Why wasn’t I quoted?
Nothing is worse than picking up the phone and hearing an irate client on the other end of the line asking, “Why wasn’t I quoted? Why did I waste my time talking to John Jones? How come you didn’t...
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Jingle Jingle
Oh, no. Your worst fears have come true. You had too much to drink at your company’s holiday party and you ended up on the floor. A “friend” captured the embarrassing incident on his smart phone and thought...
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It’s the start of the holiday season as we celebrate Thanksgiving with our family and friends. We’re inspired to feel that life is good.
As we have in the past, we turn to the writer and poet Maya Angelou who has a...
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Smile when you’re presenting
The famous lyrics from the song “When You’re Smiling” were closely identified with iconic jazz singer and trumpeter Louis Armstrong, whose own smile lit up a room.
You can learn a lot from...
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When you’re invited to appear on a TV talk show you may be sharing the spotlight with another guest. That might be your co-author of a book, a celebrity new-product spokesperson, your business partner or a medical expert.
Once...
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Do you stand for a phone interview is a serious question. An in-person media interview with a reporter is less likely these days than the return of the manual typewriter.
So how do you make the best impression when you can’t...
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Writing an impromptu speech isn’t a non sequitur, though it may seem contradictory.
Improptu Speech
While you don’t have time to write down your thoughts if you’re called on to say something extemporaneously, you do want...
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There are certain words we can’t pronounce – even in our own language. Who hasn’t at one time or another stumbled over “synthesize” or “irrevocably?”
So when you’re delivering a presentation or preparing for a media interview,...
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We’ve talked about how important it is to use power words in a presentation or media interview in previous blogs. But your non-verbal language is much louder than words and speaks volumes about what you’re really thinking...
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