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# Conversation transcript

_Agent: council_

## You

Chapter 02 from the Enterprising Womens Book for the KB

### Attached: 02-betty-boyd.md

### BETTY BOYD

##### “The Choices You Make in Words Matter"

## Introduction

Betty Boyd is a writer and poet whose chapter reflects on the power of word choice and shares three of her original poems. Rather than a business profile, this entry showcases her creative voice and her passion for helping others "shine" through storytelling.

Growing up, I had dreams of becoming a writer. My desire grew stron- ger as I got closer to retiring. I couldn’t wait to begin my writing jour- ney.

Telling people's stories through writing is now what gets me up in the morning. To help lift them up and make them shine.

What inspires me as a writer is getting to know my subject through an interview process which provides me with insights on how to best articulate, communicate and share their stories through my words.

The choices you make in words matter as there are many different elements to our words. Listening, speaking and body language reveal and are important aspects of word usage. Words are everywhere!

What attitude are you portraying when you talk or write? Considering how your message will be received in the end helps you decide which words to use. Being positive or negative can be the deciding factor in how someone responds to you, or not.

What you write or speak can be powerful, exciting, encouraging, or can break a person. Words can hurt or be a beacon of hope for a per- son.

Motivate, ask questions, debate, and have stimulating conversations. Words that matter will go a long way in making you either fail or shine.

The choice is yours. Go forth and be the exception. My dream as a writer has been realized as a poet and through stories I write about individuals who I lift up and make them shine.

#### WORDS What words matter most to you?

##### By Betty Boyd, ©2023

#### Words can be light Words can be heavy

#### Words can be disregarding Words can be loving

#### Words can be encouraging Words can be all these things and more

#### All words matter My words to God matters the most

#### THE WATER'S EDGE

##### By Betty Boyd, ©2023

#### Look beyond and what do you see? The trickle of a stream.

#### The lapping of the tide on the shore. The majestic view of an ocean.

#### All on the water's edge. Do I dip my toe?

#### Do I go head first? Do I go all in?

#### The choices are vast. Just as vast as the water's edge.

#### I NEED A NATIONAL PARK

##### By Betty Boyd, ©2023

#### Towering mountains. Arches galore.

#### Hues of blues, reds and oranges on rock faces. Flora and fauna unique.

#### Hot springs and geysers abound. Tremendous skylines of rocks.

#### Oceans that are endless. Moose, elk, and buffalo are calling to us.

#### I need a national park. To raise my heart.

## Summary

- Long-held dream of becoming a writer, pursued more seriously later in life near retirement. - Specializes in interviewing subjects and turning their stories into written pieces that lift them up. - Chapter includes three original poems: "Words," "The Water's Edge," and "I Need a National Park" (all ©2023). - Central theme: intentional word choice shapes how messages and people are received.

## Clerk

**Received.**

Betty Boyd’s chapter lands cleanly — the quiet insistence that word choice is not neutral, that listening and speaking and posture together decide whether someone is lifted or diminished. The three poems sit inside that same thread: the weight and light of words, the edge where choice meets courage, the longing for space that raises the heart.

I’ve taken the deposit into the KB as presented. The summary and the poems are held here now.

If there’s more of the chapter or a note on how it should sit with the others, I’m here.

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