If your business presentations are falling flat, then you may be ready for an image update. The term “business casual” has taken on new meaning with virtual communications. Originally, this term was defined as a sports jacket...
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Lie and grow a Pinocchio nose
How often have you heard that a presentation, or a media interview, is no more than story telling? And that’s true. As a speaker, you’d grab your audience with an opening such as...
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Sweaty palms. Heart palpitations. Knees knocking. We all know the signs of stage fright.
Let stage fright be your friend
And no matter how experienced you are at public speaking, stage fright happens to everyone. Instead...
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Possibly you’ve never had a formal mentor, but like many of us, you’ve been mentored and have mentored others.
It just wasn’t called mentoring because you didn’t put a name tag on helping another person become better at her...
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Always “On”
Do you remember when an ESPN on-air reporter was caught cursing out a tow truck company cashier? It shouldn’t have made news, but it did. That’s because her outburst was captured on a surveillance...
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Overcoming objections takes practice
Why don’t more people succeed in sales? Often it’s because they haven’t learned how to overcome objections to their sales presentations. Countering objections isn’t easy and demands patience,...
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Several of our good friends are clients of many years. So the following advice may seem counter to our own rule of separating your business and personal lives.
One of the reasons our relationships are long lasting is because...
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You must have experienced this. You’re walking down the aisle of a department store and someone passes you going in the opposite direction. She seems vaguely familiar.
Then it hits you. That was your client but you hardly...
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Do You Have Charisma?
You automatically know when someone has personal charisma. You just feel it. It’s the “wow” factor that captivates people. But what is it exactly?
Charisma is the Greek word for “gift.” It’s that personal...
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