Maree Jones

I'm 41, and I'm going to be dancing on a stage to songs I loved 20+ years ago. This is my dance partner, Caitlin. We're raising money for a great cause: firstlightstars.swell.gives/…

Welp, did my part.

Here's something no one admits: communications professionals love true crime because we spend our entire working lives trying to establish a coherent timeline from six people telling completely different versions of the same event

As a recovering theatre kid who now speaks at conferences, I have one request: PLEASE SEND THE AUDIENCE FEEDBACK.

red flags no one tells you about = "raconteur" in a social media bio

I've reached the point in fundraising where I'm no longer asking if you want to donate. I'm simply wondering what's preventing you from making an excellent decision today. buff.ly/ASFTtBn

Birmingham is a fascinating place because you can be seated next to a judge at dinner and then see him buying rotisserie chicken at the same Piggly Wiggly where you once cried in the parking lot.

the most dangerous person in any organization is someone who just attended a conference and learned a new word (it me)

I have reached the stage of adulthood where I'm being invited to someone's house for homemade crêpes and a table read of a television pilot they wrote specifically for their friends. Of course I'm going to have haters.

I would like to formally apologize to everyone I judged for having a midlife crisis. My bad.

I am/my team is *ridiculously* close to our $5,000 goal. firstlightstars.swell.gives/…

My toxic trait is believing that everyone I know has $10 and a soft spot for women who willingly embarrass themselves for charity. buff.ly/ASFTtBn

One of the great joys of adulthood is discovering that the person you thought was intimidating when you were in your 20s is actually just a deeply average person.

young enough to understand every internet reference and old enough to remember when the internet was a place you physically went to sit down

This wasn't long after I started my role at UAB, and it was one of the first major platform shifts I had to navigate. (with hundreds of accounts, mind you) p.s. It's still called Twitter

I think every woman over 40 should be legally entitled to one really good coat.

I've started every speaking engagement this year with a little character development. Who I am, what makes me tick, and why we might get along. It's exposition, darling. Every great storyteller uses it. A little personality before the professional opinions. Connection first.

Getting ready for a virtual presentation. It's pre-recorded, so I'm only doing the LIVE Q&A afterward and during (in the chat). Why am I nervous? Because I'm putting some new ideas out there in my industry. You can hope it's well received, but you can't guarantee it.