Cromely's World

  Richard Kaufman has had a fascinating life. At various points he has been... An addict Homeless In the Army Wounded in a Humvee A re...

2-Minute Tip   Influencing dozens or hundreds or thousands of people can be intimidating. That's a lot of work, and it's a lot of ...

Shortly after my stroke, I wanted to learn more about just what was going on with my brain. Naturally, I turned to a combination of podcasts...

2-Minute Tip: Make Eye Contact   Making eye contact with your audience is a great way to show them that you care and are interested in the...

  Shortly after I started this show I began asking folks at Swedish about who I should speak with about this project. I got really lucky, a...

  2-Minute Tip: Write it Down   In the run up to a talk, our minds can go all over the place. Thoughts come and go, and it can get pretty...

2-Minute Tip: Use a Checklist Everyday, thousands of airline pilots around the world pull out the same task list them read hundred or thous...

  I met Reva back in October when I first joined the Young Adult Stroke Survivors group. She is a doctoral student at the University of Was...

  2-Minute Tip: Connect with your Audience   Often you don't need to adopt a high energy approach and dance around the stage. Focus i...

Produced in Washington, DC, A Teachable Moment focuses on four local survivors that represent the greater story of stroke in the United Sta...

  2-Minute Tip   Much of the communication we have with folks is non-verbal, and facial expressions play a big part in that.   When we ...

The medical and stroke industries can be complicated places. They have arcane jargon and complicated processes. And that's important. Th...

2-Minute Tip: Zoom In   With you present during a webinar, there are lots of things to consider. I talked about several of them way back i...

A few weeks ago, I was visiting the Reddit Stroke forum (r/stroke) and saw some posts from The Online Busker. I checked out his site, and th...

  2-Minute Tip -- Know the thing that lights you on fire   Melissa Bird explains that the key to success is to know what lights you on fi...

As Emilee said last week, no one plans to have a stroke. When it does happen it's scary and complicated. In addition to the medical stu...

2-Minute Tip: 3-Fer   This week's tip comes from our special guest, Pradeepa Narayanaswamy and is a 3-pack of tips.   Wear comforta...

This week, I talk with Emilee Mason. Emilee was one of the OTs I worked with when I was in the hospital. She's one of the folks who help...

2-Minute Tip: Raise Your Energy   One of the most powerful things you can do to conduct an effective presentation is to raise your energy ...

This week, I talk with Dr. Kate Lorig, about her new book, Building Better Caregivers. I learned about the book from Dr. Danbi Lee, a...