It was our last day in Palermo, the capital of Sicily. A taxi picked us up from our downtown hotel for an hour-long ride. Naturally, I struck up a chat with our driver, Francisco. He was a native Sicilian, and to my surprise, his English was incredibly fluent—barely a hint Read more…
During my church’s Sunday service, our pastor delivered a compelling talk on overcoming guilt. His vocal variety, facial expressions, and body movement were on point. Yet, he kept glancing at his laptop, perched center stage, and something was lost—eye contact. It felt like he was speaking to his notes, not Read more…
I’m terrible at math and numbers. Believe it or not, I spent five years working as a banker at a world-famous financial institution. This comedy bit is a snapshot of my “underdog” experience in the banking world. Comedy, after all, is the art of turning tragedy into laughter. As a Read more…
This is the opening bit of my first-ever comedy show for a group of Christian ladies. I’m forever thankful for them because they made me a comedian. Back in 2019, I stumbled upon a quote on the internet: “You will be the same person in five years unless you read Read more…
Voyage Dallas launches a new initiative called CanvasRebel and features me. The series is designed to go beyond the personal story they covered “Meet Lia Bai” last time and to highlight and bring more attention to the amazing small business owners, artists, and creatives in the community. Here is the Read more…
Do you speak English as the 2nd language?Would you like to improve your speaking skills?Are you an author or plan to write a book?If you answered yes to any of these, you are in the right place. Hope you enjoy watching the video below. Eight sessions of the lessons learned Read more…
It took me two plus years to write my book LAMPS: Communication Strategies for Global Leaders. Then I spent over a year to produce the audiobook of LAMPS. As a first time narrator and producer for LAMPS audiobook, I have experienced tremendous challenges and obstacles. I uploaded my audiobook files Read more…
What a relief after my book “ LAMPS” was published on Amazon.com! Now it’s time to thank a few special persons who helped me to make this book possible. Today’s story is about my editor Robi Ley. My book would not exist without her. She was like a makeup artist Read more…
Have you thought about writing a book? What happened? Lia Bai was live with Derrich Phillips in Mentor Select. Lia shared why and how she wrote her 1st book LAMPS – Communication Strategies for Global Leaders.
I gave my mother a copy of my new book “ LAMPS”. In the final chapter I shared her story of learning to write with her left hand after a stroke as a right-hand person in her 80s. She does not understand a word in English. So she “ordered” me Read more…