In this intimate literary session at the June Bug Center in Floyd, VA, American author Normia Vazquez Scales demonstrates her mastery of both prose and poetry, sharing works that celebrate the complexity of modern American life. Her autobiographical piece "Until Further Notice" captures the quintessentially American journey of reinvention, as she moves from engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology to communications at DePaul University, ultimately forging her own entrepreneurial path. Scales' vivid imagery shines in pieces like "The Portal," where she describes navigating career transitions as "swinging from project line to project line like a female Tarzan." Her poem "Perseverance," a moving tribute to her father, showcases her gift for metaphor: "the pinnacle of success bearing the guise of a man glazed in resilience." Drawing from her diverse heritage and experiences across the American landscape - from Chicago's Englewood to Miami's vibrancy to the tranquil confines of Chapel Hill - Scales crafts prose that pulses with life and authenticity. In "Recalibrating the Scales," she paints an evocative portrait of American diversity, describing "the countenance of Egyptians meshed, mated, and mingled with fraternizing Cherokee." Through her powerful command of language and deep understanding of transformation, Scales emerges as a distinctive American voice, offering wisdom through her formula for success: "rendering times sound intention times incessant gratitude times benevolence times infinity."

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On Communication Coaching and Personal Transformation (Part 1 of 2) In this replay episode from November 2023, the Dear Business Coach podcast features Normia Vazquez Scales, a communication coach whose personal journey from introversion to professional speaking deeply informs her work. Originally aired as the podcast's first live recording, this interview reveals how Scales transformed from a child who practiced radio personalities "privately and in quiet corners" to founding her communication coaching practice. Her experience helping international transferees in Research Triangle Park led her to recognize a widespread challenge she terms "communication insecurity." Scales shares how her mother, a fashion show MC and "quintessential Wordsmith," influenced her development, and recounts pivotal moments like winning her 8th grade class presidency and writing her poem "Inferno." As she puts it, coming from "a place of empathy," she now helps others overcome their own communication barriers, emphasizing that "there's no need to apologize" for language differences. Her approach combines her technical communications education from DePaul University with her lived experience of "sloughing off the layers" of introversion, making her uniquely qualified to help others find their voice. www.dearbusinesscoachpodcast.com/subscribe for your FREE PODCAST MAGAZINE!

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