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What does

"recovering attorney"

mean?

Means . . . she’s licensed to practice in two states but would much rather help people write & speak with less pain. "There's a tremendous need that's just not being met," Priscilla Richardson says. "Look at all the people you know who would rather die than get up to make even a short report to a group. Or who moan and sweat over writing that report. It's not easy to find someone who can help you communicate successfully."

Priscilla also helps with listening, giving feedback, and other communication topics.

"I started by doing," she says. "First I published articles as a freelancer for magazines such as Woman’s Day, and still write for the Blue Ridge Business Journal and the Roanoke Times." Today, with over one hundred forty articles (and more coming all the time) she writes in print media as varied as Successful Meetings and The Practicing CPA, and in e-zines such as Worldprofit Magazine and the Prosperous Living Crusader.

She offers a free monthly email newsletter with tips & action plans to help you solve communication problems. To subscribe to Communication Insights, send her your email address.

For clients such as Hanover Direct, Litton Network Access Systems and the National Association of Women Business Owners, she likes to start by telling audiences "their ideas will be turned up-side-down." She smiles. "I lead them into new — and easier — approaches."

Entrepreneur & Successful Meetings magazines, and the Roanoke Times, Fincastle Herald & Blue Ridge Business Journal all have publicized her training and speaking skills. She’s also a member of the National Speakers Association, Authors Guild, & American Society for Training & Development.

"I like to leave my motto behind me," Priscilla says: "Success is 1% inspiration & 99% communication!"©

Partial client listing

Litton Network Access Systems

Hanover Direct

National Association of Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants

Carilion Health System

Roanoke Times

Webb’s Oil Corporation

Business & Professional Women/Virginia

American Business Women's Association/Roanoke

Hollins College Women's Center

Roanoke County Adult Education

Junior League/Roanoke

American Society for Training & Development/Valleys of Virginia

National Association of Women Business Owners

SOME RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Speak all Day Without Hoarseness PR*

Four Steps to Avoiding Embarrassment in Print TE*

In Your Next Meeting, Try Hitting Your Coworkers’ WIIFM Button OP*

Taming the Fear Monster of Public Speaking SM, FH, WPM*

Speechless OP*

Marketing: Publishing in Five Easy Steps PCPA*

Five Easy Steps to Building Your Training Career with Published Articles FO*

A Winning Proposition SM*

Your Presentation Voice, Five Secrets of a Successful Start FH*

Dealing with Difficult Questions During Presentations CEO, FH, SP, WPM*

"When in Rome. . ..":Writing for Translation SM, TE*

Personal Finance Roundup Book Review RT*

Career Roundup Book Review RT, PLC*

Using Your Public Library for FREE Wealth-Building Help PLC*

Forty-three articles to date for BRBJ* & one for PE*

Cellular Telephone Eavesdropping WD*

Exit 44, the Business Side of an Interstate Exchange R*

Meriwether, a Planned Unit Development near Historic Fincastle R*

Personal finance monthly column F*

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*key to publication name

BRBJ=Blue Ridge Business Journal CEO=Cutting Edge Opportunity FH=Fincastle Herald F=Frond FO=Focus OP=Office Pro PCPA=Practicing CPA PE=Progressive Engineer PLC=Prosperous Living Crusader PR=Presentations Magazine RT=Roanoke Times R=Roanoker Magazine SM=Successful Meetings SP=Success Pill TE=The Executary WD=Woman’s Day WPM=Worldprofit Magazine