I’ve been a communicator for a long time. When I was a kindergartner at Whittier Woods Elementary my sister, an upperclassman at the same school, used to say she could hear my voice above all the others as my class and I traipsed through the linoleum-floored halls. I guess I wanted to be heard. But then who doesn’t?

Of course some people prefer to speak in a quiet voice, but that doesn’t mean for a second that they don’t have something valuable and meaningful to say. Perhaps that’s why I strayed back into public relations a few years ago. I love ascribing words to situations and I really enjoy helping others articulate a message that’s clear, concise, and can be heard above the frenzied noise that pervades our culture.

I supposed my love of the written and spoken word has a lot to with trust, too. And that’s incredibly humbling. Whether I’m crafting a press release, writing an article, blogging, or making revisions to my novel I try really, really hard to live up to the trust someone has given me to tell their story—even the characters in my fiction.

Whenever I write, speak, teach or consult I try my best to communicate with clarity, creativity, commitment and, of course, truth.