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SubscribeLearning to Love All Those Negative Internal Voices
Recently a dear friend sent me this quote: “Look then at the faces and bodies of people you love. The explicit beauty that comes not from smoothness of skin or neutrality of expression, but from the web of experience that has left its mark. Each face, each body is its own living fossilized, record. A record
Conquering Those Dreaded Verbal Hairballs Forever!
Have you ever been in front of a really important audience with something really important to say and the words suddenly get all balled up in your mouth? I call these moments VERBAL HAIRBALLS. SO WHAT IS A VERBAL HAIRBALL ANYWAY? I have been studying VERBAL HAIRBALLS for quite some time now. It seems they most often arise when a person
The Leadership Institute: Women With Purpose
The Leadership Institute, Women With Purpose is a wonderful organization. This month they are featuring Public Speaking, Personal Health and Fitness and Business Etiquette. I am the featured “Woman With Purpose” this month as an expert on public speaking. Here is the link if you want to check it out! http://www.theleadershipinstitute-wwp.org/digest/default.aspx?topic=Public%20Speaking
Tip of The Day: The Five Keys To The Speaking Kingdom
Here are the Five Official Keys To The Speaking Kingdom: Be clear about your area of ability or expertise which qualifies and also compels you to speak. Be passionate about your subject. Come up with a compelling story about your subject and tell that first. Finally, layer in the facts about your subject area of expertise which
Music Treat: Brahms Intermezzo 118 No 2
Tonight while writing a speech for a client, I have been listening to one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever: Brahms Intermezzo 118 No.2 Nikolai Lugansky playing: http://bit.ly/Z9Tns I thought all of you might enjoy it….. What are your most favorite classical pieces of music? I’d love to know….
Great Communication Skills: A Leap Of Faith
GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR YOUR WORK AND LIFE Let me say this, right here, at the get go: Great communication skills are not only essential to our business lives. They are the foundation and bedrock of a happy fulfilling life too. So let’s get started. NOW YOU HAVE A REAL LIVE AUDIENCE: YIKES! So now you have your speech
Tip Of The Day: Your Audience~One Pair Of Eyeballs At A Time
This professional speaking tip is for all you TERRIFIED speakers out there (which is just about everyone so don’t feel bad about it.) Let me say this, right here, at the get go: Great communication skills are not only essential to our business lives. They are the foundation and bedrock of a happy fulfilling life too. So
More on Social Media: Chris Brogan “Be Naked”
Well everywhere I turn, I am reading something about Social Media. Seems like everyone is trying to figure it out and what to do about it. Even if people can wrap themselves around what Social Media is about, seems like everyone I talk to is still struggling with how it relates to them and how
Social Media: A New Way of Communicating and Reaching Your Audience
I don’t know about you, but I have found all this Social Media out there a bit overwhelming and confusing. In fact, today when I went to the Net Lingo Dictionary, it said, “Social Media is not defined yet.” No kidding! These have been my questions for some time now: WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? What is Social
BOTBP: John Hughes, Founder, GrowthWave
Today on my award winning radio show, Business Off The Beaten Path, on Blog Talk Radio, I had the pleasure of interviewing my guest, John Hughes, Founder of GrowthWave. Here’s the link to the interview: click here. I learned so much about how CIO’s can become better business leaders within their companies. One of the most important