authentic communications
Showing up is part of the Lesson! – My Live Performance Lesson
“Showing up” can be hard to do in person until we learn how to breathe, listen, have a few stories
Julienne Ryan
March 5, 2026
Queens
communications
My Valentine’s Day Tale of Feedback and Metrics Gone Wrong.
Feedback is an important skill but know how and when to deliver it is an important. I learned this lesson
Julienne Ryan
February 14, 2026
Black History Month
No One Brought a Cake to our New Neighbors
The author shares a memory of an African American family moving to her neighborhood.
Julienne Ryan
February 10, 2025
humor
“Chase The Ball, Then Hit It.”
The author shares a humorous tennis story and life lessons from her Queens, New York childhood.
Julienne Ryan
September 6, 2022
communications
“Show Up & Be Ready to be Authentic!” – A Queens Communications Playbook Lesson
A lesson about showing up, being yourself and the joy of unplanned moments of connection with Golda Solomon and Christopher Dean Sullivan the bassist. So much learning it in rooms full of people who are raising their creative voices for the good of others.
Julienne Ryan
July 5, 2022
business storytelling
Story Share Your Way to a Fresh Perspective and Maybe a New View.
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to get a fresh perspective. I know this far too well because I’m short. I’ve experienced a lifetime of shortness, and as a result, I’ve spent considerable amounts of time trying to see what others could view so easily. That’s one of the reasons I enjoy teaching the art of story sharing because it allows the participants to gain a fresh perspective about themselves and others.
Julienne Ryan
June 2, 2022
business storytelling
Having a Communication Challenge? Sometimes we just need to contact a trained professional.
When we encounter communication challenges, sometimes we just have to woman or man up and ask a trained professional for help.
Websites, apps, and technology enable us to function as self-sufficient beings. Being an independent professional forces you to be your own IT support. This role requires us to read many vender-generated pdfs, endure bot-driven chats, and scroll through countless Q & A’s, all in Quixote-like searches for a solution. One that you often do not find.
Julienne Ryan
March 24, 2022
Christopher Walken
“Get Schmeary” – What we can learn about the art of conversation from Christopher Walken
In this post humorist Julienne B. Ryan explains what she learned about the art of conversation from a David Marchese’s interview with Christopher Walken
Julienne Ryan
February 16, 2022
engagement
Take a moment to acknowledge your week’s efforts with a Friday ritual. When I was growing up in Queens, New
Julienne Ryan
January 14, 2022
being authentic
Happy Thanksgiving – “Keep it Authentic but keep it together at the table!”
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s my “Learned-It-In Queens Communications” style holiday wish for everyone (including me!)
I hope that you have the opportunity to gather with friends and family this weekend and share special moment around the dinner table.
1. Breaking bread together provides us with an opportunity tobreak down barriers and nourishes. Consider it the yeast of communication.
Julienne Ryan
November 24, 2021