Brothers Grimm, lovely fellas. They're on my darts team. According to them, there's this emperor and he asks this shepherd's boy, how many seconds in eternity?

And the shepherd's boy says, there's this mountain of pure diamond. It takes an hour to climb it, and an hour to go around it!

Every hundred years, a little bird comes and sharpens its beak on the diamond mountain. And when the entire mountain is chiseled away, the first second of eternity will have passed!

You must think that's a hell of a long time.

Personally, I think that's a hell of a bird.

Stroke recovery is a long, slow process, and sometimes it feels like an eternity.

As a stroke survivor you are not the mountain. You are the bird. And you are a hell of a bird.

The Hacks

Program Notes

You may notice a slight echo in my intro and outro. I'm producing this episode from Currently Speaking Studios East (AKA my mother's guest bedroom) and experimenting with a different setup.

Also, for those who are curious, the sound clip between hacks is the sound of a Kodak slide projector changing slides -- the non-PowerPoint variety.

[caption id="attachment_524" align="alignnone" width="169"]A small stuffed penguin looks at a microphone Miles (http://traveling-penguin.blogspot.com/) considers starting his own podcast. He fell behind on his blog so he's also considering Instagram to chronicle his adventures, He's a busy bird[/caption]

Where do we go from here?

  • What are your favorite tips for living with disabilities? Go ahead and tell us in the comments below.
  • Do you know anyone who might find these tips helpful? Share this episode with them by giving them the link http://strokecast.com/2018hacks 
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  • Don't get best…get better

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2018-12-25

Episode 093 -- 18 Public Speaking Tips


2018 has been a great year for 2-Minute Talk Tips, and I got to talk with some amazing people from around the world for the show, This week, I pull together the initial tip from each guest into a single episode. If you want to listen to the whole episode each tip came from or explore the guest's background, click in the link below.

 

Episode

 Guest

Tip

62

Iszi Lawrence

Tell a story

66

Mario Porreca

Practice in the shower

68

Melanie Childers

Raise Your Energy

69

Pradeepa Narayanaswami

3 Tips for stage comfort

70

Melissa Bird

Find Your Fire

73

Catie Harris

Connect with your audience

75

Victoria Mavis

Write down your thoughts

76

Louise Brogan

Make eye contact

77

Patricia Missakian

Influence one person

78

Hilary Billings

Focus on feeling

79

Denise Vaughan

Know you can do it

80

Diana Wink

Thread a story through your talk

81

Bilal Moin

Be alive

87

Scott Charlston

Choose your headline

89

Andrew 'Mecha' Davis

Practice in the mirror

90

Donnie Boivin

Get on stage

91

Philip Andrew

Describe your audience

92

Greet your audience

Dave Jackson

 

Call to Action 

 

  • What has been your favorite tip from the show this year? Let us know in the comments below.
  • Do you think these tips are helpful? Share this episode on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, or the social media platform of your choice with the link http://2minutetalktips.com/2018tips
  • Check out full episodes from the links in the table above
  • Don't get best...get better

 

 

2-Minute Talk Tips is the public speaking podcast that help you become a more effective speaker in as little as 2 minutes a week.

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2018-12-21

Episode 045 -- Meet the Stromies


Angie Jorgensen, Sarah Conaway, and Tamsen Butler are the Stromies -- The Stroke Homies. They are 3 stroke survivors brought together by this life threatening event many of us went through. They started a blog to share their stories in February 2018. It started simply, and other survivors followed. Then other survivors shared their stories.

Dozens and dozens of survivors are now featured on the blog supporting their own recoveries by sharing their experiences and empowering readers looking to make a connection.

The Stromie energy is a force. And it's just getting started.

Group shot of Stromie Sarah, Stromie Angie, and Stromie TamsenI connected with the Stromies from my home office in Seattle while they met up at a coffee shop in Omaha, NB. Sometimes it still amazes me that technology allows this to happen.

Stromie Sarah is a busy mom and speaker. A survivor of both stroke and Lupus, her amazing recovery story provides hope for others.

Stromie Tamsen is a mom, certified fitness instructor, and award-winning author. Her massive stroke at age 41 was unexpected and life-changing.

Stromie Angie is a mom and certified fitness instructor. In 2012 she was in a coma, suffered a stroke and found out she had a rare kind of cancer called a pheochromocytoma. Her amazing recovery continues to inspire the people around her.

Hack of the Week

The Stromies gives us two Hacks this week. 

Stromie Angie says to look for one good thing every day.

We all deal with trauma and the fallout from a stoke we or a loved one had, and it can be easy to spiral into a dark place. It's helpful to recognize that there are still good things around us. There is good in the world.

I would add that it's helpful to write that down every day. Record one good thing a day. Or post it on social media. Go back from time to time and look at this list of good things. Because sometimes we all need a reminder.

Stromie Tamsen add that visualization is a powerful tool in recovery. Imagine a deer trying to get to the middle of a corn field. That deer may struggle to get any result the first time it tries. The next time, it may get a little further, and the next time, further still. Each time it's simpler and easier to go a certain distance because that deer has been wearing down a path. Eventually that deer makes it to the center.

That's neuroplasticity. Each rep you do of an exercise is one more corn stalk bent out of the way. It's a little bit more of a neuro-pathway. Do enough reps over time, and you, can get to the center of the field.

Links

Stromies

http://stromices.com

Stromies on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/stromies/

Stromies on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/three_stromies/

Stromies on Twitter

https://twitter.com/ThreeStromies

Sarah's email

StromieSarah@stromies.com

Tamsen's email

StromieTamsen@stromies.com

Angie's email

StromieAngie@stromies.com

Tamsen's author page on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Tamsen-Butler/e/B002I4QC7Q/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1545382537&sr=8-1

American Heart Association

https://heart.org

American Heart Association -- Omaha

https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/nebraska/omaha

American Heart Association -- Seattle

https://www.heart.org/en/affiliates/washington/puget-sound

Stromies on the AHA

https://supportnetwork.heart.org/survivor-stories/meet-the-stromies-stroke-homies/

ECMO for Adults

http://respiratory-care-sleep-medicine.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/ECMO-A-Last-Chance-At-Life.aspx

Kcentra info

https://www.kcentra.com/

 

Where do we go from here?

  • Check out stromies.com to learn more about the Stromies and read the amazing stories of survival, recovery, and thriving
  • Connect with one or more of the Stromies via social media or email, and share your story. You can find all those links above
  • Share this episode with someone you think might appreciate the Stromie story by giving them the link http://strokecast.com/stromies
  • Visualize a cornfield as part of your recovery
  • Find one good thing every day, whether or not you had a stroke
  • Don't get best…get better

 

 

Strokecast is the stroke podcast where a Gen X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience and one-handed banana peeling by helping stroke survivors, caregivers, medical providers and stroke industry affiliates connect and share their stories.


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2018-12-18

Episode 092 -- Greet Your Audience and Meet Dave Jackson


 

2-Minute Tip: Greet Your Audience

 

A lot of speakers pace back stage or pound coffee or try to deal with nerves in other ways before going out to speak. 

 

Instead, go out into the audience as folks are arriving, and greet audience members. Have a brief chat to get to know folks. This accomplishes a few things.

 

  • It gives you something to do and gets you out of your own head
  • It gives you information you can leverage in your talk to better connect with the audience while you speak
  • It gives you a friendly face to look out at from the stage
  • It let's an audience member feel heard and gives them a favorable impression of you

 

 

Post Tip Discussion: Meet Dave Jackson

 

About 10 years ago, my team and I were looking at ways to integrate this brand new podcasting thing into our corporate training and brand evangelism efforts. I was already a fan of the medium, so I started listening to podcasts about podcasting to figure out how we could do it. Ultimately, I turned most of that project over to Tim Garber who appeared on this show way back in episodes 10 and 11 and who you can still hear at the end of every episode today.

 

But all that is how I found with Dave Jackson whispering in my ear from the School of Podcasting as I tried to find my way to a taxi at the Philadelphia airport in 2008.

 

I've been a fan of Dave's work and all he's done for this medium for a long time, and I'm thrilled to have him on the show today.

 

One of the most important lessons in this chat is that while Dave is an experienced speaker, he still gets nervous before a talk. And then he does the talk anyway. He also still takes the time to rehearse, practice out loud, and try the stage before folks come in.

 

There's a lot more in today's conversation, too.

 

So who is Dave?

 

Dave Jackson Headshot

Dave Jackson started experimenting with audio on the Internet in 2004. In 2005 he launched his first podcast and soon launched the School of Podcasting (the Internet's first site dedicated to helping people learn the right way). His accomplishments include:

 

  • 3.2 Million Downloads
  • 3044 Episodes
  • Director of Podcasting for the New Media Expo
  • Featured Speaker at Podcast Movement 2014- 2018
  • Featured and Keynote Speaker at Podcast Mid Atlantic and Podfest Orlando
  • 2018 Inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame

 

 

Unlike many other “geeks” who know how to podcast, Dave's been a technical trainer for over 20 years. This means he not only understands the technology but can explain it in a plain English “geek-speak free” environment. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Education from the University of Akron (Specializing in technical education). While there are other podcast consultants, Dave believes his experience sets him apart in regards to helping folks make sense of the entire podcasting process. He not only help with the “how,” but  also explains the why, and makes sure new podcasters avoid common podcasting pitfalls. Dave's won awards at fortune 500 companies for hi customer service. In a nutshell, he cares.

 

A Video Interlude

 

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[embed]https://youtu.be/P5qdfTIrOw8?t=442[/embed]

 

 

Links

 

School of Podcasting

http://schoolofpodcasting.com

Dave Jackson's other Shows

http://PowerOfPodcasting.com

Dave on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/podcastcoach

Dave on Twitter

https://twitter.com/learntopodcast

Dave on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/personalpodcastcoach

Thinkific Online Training

https://www.thinkific.com/

School of Podcasting with Cathy Heller

http://schoolofpodcasting.com/the-courage-to-make-mediocre-things-cathy-heller-from-dont-keep-your-day-job/

Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame

http://academyofpodcasters.com/hall-of-fame/

FocusRite scarlett 2i2

https://focusrite.com/usb-audio-interface/scarlett/scarlett-2i2

Applying ADDIE to Public Speaking (2-Minute Talk Tips Episode 041)

http://2minutetalktips.com/2017/12/19/episode-041-listen-actively-and-apply-the-addie-model-to-public-speaking/

Talk Like Ted Book Review

(2-Minute Talk Tips Episode 005)

http://2minutetalktips.com/2017/01/24/episode-005-arriving-the-day-before-and-a-revew-of-talk-like-ted-by-carmine-gallo/

Tim Garber Part 1

(2-Minute Talk Tips Episode 010)

http://2minutetalktips.com/2017/02/28/episode-010-parallel-structure-and-tim-garber-part-1/

Tim Garber Part 2

(2-Minute Talk Tips Episode 011)

http://2minutetalktips.com/2017/03/07/episode-011-record-yourself-and-tim-garber-part-2/

Secrets of Dynamic Communication by Ken Davis

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Dynamic-Communications-Prepare-Deliver/dp/0849921902/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545036770&sr=1-1&keywords=secrets+of+dynamic+communication

 

Call To  Action

 

  • What did you hear from Dave today? Let us know in the comments below.
  • Check out Dave's School of Podcasting if you're thinking of starting a show or just want to learn more about the insides of a podcast
  • Next time you're speaking, greet the early arriving audience members personally.
  • Share this episode with anyone thinking of starting a show by giving them the link http://2minutetalktips.com
  • Subscribe to 2-Minute Talk Tips for free in your favorite podcast app
  • Don't get best…get better

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2018-12-14

Episode 044 -- Meet CEO Lana Malovana and Raccoon.Recovery


Raccoon.Recovery device on handI'm sure you're shocked to know that I love technology. And it's not just because I've spent a career in the industry. It's because these tools have the power to change lives. It's one reason I was thrilled to talk to Lana Malovana, the CEO of European Startup Raccoon.Recovery about their device and platform to support stroke recovery through video games.

Raccoon Recovery originally made controllers for video games and VR. The genesis for the controller we talk about today was in 2016 when one of their engineers injured his hand and couldn't do his regular work. He moved to a testing role and his PT was blown away by the progress he made by using the controller at work. Raccoon made the pivot to rehab devices following meetings at TechCrunch in 2017. Lana will tell us more about that story.

Another point we talk about is one that comes up here when we talk about therapy goal, or on my other podcast, 2-Minute Talk Tips, where we talk about benefits. Effective therapy isn't about achieving a certain level of motion or degree of rotation with patients. It's about empowering patients to do something with that motion -- to get the benefit from it. To drink from a glass of water, buckle a seatbelt, draw a sword, or play a game.

One of my OTs frequently reminded me that neuroplasticity is great, and making those neuroplastic connections will ultimately require thousands of repetition. Thousands.

And video games make those thousands of repetitions possible.

The big thing that's happening among the tech gear I've talked about on the show, like the NeoFect Rapael Smart Glove and the blood pressure monitoring solution from Sentinel Healthcare, is that it's not about the Device itself. It's about the platform. It's about communicating more effectively with a care team. It's about using the data the device generates and collects to help the medical team make more effective recommendations to the patient, and to pool data in such a way that machine learning algorithms can drive even better treatment in the future.

Raccoon Recovery Device to Tablet illustration

It's now December 2018 and Raccoon Recovery's device is going through testing and validation. They hope to have it on the market next year.

Bio

Svitlana Malovana HeadsgotSvitlana Malovana is a co-founder of Raccoon.World and an IT and robotics enthusiast with more than 6 years of experience in company scale up and management.

She is also the founder of Olans Group, the first startup-oriented legal & business consulting company in Ukraine. While being CEO and a practical lawyer at Olans Group, Lana dealt with medical companies including ArtoMed and Cardiomo as well as hardware and software startups like Arqa Technologies, Paybeam, PRODBOARD, and SmartSport, in the Ukrainian, EU and USA markets.

Lana studied the details of emerging businesses and, being a huge fan of technologies, founded Raccoon.World.

As an enthusiast of returning people with disabilities to society, Lana studied the ways of psycho emotional and physical rehabilitation for people with disabilities during the international Zwischenland course by Deutch-Polnisches Jugenwerk.

When the anti-terrorist operation in Ukraine began, she voluntarily provided legal services for the “Return alive!” Public Organization and Handicap Foundations that were engaged in fundraising, the supply of medicines, and the recovery of people after returning home.

Lana is an alumni of numerous business programs, including YC School, SABIT, Crowd Inc. and the Startupbootcamp Digital Health (Berlin) Accelerator.

Combining strong entrepreneurial skills, deep knowledge in emerging business management, and knowledge about rehabilitation for people with disabilities, Lana initiated and headed the new pivot for Raccoon.World – gaming solution to rehabilitation with Raccoon.Recovery.

 

Hack of the Week

One thing that can be tough is putting on a belt. Reaching all the way to my affected side belt loops with my strong arm while trying to not knock myself over and balance appropriately while standing is tough. If I was still in a wheel chair it would have been even harder.

The solution I landed on was inspired by JC Penney trousers I got in the 80s. They came with a belt already threaded! My reaction at the time was "Cool! Free belt!"

The trick to putting on a belt now with hemiparesis is to thread the belt through the belt loops before I put on the pants. It's a simple solution, but it works.

Links

Lana Malovana on Twitter

https://twitter.com/SvitlanaMalovan

Lana Malovana on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/svitlana-lana-malovana-01006659/

Lana Malovana on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/svitlana.malovana

Raccoon Recovery

https://rehab.raccoon.world/

Raccoon Recovery on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Raccoon.Recovery

Raccoon Recovery on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/raccoonworld/

Raccoon Recovery on Twitter

https://twitter.com/raccoon_world

Raccoon Recovery Email

info@raccoon.world

World Health Organization (WHO)

https://www.who.int/

WHO on Stroke

https://www.who.int/topics/cerebrovascular_accident/en/

Where do we go from here?

  • Checkout Raccoon.Revery to learn more about their rehab solution, and reach out to Raccoon Recovery via social media or email with any questions you might have. You can find those links above.
  • Do you know anyone with an interest in technology, startups, or rehab? Share this episode with them by encouraging them to visit http://strokecast.com/raccoon
  • Subscribe to Strokecast in your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode
  • Don't get best…get better

 

 

Strokecast is the stroke podcast where a Gen X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience and one-handed banana peeling by helping stroke survivors, caregivers, medical providers and stroke industry affiliates connect and share their stories.


Here is the latest episode of The Strokecast

2018-12-11

Episode 091 -- Describe your Audience and Meet Phillip Andrew


 

2-Minute Tip: Describe your Audience

 

Back in 2008,  Best Buy described 4 personae who represented their target customers. The even started designing different stores to appeal to Buzz, Barry, Ray, or Jill. They had detailed descriptions for theses archetypes.

 

I'm not sure if it's the best approach for a big-box retailer, but it can help your talks.

 

It's important to understand your target audience. Start by describing the one person you wan to reach. Who are they? What do they do? What do they wear? Where do they work? What is family like? Why do they need to hear your message? What will happen to them if they don't heed your call to action?

 

This exercise provides a useful framework for understanding your audience and tuning to message to maximize it's effectiveness. After all, it's hard to tell a story when you don't know who you're telling it to.

 

Post Tip Discussion: Meet Phillip Andrew

 

Phillip Andrew is a speaker and TV producer with a special interest in the youth market. And he is a delight to talk to. I wanted go even deeper into a whole bunch of areas, but this would have been a 5 hour episode.

 

As it is we covered topics as far ranging as:

  • The impact of YouTube on speakers
  • The variety of kids a speaker must address
  • And the value The value of coaching

 

Plus, did you ever wonder what a TV producer does? Phillip Tells us.

 

Overall, Phillip is just an engaging conversationalist who brings tremendous energy to everything he does.

 

Phillip Andrew headsot

Phillip Andrew is a speaker, author, media coach, Emmy-Nominated TV producer, DJ and more. Based in Los Angeles, he travels around the country educating and encouraging High School and College Students through high energy entertainment and unforgettable storytelling. He's passionate about educating, entertaining, and connecting with people in a way that encourages, empowers, and provokes insight.

 

He began drinking at age 11 and lost his mother in High School. Today, he lives a life in recovery, speaking with kids about overcoming addiction, surviving the loss of a parent, and how learning to take ownership over his life and became a catalyst for the positive change that helped him create a life he is proud of today.

 

 

 

Links

 

Phillip Andrew Website

http://phillipandrew.co

Phillip's Email

phillipandrewla@gmail.com

Phillip on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/phillipandrewla/

Philip on Twitter

https://twitter.com/PhillipAndrewLA

Philip on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/phil.barbb

Philip on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/philbarbb/

Philip's Blog

https://www.phillipandrew.co/blog

 

Call To Action

 


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2018-12-07

Episode 043 -- Telemedicine and Sentinel Healthcare


 

Tracking Blood Pressure

After my stroke (and before my stroke, too) I'm supposed to monitor my blood pressure regularly. That means I have to:

  • Put the cuff on my arm
  • Relax while it reads the data
  • Record the data on my log
  • Print off my log when I go see the doctor every few months

Seems simple, right?

Well here's where it gets complicated.

Because my left arm was affected by the stroke, I can't get reliable blood pressure there. Tone, spasticity, occasional edema, lack of use, and variable circulation mean the results are less accurate.

That means, I have to put the cuff on my right arm to get a reading. Have you ever tried to scratch your right elbow with your right hand? Yeah. You can see the challenge.

As I've gotten a little more left arm use back, I can kind of get the cuff in place by also using my teeth. That involves frustration, effort, and all sorts of movement. You know what that does? Yup. It raises my blood pressure.

When The GF is around, she can place the cuff which helps.

Of course that's best in the summer. In the winter, I'm wearing fleece or sweaters. And I don't want to take them off. So now I'm less likely to take a reading.

When I do take a reading during the day and log it, great. That data may be helpful in another 6 months.

But what if there was a better way?

Sentinel Healthcare

Long time listeners will be happy to welcome neurologist and Sentinel Healthcare CEO Dr. Nirav Shah back to the show. Nirav and Sentinel have that better way.

In Sentinel's solution, a patient uses a highly accurate wrist cuff blood pressure reader to take a reading, which transmits via Bluetooth to their iPhone and into a secure platform that gets that data to the care team. It solves the problems above while creating a bigger data-set to provide better care for the patient.

This week, I talk with Nirav about telemedicine in general and about what he and Sentinel are doing to pair telemedicine with blood pressure management to help patients receive better care while making it easy to comply with doctors' post-hospital instructions

Bio

Dr. Nirav H Shah HeadshotDr. Nirav H. Shah is a fellowship trained neurologist and sub-specialist in cerebrovascular and stroke medicine with board certifications in: neurology, stroke medicine, carotid neurosonology, transcranial doppler ultrasound, and neuroimaging.

He is a practicing neurohospitalist and served as the stroke medical director at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. Academically, he is interested in emergent and critical care neurology research and is an associate editor for The Neurohospitalist, a peer-reviewed journal. He enjoys mentoring trainees and collaborating on publications and conference presentations.

Outside of clinical care Dr Shah is collaborating with experts to develop scalable technologies capable of ameliorating healthcare’s challenges. He consults with startups and investors to develop technologies and devices so that one day they are available to his patients. He has worked with companies to meet FDA regulations for approval as well as to help them understand the provider perspective of product-market fit.

Dr. Shah is also the CEO and Founder of Sentinel Healthcare. He is also a passionate traveler and photographer.

Links

Sentinel Healthcare

http://www.sentinel.healthcare/

Sentinel Healthcare launches platform to fill gaps between IoT devices and doctors' offices

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/sentinel-healthcare-launches-platform-fill-gaps-iot-devices-doctors-offices/

 

 

Hypertension costly to patients, society

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-hypertension/hypertension-costly-to-patients-society-idUSKBN1J72MB

Apple unveils Watch Series 4 with FDA-approved ECG

https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/apple-unveils-watch-series-4-fda-approved-ecg

Nirav’s previous appearances

http://strokecast.com/nirav

Nirav on Stem Cells and Stroke Recovery

http://strokecast.com/stemcells

Nirav  on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirav-h-shah/

Nirav at Swedish

https://www.swedish.org/swedish-physicians/profile.aspx?name=nirav+h+shah&id=271893

Nirav on Twitter

http://twitter.com/NeuroNirav

The Neurohospitalist

http://journals.sagepub.com/home/nho

Nirav’s Photography

www.thoughtpotential.com

Hack of the Week -- Bring Joy to your Rehab Team

As a survivor, do you like the work your inpatient team did? Did they help you walk or eat or speak again? If you haven't talked with them since leaving the hospital, the Holiday season is a great time to send a note or card.

Once patients leave their care, most inpatient OT, PT, Speech Therapists, and others never hear more. If you want to brighten their day send an email or physical note, or visit the rehab unit them how you're doing. They love to hear from their alumni and to celebrate the progress you've made.

A card or note is a simple, low cost gift for the Holiday (or really any) season.

Where do we go from here?

  • Check out Sentinel Healthcare's website to learn more about the product and solution 
  • Send a message to your rehab team and let them know how you're doing
  • Subscribe to Strokecast for free in your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode
  • Don't get best…get better

 

Strokecast is the stroke podcast where a Gen X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience and one-handed banana peeling by helping stroke survivors, caregivers, medical providers and stroke industry affiliates connect and share their stories.


Here is the latest episode of The Strokecast

2018-12-04

Episode 090 -- Get on Stage and Meet Donnie Boivin


 

2-Minute Tip: Get on Stage More

 

Ultimately, the most important way to get better as a speaker is to speak more. Find more stages and get on them. Reach out to local clubs and service organizations who are always looking for speakers in your community. Theses gigs may not pay anything, but especially when you're starting out as a professional speaker, you need to get in the stage time. And then you need repeat that. Get more stage time to refine your craft and develop your skills.

 

Post Tip Discussion: Meet Success Coach Donnie Boivin

 

My conversation with Donnie covered a huge range of topics, including things like defining success, the power of having a podcast, and how to treat chickens with birth defects. What really comes through is the intense, joyful energy Donnie brings to everything that he does. It's a bit of a long episode because every time I thought about cutting something, that conversation would quickly veer into a delightful or fascinating area.

 

I think many of the things Donnie said will be bouncing around in my skull for some time to come.

 

On a slight tangent, Donnie mentions Napoleon Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich. It's also a book I heard come up on the Pure Mind Magic Podcast and the Cliff Ravenscraft Show on episodes I listened to over the past week. I think I heard it mentioned on another podcast, too. I guess that's the universe's way of telling me it's time to read it. To the library!

Donnie Boivin headshot

But back to Donnie

 

 

Donnie Boivin is a former Marine turned sales rep turned National Sales Trainer Turned speaker podcaster, and success coach. He challenges success minded people,  and entrepreneurs to tackle their fears and find success that they know is there.. His no-nonsense "Jarhead Gentle" style inspires people to take action and grow.  Combining his story with those of everyday people who have faced challenges in life, he helps audiences reach their goals.

 

He coaches speakers, entrepreneurs, and more to reach success however they define it. In his podcast, Donnie's Success Champions, he celebrates Ordinary People, Entrepreneurs, Veterans, First Responders, Business Owners and visionaries that have a story to tell. These champions are pure awesome plain and simple.

 

Links

 

Donnie Boivin Website

https://www.donnieboivin.com/

Donnie on twitter

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