I was given a golden opportunity to improvise and adapt

Last night I was scheduled to give a workshop to parents of twins on sibling rivalry - or so I thought. I stood infront of the audience and began my talk. About 2 minutes into it, the woman who organized it with me said: “Barb, aren’t we doing “Anger Management”? I had written the WRONG TOPIC in my calendar! At that moment I had to quickly put together an outline in my head! I then just had to make it up as I went along. Thanks God it went well and there was a lot of interaction. Thank God also, I have a sense of humor and didn’t allow myself to get flustered.

Also, I promised I would bring my own chart paper so went out yesterday to Staples and bought a big pad of “Post It” chart paper which I forgot! They had to fashion something for me quickly so I had something to write on.

I’ve been giving workshops for nearly 20 years and this has never happened but I was proud of myself for being able to quickly recover and deliver it off the top of my head.

If nothing else, it makes a good story. It taught me to ALWAYS confirm the date, my fee, the location, the time and THE TOPIC!!