<!DOCTYPE html>
<html dir="ltr" lang="en-US" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#" class="no-js">
	<head>
		<meta charset="UTF-8" />
		<meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no" name="viewport">

		<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11" />
		<link rel="pingback" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/xmlrpc.php" />

		<title>The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience | Spoken Word Communications</title>

		<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->
	<meta name="description" content="The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience In a world where there is a glut of information and technology constantly demanding our attention, powerful communication techniques are more critical than ever. We have to reach people, move them, help influence how they feel about something, or simply connect with them on an emotional level that" />
	<meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:large" />
	<meta name="author" content="Mary Jo Hansen"/>
	<meta name="google-site-verification" content="J_LMbeJlXnFV7rnhO_a32EUfLZZ6cHKY3T0vy5CmBwk" />
	<link rel="canonical" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/2023/05/ironman/" />
	<meta name="generator" content="All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1" />
		<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
		<meta property="og:site_name" content="Spoken Word Communications | Spoken Word Communications" />
		<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
		<meta property="og:title" content="The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience | Spoken Word Communications" />
		<meta property="og:description" content="The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience In a world where there is a glut of information and technology constantly demanding our attention, powerful communication techniques are more critical than ever. We have to reach people, move them, help influence how they feel about something, or simply connect with them on an emotional level that" />
		<meta property="og:url" content="https://spokenwordgroup.com/2023/05/ironman/" />
		<meta property="article:published_time" content="2023-05-29T22:48:30+00:00" />
		<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2023-05-29T22:48:30+00:00" />
		<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" />
		<meta name="twitter:site" content="@Spokenwordgroup" />
		<meta name="twitter:title" content="The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience | Spoken Word Communications" />
		<meta name="twitter:description" content="The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience In a world where there is a glut of information and technology constantly demanding our attention, powerful communication techniques are more critical than ever. We have to reach people, move them, help influence how they feel about something, or simply connect with them on an emotional level that" />
		<meta name="twitter:creator" content="@Spokenwordgroup" />
		<script type="application/ld+json" class="aioseo-schema">
			{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#article","name":"The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience | Spoken Word Communications","headline":"The Power of Storytelling:  An Ironman Experience","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/author\/maryjo\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image3.jpeg","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#articleImage","width":1024,"height":938},"datePublished":"2023-05-29T18:48:30-04:00","dateModified":"2023-05-29T18:48:30-04:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Articles"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/category\/articles\/#listItem","name":"Articles"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/category\/articles\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Articles","item":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/category\/articles\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#listItem","name":"The Power of Storytelling:  An Ironman Experience"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"The Power of Storytelling:  An Ironman Experience","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/category\/articles\/#listItem","name":"Articles"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/#organization","name":"Spoken Word Communications","description":"Spoken Word Communications","url":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/","email":"dave@spokenwordgroup.com","telephone":"+17134710008","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SPheader.png","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#organizationLogo","width":530,"height":90},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spokenwordgroup"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/author\/maryjo\/#author","url":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/author\/maryjo\/","name":"Mary Jo Hansen","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/568983ae5b06ddf9c9f906ffb83d9b9faae316932a96c231e1b0aa3b1f0585de?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Mary Jo Hansen"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/","name":"The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience | Spoken Word Communications","description":"The Power of Storytelling: An Ironman Experience In a world where there is a glut of information and technology constantly demanding our attention, powerful communication techniques are more critical than ever. We have to reach people, move them, help influence how they feel about something, or simply connect with them on an emotional level that","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/2023\/05\/ironman\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/author\/maryjo\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/author\/maryjo\/#author"},"datePublished":"2023-05-29T18:48:30-04:00","dateModified":"2023-05-29T18:48:30-04:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/","name":"Spoken Word Communications","alternateName":"Houston Media Training","description":"Spoken Word Communications","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/spokenwordgroup.com\/#organization"}}]}
		</script>
		<!-- All in One SEO -->

<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Spoken Word Communications &raquo; Feed" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/feed/" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Spoken Word Communications &raquo; Comments Feed" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/comments/feed/" />
<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (JSON)" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspokenwordgroup.com%2F2023%2F05%2Fironman%2F" />
<link rel="alternate" title="oEmbed (XML)" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspokenwordgroup.com%2F2023%2F05%2Fironman%2F&#038;format=xml" />
		<!-- This site uses the Google Analytics by MonsterInsights plugin v11.1.3 - Using Analytics tracking - https://www.monsterinsights.com/ -->
		<!-- Note: MonsterInsights is not currently configured on this site. The site owner needs to authenticate with Google Analytics in the MonsterInsights settings panel. -->
					<!-- No tracking code set -->
				<!-- / Google Analytics by MonsterInsights -->
		<style id="wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css">
img:is([sizes=auto i],[sizes^="auto," i]){contain-intrinsic-size:3000px 1500px}
/*# sourceURL=wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css */
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='validate-engine-css-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/wysija-newsletters/css/validationEngine.jquery.css?ver=2.22' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='q-a-plus-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/q-and-a/css/q-a-plus.css?ver=1.0.6.2' media='screen' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='jquery.prettyphoto-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-video-lightbox/css/prettyPhoto.css?ver=7.1' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='video-lightbox-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-video-lightbox/wp-video-lightbox.css?ver=7.1' media='all' />
<style id="wp-block-styles-placeholder-inline-css">
:root { --wp-internal-comment: "Placeholder for wp_hoist_late_printed_styles() to replace with the block styles printed at wp_footer." }
/*# sourceURL=wp-block-styles-placeholder-inline-css */
</style>
<style id="wp-global-styles-placeholder-inline-css">
:root { --wp-internal-comment: "Placeholder for wp_hoist_late_printed_styles() to replace with the global-styles printed at wp_footer." }
/*# sourceURL=wp-global-styles-placeholder-inline-css */
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='callback_css-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/callback-request/css/style.css?ver=1.0.0' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='contact-form-7-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/css/styles.css?ver=6.1.7' media='all' />
<style id="contact-form-7-inline-css">
.wpcf7 .wpcf7-recaptcha iframe {margin-bottom: 0;}.wpcf7 .wpcf7-recaptcha[data-align="center"] > div {margin: 0 auto;}.wpcf7 .wpcf7-recaptcha[data-align="right"] > div {margin: 0 0 0 auto;}
/*# sourceURL=contact-form-7-inline-css */
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='sr7css-css' href='//spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/css/sr7.css?ver=6.7.58' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='eeb-css-frontend-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/email-encoder-bundle/assets/css/style.css?ver=54d4eedc552c499c4a8d6b89c23d3df1' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='theme-components-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/themes/cosine/assets/css/components.css?ver=7.1' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='theme-base-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/themes/cosine/assets/css/style.css?ver=7.1' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='theme-css' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/themes/cosine-child/style.css?ver=7.1' media='all' />
<style id="theme-inline-css">
body {  color: #2f4862;  font-size: 15px;  font-family: Hind Siliguri;  font-weight: 0;  font-style: normal; } h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {  font-family: Hind Vadodara;  font-weight: 700;  font-style: normal; } h1 {  font-size: 48px; } h2 {  font-size: 36px; } h3 {  font-size: 30px; } h4 {  font-size: 24px; } h5 {  font-size: 18px; } h6 {  font-size: 14px; } #site-header #site-navigator .menu > li a {  color: #174c81;  font-size: 14px;  font-family: Hind Vadodara;  font-weight: 700;  font-style: normal; } #masthead .brand {  margin-top: 29px;  margin-bottom: 37px; } #masthead .brand .logo img {  width: 353px;  height: 60px; } #headerbar {  background-color: ;  color: ; } body.layout-boxed {  background-color: #fff; } #site-content #page-callout {  background-color: ; } #site-content #page-callout .callout-content {  color: ; } #site-footer {  background-color: ;  color: ; } .wrapper,.page-fullwidth #page-body .wrapper .content-wrap .content .vc_row_wrap,.page-fullwidth #page-body #respond,.page-fullwidth #page-body .nocomments {  width: 1110px; } body.layout-boxed #site-wrapper,body.layout-boxed #site-wrapper #masthead-sticky,body.layout-boxed #site-wrapper #masthead.header-v7 {  width: 1210px; } .side-menu.layout-boxed #site-wrapper {  width: 1360px; }a,
a.link:hover,
.scheme,
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li a,
#site-wrapper .imagebox .box-content .box-button a:hover,
#site-wrapper .testimonial .testimonial-author .author-info a:hover,
#site-wrapper .vc_tta-tabs .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tabs-list li.vc_active a,
.woocommerce .product .woocommerce-tabs .tabs li.active a,
input.white[type="submit"], button.white[type="submit"], .button.white,
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu > li.current-menu-item > a, 
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu > li.current_page_item > a,
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu > li.current-menu-item > a::before,
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu > li.current-page-item > a::before {
	color: #313233;
}

textarea:focus, 
input[type="text"]:focus, 
input[type="password"]:focus, 
input[type="datetime"]:focus, 
input[type="datetime-local"]:focus, 
input[type="date"]:focus, 
input[type="month"]:focus, 
input[type="time"]:focus, 
input[type="week"]:focus, 
input[type="number"]:focus, 
input[type="email"]:focus, 
input[type="url"]:focus, 
input[type="search"]:focus, 
input[type="tel"]:focus, 
input[type="color"]:focus,
input.input-text:focus,
select:focus,
#site-wrapper .vc_tta-accordion .vc_tta-panel-heading .vc_tta-panel-title a i.vc_tta-controls-icon-plus::before,
#site-wrapper .vc_tta-accordion .vc_tta-panel-heading .vc_tta-panel-title a i.vc_tta-controls-icon-plus::after {
	border-color: #313233;
}

input[type="submit"]:hover, 
button[type="submit"]:hover,
.button:hover,
input[type="submit"].scheme2, 
button[type="submit"].scheme2,
.button.scheme2,
.bg-scheme,
#headerbar,
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li:hover > a,
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li.current-menu-item > a,
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li.current-page-item > a,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li:hover > a,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu li .sub-menu > .current-menu-item > a, 
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu li .sub-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu.menu-extra .shopping-cart > a .shopping-cart-items-count,
#site-wrapper .imagebox .box-header::after,
#site-wrapper .imagebox .box-content::after,
#site-wrapper .iconbox .box-header .box-icon i,
#site-wrapper .blog-shortcode.blog-grid .hentry .entry-cover .entry-time,
.blog .hentry .entry-content .readmore .more-link:hover,
#site-footer,
#site-wrapper .testimonial .testimonial-image::after,
.blog .hentry.sticky,
.single-post .hentry .entry-footer .entry-tags a,
a[rel="wp-video-lightbox"]::before,
#site-wrapper .owl-controls .owl-buttons > div:hover,
#site-wrapper .owl-controls .owl-pagination .owl-page span,
.widget.widget_tag_cloud .tagcloud a,
table thead,
table tfoot,
#site-wrapper .vc_tta-accordion .vc_tta-panel.vc_active .vc_tta-panel-heading .vc_tta-panel-title a,
#site-wrapper .vc_toggle .vc_toggle_title h4::after,
#site-wrapper .vc_tta-tabs .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tabs-list,
.header-v4 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator,
.woocommerce .product .woocommerce-tabs .tabs,
.projects .projects-filter ul,
.projects.projects-grid .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-thumbnail a,
.projects.projects-grid .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-thumbnail .project-buttons a:hover,
.projects.projects-grid-alt .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-thumbnail a,
.projects.projects-grid-alt .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-thumbnail .project-buttons a:hover,
.projects.projects-justified .projects-items .hentry > a::after,
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu ul,
.woocommerce .products li .add_to_cart_button, .woocommerce-page .products li .add_to_cart_button,
.widget.widget_product_tag_cloud .tagcloud a,
.widget_shopping_cart .buttons .button.checkout, .widget_shopping_cart_content .buttons .button.checkout,
.widget.widget_price_filter .price_slider_wrapper .ui-slider .ui-slider-range,
.navigation.post-navigation .nav-links li a::after,
.projects.projects-masonry .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-info,
.goto-top a,
#site-wrapper .flexslider .flex-direction-nav li a:hover,
.history li h3,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator-mobile.navigator-mobile .navigator-toggle  {
	background-color: #313233;
}


a:hover,
a.link,
.scheme2,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-item a, 
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-ancestor a,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > li:hover > a,
#site-wrapper .iconbox .box-readmore a,
.blog .hentry .entry-header .entry-time, 
.single-post .hentry .entry-header .entry-time,
.blog .hentry .entry-header .entry-meta a:hover, .single-post .hentry .entry-header .entry-meta a:hover,
#site-wrapper .blog-shortcode.blog-grid .hentry .entry-footer .entry-meta a:hover,
#site-wrapper .testimonial .testimonial-author .author-info,
#site-wrapper .testimonial .testimonial-author .author-info a,
h1 i, h2 i, h3 i, h4 i, h5 i, h6 i,
.navigation.post-navigation .nav-links li a span,
.widget.widget_recent_comments ul li::after,
.header-v4 #site-header #masthead #site-brand .wrapper .header-widgets .widget .info-icon i,
.projects.projects-grid .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-info .project-categories li a:hover,
.projects.projects-grid-alt .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-info .project-categories li a:hover,
.woocommerce .star-rating, .woocommerce-page .star-rating,
.projects.projects-masonry .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-info .project-title a:hover,
.projects.projects-justified .projects-items .hentry .project-info .project-title a:hover,
#site-wrapper .member .member-info .member-subtitle {
	color: #f6653c;
}

#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-item a, 
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-ancestor a,
blockquote,
.woocommerce .onsale::after, .woocommerce-page .onsale::after,
.woocommerce .products li .product-inner:hover, .woocommerce-page .products li .product-inner:hover,
.project-single .project-content ul li::before,
ul.style1 li::before,
ul.style2 li::before,
.projects.projects-grid-alt .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap:hover {
	border-color: #f6653c;
}

input[type="submit"], 
button[type="submit"],
.button,
input[type="submit"].scheme2:hover, 
button[type="submit"].scheme2:hover,
.button.scheme2:hover,
.bg-scheme2,
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li a::before,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu li .sub-menu li a::before,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu.menu-extra .shopping-cart > a,
#site-wrapper .imagebox .box-header::before,
#site-wrapper .imagebox .box-content .box-button a,
#site-wrapper .iconbox .box-readmore a::before,
#site-wrapper .iconbox:hover .box-header .box-icon i,
#site-wrapper .blog-shortcode.blog-grid .hentry .entry-content-wrap::after,
#site-wrapper .blog-shortcode.blog-grid .hentry .entry-cover:hover .entry-time,
.blog .hentry .entry-content .readmore .more-link,
#site-footer #footer-widgets .widget.widget_nav_menu ul li::before,
.widget.widget_archive ul li::before,
.quick-form h1::after, 
.quick-form h2::after, 
.quick-form h3::after, 
.quick-form h4::after, 
.quick-form h5::after, 
.quick-form h6::after,
h1.style2::after, 
h2.style2::after, 
h3.style2::after, 
h4.style2::after, 
h5.style2::after, 
h6.style2::after,
.navigation .page-numbers.current,
.widget .widget-title::before,
.single-post .hentry .entry-footer .entry-tags a:hover,
.box .box-title::after,
#comments .comments-title::after, #comments #reply-title::after,
a[rel="wp-video-lightbox"]:hover::before,
#site-wrapper .owl-controls .owl-buttons > div,
#site-wrapper .owl-controls .owl-pagination .owl-page.active span,
.widget.widget_categories ul li a::before, 
.widget.widget_pages ul li a::before,
.widget.widget_meta ul li a::before,
.widget.widget_tag_cloud .tagcloud a:hover,
.widget.widget_calendar table tbody tr td#today,
#site-wrapper .vc_toggle.vc_toggle_active .vc_toggle_title h4::after,
#site-wrapper .vc_tta-tabs .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tabs-list li a::before,
.header-v2 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-item > a, 
.header-v2 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
.header-v3 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-item > a, 
.header-v3 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
.header-v4 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-item > a::after, 
.header-v4 #site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a::after,
.woocommerce .product .woocommerce-tabs .tabs li a::before,
.projects .projects-filter ul li.active a::after,
.projects.projects-grid .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-thumbnail .project-buttons a,
.projects.projects-grid-alt .projects-items .hentry .project-wrap .project-thumbnail .project-buttons a,
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu li .sub-menu li a::before,
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu > li.current-menu-item > a::after, 
.sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu .menu > li.current_page_item > a::after,
.woocommerce .products li .wc-forward, .woocommerce-page .products li .wc-forward,
.woocommerce .onsale, .woocommerce-page .onsale,
.woocommerce .products li .add_to_cart_button:hover, .woocommerce-page .products li .add_to_cart_button:hover,
.woocommerce .woocommerce-pagination ul li .page-numbers.current, 
.woocommerce-page .woocommerce-pagination ul li .page-numbers.current,
.widget.widget_product_tag_cloud .tagcloud a:hover,
.widget.widget_product_categories ul li::before,
.widget_shopping_cart .buttons .button.checkout:hover, .widget_shopping_cart_content .buttons .button.checkout:hover,
.widget.widget_price_filter .price_slider_wrapper .ui-slider .ui-slider-handle,
.woocommerce .product .related h2::after, .woocommerce-page .product .related h2::after, 
.woocommerce .product .upsells h2::after, .woocommerce-page .product .upsells h2::after,
.projects-related .projects-related-title::after,
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu > li.current-menu-item > a::after, 
#site-header #headerbar .top-navigator .menu > li.current-page-item > a::after,
.project-single .project-content ul li::after,
ul.style1 li::after,
ul.style2 li::after,
.navigation.post-navigation .nav-links li a:hover::after,
.search #main-content .content-inner .search-results article .counter,
.goto-top a:hover,
#site-wrapper .counter .counter-image i,
#site-wrapper .flexslider .flex-direction-nav li a,
#site-wrapper .member .member-info .social-links a:hover,
.history li:hover h3,
.history li::after,
#site-wrapper .testimonial:not(.has-image) .testimonial-content::after,
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator-mobile.navigator-mobile.active .navigator-toggle {
	background-color: #f6653c;
}body.header-v4 #masthead #site-navigator {
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden !important;
  -moz-backface-visibility:    hidden !important;
  -ms-backface-visibility:     hidden !important;
  backface-visibility: hidden !important;
}
/*# sourceURL=theme-inline-css */
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='theme-fonts-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Hind+Siliguri:300,regular,500,600,700|Hind+Vadodara:300,regular,500,600,700|Hind+Vadodara:300,regular,500,600,700&#038;subset=latin&#038;ver=7.1' media='all' />
<script id="jquery-core-js" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1"></script>
<script id="jquery-migrate-js" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1"></script>
<script id="jquery.prettyphoto-js" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-video-lightbox/js/jquery.prettyPhoto.js?ver=3.1.6"></script>
<script id="video-lightbox-js-extra">
var vlpp_vars = {"prettyPhoto_rel":"wp-video-lightbox","animation_speed":"fast","slideshow":"5000","autoplay_slideshow":"false","opacity":"0.80","show_title":"true","allow_resize":"true","allow_expand":"true","default_width":"640","default_height":"480","counter_separator_label":"/","theme":"pp_default","horizontal_padding":"20","hideflash":"false","wmode":"opaque","autoplay":"false","modal":"false","deeplinking":"false","overlay_gallery":"true","overlay_gallery_max":"30","keyboard_shortcuts":"true","ie6_fallback":"true"};
//# sourceURL=video-lightbox-js-extra
</script>
<script id="video-lightbox-js" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-video-lightbox/js/video-lightbox.js?ver=3.1.6"></script>
<script id="callback_js-js" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/callback-request/js/jsvalidate.js?ver=7.1"></script>
<script async data-wp-strategy="async" id="tp-tools-js" src="//spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/js/libs/tptools.js?ver=6.7.58"></script>
<script async data-wp-strategy="async" id="sr7-js" src="//spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/revslider/public/js/sr7.js?ver=6.7.58"></script>
<script id="eeb-js-frontend-js" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/email-encoder-bundle/assets/js/custom.js?ver=2d37aa1530beb8634b12ca51eeda0b4b"></script>
<script></script><link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/3169" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<link rel='shortlink' href='https://spokenwordgroup.com/?p=3169' />
<!-- Q & A -->
		<noscript><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/q-and-a/css/q-a-plus-noscript.css?ver=1.0.6.2" /></noscript><!-- Q & A --><script>
            WP_VIDEO_LIGHTBOX_VERSION="1.9.12";
            WP_VID_LIGHTBOX_URL="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-video-lightbox";
                        function wpvl_paramReplace(name, string, value) {
                // Find the param with regex
                // Grab the first character in the returned string (should be ? or &)
                // Replace our href string with our new value, passing on the name and delimeter

                var re = new RegExp("[\?&]" + name + "=([^&#]*)");
                var matches = re.exec(string);
                var newString;

                if (matches === null) {
                    // if there are no params, append the parameter
                    newString = string + '?' + name + '=' + value;
                } else {
                    var delimeter = matches[0].charAt(0);
                    newString = string.replace(re, delimeter + name + "=" + value);
                }
                return newString;
            }
            </script>
<style type="text/css" id="breadcrumb-trail-css">.breadcrumbs .trail-browse,.breadcrumbs .trail-items,.breadcrumbs .trail-items li {display: inline-block;margin:0;padding: 0;border:none;background:transparent;text-indent: 0;}.breadcrumbs .trail-browse {font-size: inherit;font-style:inherit;font-weight: inherit;color: inherit;}.breadcrumbs .trail-items {list-style: none;}.trail-items li::after {content: "\002F";padding: 0 0.5em;}.trail-items li:last-of-type::after {display: none;}</style>
<meta name="generator" content="Powered by WPBakery Page Builder - drag and drop page builder for WordPress."/>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com/" crossorigin>
<meta name="generator" content="Powered by Slider Revolution 6.7.58 - responsive, Mobile-Friendly Slider Plugin for WordPress with comfortable drag and drop interface." />
<script>
	window._tpt			??= {};
	window.SR7			??= {};
	_tpt.R				??= {};
	_tpt.R.fonts		??= {};
	_tpt.R.fonts.customFonts??= {};
	SR7.devMode			=  false;
	SR7.F 				??= {};
	SR7.G				??= {};
	SR7.LIB				??= {};
	SR7.E				??= {};
	SR7.E.gAddons		??= {};
	SR7.E.php 			??= {};
	SR7.E.nonce			= '69782127a8';
	SR7.E.ajaxurl		= 'https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';
	SR7.E.resturl		= 'https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-json/';
	SR7.E.slug_path		= 'revslider/revslider.php';
	SR7.E.slug			= 'revslider';
	SR7.E.plugin_url	= 'https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/revslider/';
	SR7.E.wp_plugin_url = 'https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/plugins/';
	SR7.E.revision		= '6.7.58';
	SR7.E.fontBaseUrl	= '';
	SR7.G.breakPoints 	= [1240,1024,778,480];
	SR7.G.fSUVW 		= false;
	SR7.E.modules 		= ['module','page','slide','layer','draw','animate','srtools','canvas','defaults','carousel','navigation','media','modifiers','migration'];
	SR7.E.libs 			= ['WEBGL'];
	SR7.E.css 			= ['csslp','cssbtns','cssfilters','cssnav','cssmedia'];
	SR7.E.resources		= {};
	SR7.E.ytnc			= false;
	SR7.JSON			??= {};
/*! Slider Revolution 7.0 - Page Processor */
!function(){"use strict";window.SR7??={},window._tpt??={},SR7.version="Slider Revolution 6.7.40",_tpt.getMobileZoom=()=>_tpt.is_mobile?document.documentElement.clientWidth/window.innerWidth:1,_tpt.getWinDim=function(t){_tpt.screenHeightWithUrlBar??=window.innerHeight;let e=SR7.F?.modal?.visible&&SR7.M[SR7.F.module.getIdByAlias(SR7.F.modal.requested)];_tpt.scrollBar=window.innerWidth!==document.documentElement.clientWidth||e&&window.innerWidth!==e.c.module.clientWidth,_tpt.winW=_tpt.getMobileZoom()*window.innerWidth-(_tpt.scrollBar||"prepare"==t?_tpt.scrollBarW??_tpt.mesureScrollBar():0),_tpt.winH=_tpt.getMobileZoom()*window.innerHeight,_tpt.winWAll=document.documentElement.clientWidth},_tpt.getResponsiveLevel=function(t,e){return SR7.G.fSUVW?_tpt.closestGE(t,window.innerWidth):_tpt.closestGE(t,_tpt.winWAll)},_tpt.mesureScrollBar=function(){let t=document.createElement("div");return t.className="RSscrollbar-measure",t.style.width="100px",t.style.height="100px",t.style.overflow="scroll",t.style.position="absolute",t.style.top="-9999px",document.body.appendChild(t),_tpt.scrollBarW=t.offsetWidth-t.clientWidth,document.body.removeChild(t),_tpt.scrollBarW},_tpt.loadCSS=async function(t,e,s){return s?_tpt.R.fonts.required[e].status=1:(_tpt.R[e]??={},_tpt.R[e].status=1),new Promise((i,n)=>{if(_tpt.isStylesheetLoaded(t))s?_tpt.R.fonts.required[e].status=2:_tpt.R[e].status=2,i();else{const o=document.createElement("link");o.rel="stylesheet";let l="text",r="css";o["type"]=l+"/"+r,o.href=t,o.onload=()=>{s?_tpt.R.fonts.required[e].status=2:_tpt.R[e].status=2,i()},o.onerror=()=>{s?_tpt.R.fonts.required[e].status=3:_tpt.R[e].status=3,n(new Error(`Failed to load CSS: ${t}`))},document.head.appendChild(o)}})},_tpt.addContainer=function(t){const{tag:e="div",id:s,class:i,datas:n,textContent:o,iHTML:l}=t,r=document.createElement(e);if(s&&""!==s&&(r.id=s),i&&""!==i&&(r.className=i),n)for(const[t,e]of Object.entries(n))"style"==t?r.style.cssText=e:r.setAttribute(`data-${t}`,e);return o&&(r.textContent=o),l&&(r.innerHTML=l),r},_tpt.collector=function(){return{fragment:new DocumentFragment,add(t){var e=_tpt.addContainer(t);return this.fragment.appendChild(e),e},append(t){t.appendChild(this.fragment)}}},_tpt.isStylesheetLoaded=function(t){let e=t.split("?")[0];return Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('link[rel="stylesheet"], link[rel="preload"]')).some(t=>t.href.split("?")[0]===e)},_tpt.preloader={requests:new Map,preloaderTemplates:new Map,show:function(t,e){if(!e||!t)return;const{type:s,color:i}=e;if(s<0||"off"==s)return;const n=`preloader_${s}`;let o=this.preloaderTemplates.get(n);o||(o=this.build(s,i),this.preloaderTemplates.set(n,o)),this.requests.has(t)||this.requests.set(t,{count:0});const l=this.requests.get(t);clearTimeout(l.timer),l.count++,1===l.count&&(l.timer=setTimeout(()=>{l.preloaderClone=o.cloneNode(!0),l.anim&&l.anim.kill(),void 0!==_tpt.gsap?l.anim=_tpt.gsap.fromTo(l.preloaderClone,1,{opacity:0},{opacity:1}):l.preloaderClone.classList.add("sr7-fade-in"),t.appendChild(l.preloaderClone)},150))},hide:function(t){if(!this.requests.has(t))return;const e=this.requests.get(t);e.count--,e.count<0&&(e.count=0),e.anim&&e.anim.kill(),0===e.count&&(clearTimeout(e.timer),e.preloaderClone&&(e.preloaderClone.classList.remove("sr7-fade-in"),e.anim=_tpt.gsap.to(e.preloaderClone,.3,{opacity:0,onComplete:function(){e.preloaderClone.remove()}})))},state:function(t){if(!this.requests.has(t))return!1;return this.requests.get(t).count>0},build:(t,e="#ffffff",s="")=>{if(t<0||"off"===t)return null;const i=parseInt(t);if(t="prlt"+i,isNaN(i))return null;if(_tpt.loadCSS(SR7.E.plugin_url+"public/css/preloaders/t"+i+".css","preloader_"+t),isNaN(i)||i<6){const n=`background-color:${e}`,o=1===i||2==i?n:"",l=3===i||4==i?n:"",r=_tpt.collector();["dot1","dot2","bounce1","bounce2","bounce3"].forEach(t=>r.add({tag:"div",class:t,datas:{style:l}}));const d=_tpt.addContainer({tag:"sr7-prl",class:`${t} ${s}`,datas:{style:o}});return r.append(d),d}{let n={};if(7===i){let t;e.startsWith("#")?(t=e.replace("#",""),t=`rgba(${parseInt(t.substring(0,2),16)}, ${parseInt(t.substring(2,4),16)}, ${parseInt(t.substring(4,6),16)}, `):e.startsWith("rgb")&&(t=e.slice(e.indexOf("(")+1,e.lastIndexOf(")")).split(",").map(t=>t.trim()),t=`rgba(${t[0]}, ${t[1]}, ${t[2]}, `),t&&(n.style=`border-top-color: ${t}0.65); border-bottom-color: ${t}0.15); border-left-color: ${t}0.65); border-right-color: ${t}0.15)`)}else 12===i&&(n.style=`background:${e}`);const o=[10,0,4,2,5,9,0,4,4,2][i-6],l=_tpt.collector(),r=l.add({tag:"div",class:"sr7-prl-inner",datas:n});Array.from({length:o}).forEach(()=>r.appendChild(l.add({tag:"span",datas:{style:`background:${e}`}})));const d=_tpt.addContainer({tag:"sr7-prl",class:`${t} ${s}`});return l.append(d),d}}},SR7.preLoader={show:(t,e)=>{"off"!==(SR7.M[t]?.settings?.pLoader?.type??"off")&&_tpt.preloader.show(e||SR7.M[t].c.module,SR7.M[t]?.settings?.pLoader??{color:"#fff",type:10})},hide:(t,e)=>{"off"!==(SR7.M[t]?.settings?.pLoader?.type??"off")&&_tpt.preloader.hide(e||SR7.M[t].c.module)},state:(t,e)=>_tpt.preloader.state(e||SR7.M[t].c.module)},_tpt.prepareModuleHeight=function(t){window.SR7.M??={},window.SR7.M[t.id]??={},"ignore"==t.googleFont&&(SR7.E.ignoreGoogleFont=!0);let e=window.SR7.M[t.id];if(null==_tpt.scrollBarW&&_tpt.mesureScrollBar(),e.c??={},e.states??={},e.settings??={},e.settings.size??={},t.fixed&&(e.settings.fixed=!0),e.c.module=document.querySelector("sr7-module#"+t.id),e.c.adjuster=e.c.module.getElementsByTagName("sr7-adjuster")[0],e.c.content=e.c.module.getElementsByTagName("sr7-content")[0],"carousel"==t.type&&(e.c.carousel=e.c.content.getElementsByTagName("sr7-carousel")[0]),null==e.c.module||null==e.c.module)return;t.plType&&t.plColor&&(e.settings.pLoader={type:t.plType,color:t.plColor}),void 0===t.plType||"off"===t.plType||SR7.preLoader.state(t.id)&&SR7.preLoader.state(t.id,e.c.module)||SR7.preLoader.show(t.id,e.c.module),_tpt.winW||_tpt.getWinDim("prepare"),_tpt.getWinDim();let s=""+e.c.module.dataset?.modal;"modal"==s||"true"==s||"undefined"!==s&&"false"!==s||(e.settings.size.fullWidth=t.size.fullWidth,e.LEV??=_tpt.getResponsiveLevel(window.SR7.G.breakPoints,t.id),t.vpt=_tpt.fillArray(t.vpt,5),e.settings.vPort=t.vpt[e.LEV],void 0!==t.el&&"720"==t.el[4]&&t.gh[4]!==t.el[4]&&"960"==t.el[3]&&t.gh[3]!==t.el[3]&&"768"==t.el[2]&&t.gh[2]!==t.el[2]&&delete t.el,e.settings.size.height=null==t.el||null==t.el[e.LEV]||0==t.el[e.LEV]||"auto"==t.el[e.LEV]?_tpt.fillArray(t.gh,5,-1):_tpt.fillArray(t.el,5,-1),e.settings.size.width=_tpt.fillArray(t.gw,5,-1),e.settings.size.minHeight=_tpt.fillArray(t.mh??[0],5,-1),e.cacheSize={fullWidth:e.settings.size?.fullWidth,fullHeight:e.settings.size?.fullHeight},void 0!==t.off&&(t.off?.t&&(e.settings.size.m??={})&&(e.settings.size.m.t=t.off.t),t.off?.b&&(e.settings.size.m??={})&&(e.settings.size.m.b=t.off.b),t.off?.l&&(e.settings.size.p??={})&&(e.settings.size.p.l=t.off.l),t.off?.r&&(e.settings.size.p??={})&&(e.settings.size.p.r=t.off.r),e.offsetPrepared=!0),_tpt.updatePMHeight(t.id,t,!0))},_tpt.updatePMHeight=(t,e,s)=>{let i=SR7.M[t];var n=i.settings.size.fullWidth?_tpt.winW:i.c.module.parentNode.offsetWidth;n=0===n||isNaN(n)?_tpt.winW:n;let o=i.settings.size.width[i.LEV]||i.settings.size.width[i.LEV++]||i.settings.size.width[i.LEV--]||n,l=i.settings.size.height[i.LEV]||i.settings.size.height[i.LEV++]||i.settings.size.height[i.LEV--]||0,r=i.settings.size.minHeight[i.LEV]||i.settings.size.minHeight[i.LEV++]||i.settings.size.minHeight[i.LEV--]||0;if(l="auto"==l?0:l,l=parseInt(l),"carousel"!==e.type&&(n-=parseInt(e.onw??0)||0),i.MP=!i.settings.size.fullWidth&&n<o||_tpt.winW<o?Math.min(1,n/o):1,e.size.fullScreen||e.size.fullHeight){let t=parseInt(e.fho)||0,s=(""+e.fho).indexOf("%")>-1;e.newh=_tpt.winH-(s?_tpt.winH*t/100:t)}else e.newh=i.MP*Math.max(l,r);if(e.newh+=(parseInt(e.onh??0)||0)+(parseInt(e.carousel?.pt)||0)+(parseInt(e.carousel?.pb)||0),void 0!==e.slideduration&&(e.newh=Math.max(e.newh,parseInt(e.slideduration)/3)),e.shdw&&_tpt.buildShadow(e.id,e),i.c.adjuster.style.height=e.newh+"px",i.c.module.style.height=e.newh+"px",i.c.content.style.height=e.newh+"px",i.states.heightPrepared=!0,i.dims??={},i.dims.moduleRect=i.c.module.getBoundingClientRect(),i.c.content.style.left="-"+i.dims.moduleRect.left+"px",!i.settings.size.fullWidth)return s&&requestAnimationFrame(()=>{n!==i.c.module.parentNode.offsetWidth&&_tpt.updatePMHeight(e.id,e)}),void _tpt.bgStyle(e.id,e,window.innerWidth==_tpt.winW,!0);_tpt.bgStyle(e.id,e,window.innerWidth==_tpt.winW,!0),requestAnimationFrame(function(){s&&requestAnimationFrame(()=>{n!==i.c.module.parentNode.offsetWidth&&_tpt.updatePMHeight(e.id,e)})}),i.earlyResizerFunction||(i.earlyResizerFunction=function(){requestAnimationFrame(function(){_tpt.getWinDim(),_tpt.moduleDefaults(e.id,e),_tpt.updateSlideBg(t,!0)})},window.addEventListener("resize",i.earlyResizerFunction))},_tpt.buildShadow=function(t,e){let s=SR7.M[t];null==s.c.shadow&&(s.c.shadow=document.createElement("sr7-module-shadow"),s.c.shadow.classList.add("sr7-shdw-"+e.shdw),s.c.content.appendChild(s.c.shadow))},_tpt.bgStyle=async(t,e,s,i,n)=>{const o=SR7.M[t];if((e=e??o.settings).fixed&&!o.c.module.classList.contains("sr7-top-fixed")&&(o.c.module.classList.add("sr7-top-fixed"),o.c.module.style.position="fixed",o.c.module.style.width="100%",o.c.module.style.top="0px",o.c.module.style.left="0px",o.c.module.style.pointerEvents="none",o.c.module.style.zIndex=5e3,o.c.content.style.pointerEvents="none"),null==o.c.bgcanvas){let t=document.createElement("sr7-module-bg"),l=!1;if("string"==typeof e?.bg?.color&&e?.bg?.color.includes("{"))if(_tpt.gradient&&_tpt.gsap)e.bg.color=_tpt.gradient.convert(e.bg.color);else try{let t=JSON.parse(e.bg.color);(t?.orig||t?.string)&&(e.bg.color=JSON.parse(e.bg.color))}catch(t){return}let r="string"==typeof e?.bg?.color?e?.bg?.color||"transparent":e?.bg?.color?.string??e?.bg?.color?.orig??e?.bg?.color?.color??"transparent";if(t.style["background"+(String(r).includes("grad")?"":"Color")]=r,("transparent"!==r||n)&&(l=!0),o.offsetPrepared&&(t.style.visibility="hidden"),e?.bg?.image?.src&&(t.style.backgroundImage=`url(${e?.bg?.image.src})`,t.style.backgroundSize=""==(e.bg.image?.size??"")?"cover":e.bg.image.size,t.style.backgroundPosition=e.bg.image.position,t.style.backgroundRepeat=""==e.bg.image.repeat||null==e.bg.image.repeat?"no-repeat":e.bg.image.repeat,l=!0),!l)return;o.c.bgcanvas=t,e.size.fullWidth?t.style.width=_tpt.winW-(s&&_tpt.winH<document.body.offsetHeight?_tpt.scrollBarW:0)+"px":i&&(t.style.width=o.c.module.offsetWidth+"px"),e.sbt?.use?o.c.content.appendChild(o.c.bgcanvas):o.c.module.appendChild(o.c.bgcanvas)}o.c.bgcanvas.style.height=void 0!==e.newh?e.newh+"px":("carousel"==e.type?o.dims.module.h:o.dims.content.h)+"px",o.c.bgcanvas.style.left=!s&&e.sbt?.use||o.c.bgcanvas.closest("SR7-CONTENT")?"0px":"-"+(o?.dims?.moduleRect?.left??0)+"px"},_tpt.updateSlideBg=function(t,e){const s=SR7.M[t];let i=s.settings;s?.c?.bgcanvas&&(i.size.fullWidth?s.c.bgcanvas.style.width=_tpt.winW-(e&&_tpt.winH<document.body.offsetHeight?_tpt.scrollBarW:0)+"px":preparing&&(s.c.bgcanvas.style.width=s.c.module.offsetWidth+"px"))},_tpt.moduleDefaults=(t,e)=>{let s=SR7.M[t];null!=s&&null!=s.c&&null!=s.c.module&&(s.dims??={},s.dims.moduleRect=s.c.module.getBoundingClientRect(),s.c.content.style.left="-"+s.dims.moduleRect.left+"px",s.c.content.style.width=_tpt.winW-_tpt.scrollBarW+"px","carousel"==e.type&&(s.c.module.style.overflow="visible"),_tpt.bgStyle(t,e,window.innerWidth==_tpt.winW))},_tpt.getOffset=t=>{var e=t.getBoundingClientRect(),s=window.pageXOffset||document.documentElement.scrollLeft,i=window.pageYOffset||document.documentElement.scrollTop;return{top:e.top+i,left:e.left+s}},_tpt.fillArray=function(t,e){let s,i;t=Array.isArray(t)?t:[t];let n=Array(e),o=t.length;for(i=0;i<t.length;i++)n[i+(e-o)]=t[i],null==s&&"#"!==t[i]&&(s=t[i]);for(let t=0;t<e;t++)void 0!==n[t]&&"#"!=n[t]||(n[t]=s),s=n[t];return n},_tpt.closestGE=function(t,e){let s=Number.MAX_VALUE,i=-1;for(let n=0;n<t.length;n++)t[n]-1>=e&&t[n]-1-e<s&&(s=t[n]-1-e,i=n);return++i}}();</script>
<style id="wp-custom-css">
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    color: #313233;
}
#site-header #site-navigator .menu > li a {
	   color: #313233;
}
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu.menu-extra .search-box .widget_search {
    width: 160px;
}
#site-header #masthead #site-navigator .menu.menu-extra {
	    top: 38%;
}
#site-wrapper .blog-shortcode.blog-grid .hentry .entry-content-wrap{
	min-height: 150px;
}
#textArea textarea{
	width:95%;
}
.fa-check:before {
    content: "\f00c";
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
}
.fa-bullhorn:before {
    content: "\f0a1";
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
}
#site-wrapper .member .member-image img{
	width:100%;
  max-height:377px;
}
#site-content #page-header{
	background-position: center center !important;
	padding: 130px 0;
	background-size: cover;
}
#site-content #page-header .page-title .title{
	display:none;
}

/* 
@media(max-width:440px){
	h4#slider-1-slide-3-layer-2,
	h4#slider-1-slide-2-layer-2,
	h4#slider-1-slide-1-layer-2{
    font-size: 9px !important;
		    margin-bottom: 20px !important;
	
}
	.home h3 {
    font-size: 23px;
    text-align: center;
}	
	#masthead .brand {
    margin-right: 17px;
}
 	#slider-1-slide-3-layer-3 a.slide-btn {
position: absolute;
    top: 10px;
		z-index: 9999;
} 
	.slide-btn{
		    padding: 10px 14px 5px !important;
		margin-left: 2px !important;
	}
	.group-btn a:first-child {
    background-color: #f6653c;
    padding: 6px 15px 9px !important;
    font-size: 14px;
}


} */


@media(min-width:400px) and (max-width:450px){
		 h3.style1 {
        text-align: center;
	}
}
#content-bottom-widgets{
		display:none;
	}

#main-content > div > div.content-inner > div:nth-child(2) > div > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div > h4 {
    margin-top: -15px;
}

#main-content > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div > div > div > div.wpb_text_column.wpb_content_element > div > h4 {
    margin-top: -15px;
}
a.slide-btn {
    padding: 18px;
    background-color: #f6653c;
    color: #fff;
}
a.slide-btn i.fa.fa-chevron-right {
    margin-left: 10px;
}
@media(max-width:768px){
	rs-fullwidth-wrap,
	rs-module#rev_slider_4_1{
		max-height: 500px !important;
	}
	a.slide-btn {
    font-size: 20px !important;
}
}
@media(max-width:427px){
	rs-fullwidth-wrap,
	rs-module#rev_slider_4_1{
		max-height: 300px !important;
	}
	a.slide-btn {
    font-size: 14px !important;
}
	a.slide-btn {
		   display: inline-block !important;
    margin-top: 100px !important;
		padding: 10px 14px 10px !important;
}
		rs-slide rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap:nth-child(2) {
    top: 50px !important;
}
	rs-slide rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap:nth-child(3) {
    top: 140px !important;
}
	rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap.btn-css-mob-wrap-1 {
    top: 75px !important;
}
		rs-layer#slider-4-slide-10-layer-1,
	h1#slider-4-slide-9-layer-1,
	h1#slider-4-slide-8-layer-1{
		font-size: 30px !important;
		line-height: 1.3 !important;
	}
	rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap.btn-css-mob-wrap-2 {
    top: 100px !important;
}
rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap.btn-css-mob-wrap-3 {
    top: 80px !important;
}
}

@media(max-width:376px){
		a.slide-btn {
    margin-top: 00px !important;
    display: inline !important;
		padding: 10px 14px 10px !important;
}

	rs-slide > rs-layer-wrap:nth-child(0){
		top: 80px !important;
	}

	rs-layer#slider-4-slide-10-layer-1,
	h1#slider-4-slide-9-layer-1,
	h1#slider-4-slide-8-layer-1{
		font-size: 30px !important;
		line-height: 1.3 !important;
	}
.btn-css-mob-wrap-2	.slide-btn,
		.btn-css-mob-wrap-3 .slide-btn{
       padding: 6px 15px 9px !important;
    font-size: 14px !important;
}
	rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap.btn-css-mob-wrap-1 {
    top: 171px !important;
}
	rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap.btn-css-mob-wrap-2 {
    top: 181px !important;
}
	rs-layer-wrap.rs-parallax-wrap.btn-css-mob-wrap-3 {
    top: 163px !important;
}

}
#rev_slider_4_1_wrapper{
	left:0px !important;
}
</style>
<noscript><style> .wpb_animate_when_almost_visible { opacity: 1; }</style></noscript>	</head>
	<body class="wp-singular post-template-default single single-post postid-3169 single-format-standard wp-theme-cosine wp-child-theme-cosine-child page-loading layout-wide sidebar-right has-topbar header-v1 pageheader-hidden wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-9.0 vc_responsive" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/WebPage">
					<div class="loading-overlay"></div>
				
		
		<div id="site-wrapper">
			
<div id="site-header">
	<div id="headerbar">
	<div class="wrapper">
		
		<div class="custom-info">
			<span>Have any questions?</span> <i class="fa fa-reply"></i><a href="javascript:;" data-enc-email="qnir[at]fcbxrajbeqtebhc.pbz" class="mail-link" data-wpel-link="ignore">Email Me</a> <i class="fa fa-phone"></i><a href="tel:7134710008">713-471-0008</a>		</div>
		<!-- /.custom-info -->

			</div>
	<!-- /.wrapper -->
</div>
<!-- /#headerbar -->
	<div id="masthead" data-placeholder="#masthead-placeholder">
	<div class="wrapper">
		<div id="site-brand">
			<div id="site-logo" class="brand has-logo"><h1 class="logo" itemprop="headline"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com"><img class="logo-standard" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SPheader.png"  alt="Spoken Word Communications"><img class="logo-retina" src="https://spokenwordgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/SPheader.png" alt="Spoken Word Communications" /></a></h1></div>		</div>

		<nav id="site-navigator" class="navigator" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">					
			<ul id="menu-main-navigation" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-2350" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2350"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/company/">Company</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-2338" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2338"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/trainers/">Trainers</a>
<ul class="sub-menu">
	<li id="menu-item-2349" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2349"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/dave/">Dave Scallan</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-2351" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2351"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/glenn/">Glenn van Zutphen</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-2353" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2353"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/clive-hawkins/">Clive Hawkins</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-2355" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2355"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/roz-elliott/">Roz Elliott</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-2359" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2359"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/kevin-cooper/">Kevin Cooper</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-3135" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3135"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/zac-emmons/">Zac Emmons</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-3204" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3204"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/david-strickland/">David Strickland</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-3312" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3312"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/anastasiya-bolton/">Anastasiya Bolton</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-3500" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3500"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/matt/">Matt Rascon</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="menu-item-2339" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2339"><a href="http://spokenwordgroup.com/services/">Services</a>
<ul class="sub-menu">
	<li id="menu-item-2348" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2348"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/crisis-spokesperson-training/">Crisis Spokesperson Training</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-2347" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2347"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/presentations-training/">Presentations Training</a></li>
	<li id="menu-item-2358" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2358"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/crisis-support/">Crisis Support</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="menu-item-2341" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-2341"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/category/articles/">Articles</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-2340" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2340"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/category/videos/">Videos</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-2346" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2346"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/contact/">Contact</a></li>
</ul><ul class="menu menu-extra">
			<li class="search-box">
			<a href="#"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></a>
			<div class="submenu"><div class="widget widget_search"><form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="https://spokenwordgroup.com/">
				<label>
					<span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span>
					<input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search &hellip;" value="" name="s" />
				</label>
				<input type="submit" class="search-submit" value="Search" />
			</form></div></div>
		</li>
		
	</ul>
		</nav>
	</div>

	<nav id="site-navigator-mobile" class="navigator-mobile" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/SiteNavigationElement">

	<a href="#" class="navigator-toggle">
		<i class="fa fa-bars"></i>
	</a>
	<!-- /.navigator-toggle -->
	
	<ul id="menu-main-navigation-1" class="menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2350"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/company/">Company</a></li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2338"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/trainers/">Trainers</a>
<ul class="sub-menu">
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2349"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/dave/">Dave Scallan</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2351"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/glenn/">Glenn van Zutphen</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2353"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/clive-hawkins/">Clive Hawkins</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2355"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/roz-elliott/">Roz Elliott</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2359"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/kevin-cooper/">Kevin Cooper</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3135"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/zac-emmons/">Zac Emmons</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3204"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/david-strickland/">David Strickland</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3312"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/anastasiya-bolton/">Anastasiya Bolton</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3500"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/matt/">Matt Rascon</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-2339"><a href="http://spokenwordgroup.com/services/">Services</a>
<ul class="sub-menu">
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2348"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/crisis-spokesperson-training/">Crisis Spokesperson Training</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2347"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/presentations-training/">Presentations Training</a></li>
	<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2358"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/crisis-support/">Crisis Support</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-2341"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/category/articles/">Articles</a></li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2340"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/category/videos/">Videos</a></li>
<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2346"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/contact/">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</div>
<div id="masthead-placeholder"></div></div>
<!-- /#site-header -->

						
			<div id="site-content">
								<div id="page-breadcrumbs">
	<div class="wrapper">
			
			<nav role="navigation" aria-label="Breadcrumbs" class="breadcrumb-trail breadcrumbs" itemprop="breadcrumb"><h2 class="trail-browse">You are here:</h2><ul class="trail-items" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"><meta name="numberOfItems" content="4" /><meta name="itemListOrder" content="Ascending" /><li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem" class="trail-item trail-begin"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/" rel="home" itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">Home</span></a><meta itemprop="position" content="1" /></li><li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem" class="trail-item"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/2023/" itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">2023</span></a><meta itemprop="position" content="2" /></li><li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem" class="trail-item"><a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/2023/05/" itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">May</span></a><meta itemprop="position" content="3" /></li><li itemprop="itemListElement" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ListItem" class="trail-item trail-end"><span itemprop="item"><span itemprop="name">The Power of Storytelling:  An Ironman Experience</span></span><meta itemprop="position" content="4" /></li></ul></nav>			
	</div>
</div>
				<!-- /#page-header -->
				
				
				<div id="page-body">
					<div class="wrapper">
						
						<div class="content-wrap">
													
							<main id="main-content" class="content" itemprop="mainContentOfPage">
								<div class="main-content-wrap">
										<div class="content-inner">
					<article class="post-3169 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-articles no-post-thumbnail">
	<div class="entry-wrapper">
									
		
							<header class="entry-header">
					<h4 class="entry-time">
						<span class="entry-day">
							29						</span>
						<span class="entry-month">
							May						</span>
						<span class="entry-year">
							2023						</span>
					</h4>
					<div class="entry-header-content">
						<h2 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline">The Power of Storytelling:  An Ironman Experience</h2>								
			<div class="entry-meta">
				<i class="fa fa-user"></i>
				<span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
					<a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/author/maryjo/" class="entry-author-link" itemprop="url" rel="author">
						<span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Mary Jo Hansen</span>
					</a>
				</span>
				<i class="fa fa-folder-open"></i>
				<span class="entry-categories">
					<a href="https://spokenwordgroup.com/category/articles/" rel="category tag">Articles</a>				</span>

								
			</div>

							</div>
				</header>
			
		
		
		<div class="entry-content" itemprop="text">
			
			<error>
    <code>internal_server_error</code>
    <title><![CDATA[WordPress &amp;rsaquo; Error]]></title>
    <message><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;There has been a critical error on this website.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/faq-troubleshooting/&quot;&gt;Learn more about troubleshooting WordPress.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;]]></message>
    <data>
        <status>500</status>
    </data>
</error>
