Embark

Liz Solar

What do you do when the national dialogue sucks? You start listening. And figure out better ways to communicate.I hear a lot of ‘I don’t get them.’ They’re stupid/crazy/too fragile/woke. You get the drift. We don’t seem to get each other. Self-involvement, lack of information or experience, blind adherence to a belief prevents us from seeing things from a different viewpoint. And there are many points of view, many sides to a story.If we don’t listen and don’t engage, we can't really know what another person thinks? And as good as we are, we're not clairvoyant. So get curious. Start with some questions. Let’s listen to understand, if not agree.This season’s Embark goes where few conversations go – to the other side. Or to many sides. Hop on for a little more conversation and a lot more ‘getting’ each other. All aboard? Let’s go.With Liz Solar, Voice Actor/ Writer/Communications Coach

  1. Lisa DeAngelis: Embracing the Unknown and Exploring the Pathways to Change

    08/30/2023

    Lisa DeAngelis: Embracing the Unknown and Exploring the Pathways to Change

    Humans are complicated. We often crave change... as long as we don't have to work to make it happen. How great would it be if we could have that dream job, or perfect mate, or lose that pesky 10 pounds, with a wave of a wand or a sprinkle of pixie dust? Life would be perfect. So much for magical thinking. Change, unless it happens from external sources, is an inside job. Yes, it is so hard, we may whine, but so well worth it if it brings us closer to what we want and honors our values.  Desire plus self-knowledge plus action equals change. Lisa DeAngelis knows a thing or two about change and describes the obstacles we encounter (or put in our own way), the reasons behind our resistance and the rewards we receive when we explore new possibilities.  She shares through research, personal experience and case studies what's involved in change and how it's not as difficult or as easy as it looks. She also tells me when change isn't such a good idea, if the justification is 'all the other kids are doing it'. Join us, then  share your own experience with change.  Thanks for listening. About Lisa Lisa DeAngelis is a holistic change practitioner, author, teacher, and speaker. She is passionate about building meaningful relationships and helping others live authentically. Her debut book, Embracing the Unknown: Exploring the Pathways to Change offers research, wisdom, and aspirational stories which will empower and support others in learning to navigate change in their own lives. Lisa’s own unfolding journey has established her commitment to living with intention and purpose and helping others walk through the meaningful intersections of their lives. An avid traveler, singer and lover of the arts, Lisa lives and works in New York City

    34 min
  2. Anne Janzer on the Writer's Voice

    08/24/2023

    Anne Janzer on the Writer's Voice

    Our voiceprint is as unique as our fingerprint, and we understand a little about how we use our physical voice. But how do we use a writer's voice, and what is it anyway? As readers,  we fall in love with certain writers, their word choice,  their attitude,  the memorable characters that populate a work of fiction, or the distinct style of an essayist or non-fiction writer. Whether you want to make your emails more engaging/impactful/entertaining  or if you're attempting to author a distint book of your own, it's essential to develop a voice that connects to the reader or listener. Anne Janzer, brings knowledge, wisdom and humor to this episode.  She has also written The Writer's Voice: Techniques for Tuning your Tone and Style, the fifth book in her Writer's Process Series. We discuss how many writer's feel about their writing and writer's voice, how you can improve and vary the style  in which you communicate,  the musicality of language and the importance of serving the reader. With a little practice and and a sense of play, you can master the art and science of writing voice. Anne Janzer is an award-winning author, armchair cognitive science geek, nonfiction author coach, marketing practitioner, and blogger. She’s on a mission to help people spread important ideas through writing. As a professional writer, she has worked with more than one hundred technology companies, writing in the voice of countless brands and corporate executives. She is author of the books Get the Word Out,  Writing to Be Understood,  The Writer’s Process, The Workplace Writer’s Process, and Subscription Marketing.

    35 min
  3. Collin Lieberg on Striking Creatives, Streaming and the British Invasion

    08/16/2023

    Collin Lieberg on Striking Creatives, Streaming and the British Invasion

    With two creative guilds (Writers Guild of America & SAG-AFTRA)  on strike, can we look forward to a repeat of this summer's Barbenhiemer double-bill phenom next summer? How much longer can striking actors and writers face off with big studios?  This strike affects many thousands more: Directors, script supervisors, hair and make-up, location scouts, gaffers, craft services, dialect coaches are just some of the essential members of a film crew. Collin Lieberg is Creative Executive at  Cobalt Knight, a genre production company focused on telling feature, series, and comic book stories about the human condition with touches of social commentary. He develops much of the content that you might view. Yet, these days, in solidarity with WGA and SAG-AFTRA, he's working on personal projects until the strikes are resolved. We talk about the striking creatives, the complications of negotiating with streaming companies and ponder what changes may happen and how that affects the film and TV industry whenever the strikes are settled.  Oh yeah. We also discuss Collin's musical background, and his fascination with the British Invasion of the 1960's. Collin Lieberg is a screenwriter, creative executive, and world traveler. He has spent many years living abroad and feeling out of place, so he writes about outsiders struggling to fit in. He has a background in academia, management, marketing, and retail that all inform his characters and stories.  For the past two years he has run a monthly #VirtualHappyHour (#VHH) Zoom mixer to connect with friends and make new connections.  He's working on two TV pilots and is gearing up to write his first novel. Read more here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/terra-mystica-board-game-adaptation-cobalt-knight-1235363278/

    35 min
  4. Ghostwriter Sherry Granader: How a Literary Ninja Tells Your Story

    06/09/2023

    Ghostwriter Sherry Granader: How a Literary Ninja Tells Your Story

    Andy Warhol said 'In the future everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes.' Seems like everyone will have a book as well. It can raise your profile as a professional, bring your credibility as an expert, get you speaking engagements, and if it's a good book, make you famous. Many non-fiction, business books and memoirs are written by ghostwriters, those unsung heroes of the literary world who take the facts and history of someone's life and experience and transform it into an engaging narrative. Today, on Embark, we delve into this world of story craft with Sherry Granader. As a ghostwriter of over 150 books, with 5 on Amazon’s bestseller list, Sherry  is also a certified Sports Nutritionist.  She has ghostwritten books and memoirs for CEOs, business owners, Doctors, Lawyers, Scientists, and Clinical Nutritionists.   In addition to attending Culinary School at the University of Montana, Sherry is also an author of 2 healthy cookbooks, “Eat Right, Feel Good, Lose Weight, Have Fun – You won’t be hungry!” and “Soy You Wanna Lose Weight?”   She served as the On-Air Nutritionist for QVC television in the United States and the UK and hosted her weekly “Healthy Living” segments for PBS television.  Sherry is passionate about sharing her writing talents with authors to help them express their voices, knowledge, and life experiences to create a book he or she can be proud of. Sherry specializes in non-fiction, memoirs, medical and business books. Is writing a book in your future? Here are Sherry's top 10 reasons to worth with a ghostwriter. 1.    Not Getting it Done - The main reason I'd consider engaging a ghostwriter is if you're in a position where you've wanted to write a book for years and just aren't getting it done. If you've realized that it's just not going to happen if you're on your own, then a ghostwriter can turn your idea into a publishable draft. 2.    TIME – most of my authors work full time and do not have the time it takes to create a publisher-ready manuscript. A book of 150+ pages takes about 4 months write 3 chapters per month. 3.    A Ghostwriter and Bring Your Story to Life - It’s still your ideas and knowledge in many cases, and the ghostwriter brings has the writing chops to bring it to life. 4.    No ONE has to know – operative word – ghost. There is nothing shady about hiring a ghostwriter. It might seem strange that ghostwriters don’t take any credit for their work and you might worry that they’ll resent you, but rest assured: contracted ghostwriters are perfectly content with their jobs.  5.    It is a collaborative effort - Ghostwriting collaborations are as rewarding for the ghostwriter as they are for the person hiring them, and they've helped countless people fulfill publishing goals they could previously only dream of. 6.    Ghostwriters are chameleons who bring other people's stories to the page in fiction and nonfiction. They are versatile, the chameleons of the writing world, and can effortlessly switch between styles and genres.  7.    Lack the Know-How - No one knows your life story better than you, but you may lack the know-how to tie it all together in a way that is easy to follow and that the average reader will appreciate. Enter the ghostwriter, who can synthesize all your memories and anecdotes into a moving autobiography or entertaining memoir with a little distance from the topic! 8.    Ghostwriters ask the right questions – especially when it comes to writing a memoir. Often too close to the topic as the author, the ghostwriter asks the ques

    26 min

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What do you do when the national dialogue sucks? You start listening. And figure out better ways to communicate.I hear a lot of ‘I don’t get them.’ They’re stupid/crazy/too fragile/woke. You get the drift. We don’t seem to get each other. Self-involvement, lack of information or experience, blind adherence to a belief prevents us from seeing things from a different viewpoint. And there are many points of view, many sides to a story.If we don’t listen and don’t engage, we can't really know what another person thinks? And as good as we are, we're not clairvoyant. So get curious. Start with some questions. Let’s listen to understand, if not agree.This season’s Embark goes where few conversations go – to the other side. Or to many sides. Hop on for a little more conversation and a lot more ‘getting’ each other. All aboard? Let’s go.With Liz Solar, Voice Actor/ Writer/Communications Coach