Cromely's World

Upcoming Events This fall, the American Heart Association is running fundraisers around the country in the form of local Heart & Strok...

2-Minute Tip: Be Alive   When giving a talk, focus less on scripted words, especially those scripted by someone else. Speak instead from y...

I had an interesting chat with Entrepreneur and stroke survivor Tom Hannon. Tom had his stroke about two years ago due to a vertebral artery...

  2-Minute Tip: Thread a story through your talk   Figure out how to tell a story in your talk. Story telling is a powerful tool and is a...

Dr. Brandon Smith and I had an interesting discussion about his experience as a physical therapist. Though Brandon's background is mos...

  2-Minute Tip -- Know You can do It   The first thing to know about a talk is that this IS something you can do. You can get out on stag...

  Catie Harris has the unique distinction of being the first guest to appear on both Strokecast and 2-Minute Talk Tips. Actually this is t...

[bctt tweet="'I'm all about trying to live my life to the fullest. You only get one, right? So, do all the things.' -- @hil...

  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...